Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

JFK ENTERS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.

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Image: Kennedy's presidential campaign button features his face on a background of red, white and blue stripes.

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Gladys Villarreal, Beatrice Constantino and Edmond Van Brandt Jr. Oral History

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Gladys Villarreal, Beatrice Constantino and Edmond Van Brandt Jr. Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Gladys Villarreal, Beatrice Constantino and Edmond Van Brandt Jr. Villarreal, Constantino and Van Brandt are the children of the late Edmond Van Brandt, a carpenter at Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio. Brandt constructed a custom lectern that was used by President Kennedy during his visit to Brooks on November 21, 1963. Interview recorded at Ms. Villarreal's home in San Antonio on April 11, 2015 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-one minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Gladys Villarreal, Beatrice Constantino and Edmond Van Brandt Jr. Oral History

Date:

04/11/2015

Terms:

Oral histories

San Antonio

Trip to Texas

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 31 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2015.001.0055

Curatorial Note:

Gladys Villarreal passed away on April 10, 2020. Edmond Van Brandt Jr. passed away on June 21, 2023. As discussed during this oral history, the custom lectern used by President Kennedy at Brooks Air Force Base is now part of the collection at the Witte Museum in San Antonio. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Gladys Villarreal, Beatrice Constantino and Edmond Van Brandt Jr. Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Gladys Villarreal, Beatrice Constantino and Edmond Van Brandt Jr. Villarreal, Constantino and Van Brandt are the children of the late Edmond Van Brandt, a carpenter at Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio. Brandt constructed a custom lectern that was used by President Kennedy during his visit to Brooks on November 21, 1963. Interview recorded at Ms. Villarreal's home in San Antonio on April 11, 2015 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-one minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Gladys Villarreal, Beatrice Constantino and Edmond Van Brandt Jr. Oral History

Date:

04/11/2015

Terms:

Oral histories

San Antonio

Trip to Texas

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 31 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2015.001.0055

Curatorial Note:

Gladys Villarreal passed away on April 10, 2020. Edmond Van Brandt Jr. passed away on June 21, 2023. As discussed during this oral history, the custom lectern used by President Kennedy at Brooks Air Force Base is now part of the collection at the Witte Museum in San Antonio. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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