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.

Listen to an excerpt from the oral history interview with Jacques Lowe, the Kennedys' personal photographer for many years, by clicking "Find out more."

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

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Glen D. King Oral History

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Glen D. King Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Glen D. King. Chief of Police for Dallas from 1979 to 1982, King was a captain with the Dallas Police Department in 1963. In the aftermath of the assassination, he coordinated media relations and served as an administrative aide to Chief Jesse Curry. King testified to the Warren Commission in 1964.Interview recorded at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 2, 1996 by Wes Wise and Bob Porter. The interview is forty-nine minutes long.

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Object title:

Glen D. King Oral History

Date:

02/02/1996

Terms:

Oral histories

King, Glen D.

Curry, Jesse E.

Dallas Police Department

Warren Commission

Dallas

Law Enforcement (OHC)
Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

2 3/4 × 4 × 3/4 in. (7 × 10.2 × 1.9 cm)Duration: 49 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1996.055.0003

Curatorial Note:

Glen Doyle King joined the Dallas Police Department as an officer in 1948 and retired thirty-four years later as the chief of police. He passed away on November 20, 2000. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Glen D. King Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Glen D. King. Chief of Police for Dallas from 1979 to 1982, King was a captain with the Dallas Police Department in 1963. In the aftermath of the assassination, he coordinated media relations and served as an administrative aide to Chief Jesse Curry. King testified to the Warren Commission in 1964.Interview recorded at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 2, 1996 by Wes Wise and Bob Porter. The interview is forty-nine minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Glen D. King Oral History

Date:

02/02/1996

Terms:

Oral histories

King, Glen D.

Curry, Jesse E.

Dallas Police Department

Warren Commission

Dallas

Law Enforcement (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

2 3/4 × 4 × 3/4 in. (7 × 10.2 × 1.9 cm)Duration: 49 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1996.055.0003

Curatorial Note:

Glen Doyle King joined the Dallas Police Department as an officer in 1948 and retired thirty-four years later as the chief of police. He passed away on November 20, 2000. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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