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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Goldie Jay Oral History

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Goldie Jay Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Goldie Jay. A native of Buffalo, New York, Jay was born fourteen years after the 1901 assassination of President William McKinley in her hometown. She saw Senator John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential campaign. Interview conducted at the Jewish Community Center in Dallas on January 13, 2015 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is seven minutes long.

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Object title:

Goldie Jay Oral History

Date:

01/13/2015

Terms:

Dallas

Oral histories

Campaign

Presidential campaign

1960 presidential election

Elections

Kennedy supporter

Kennedy, John F.

McKinley, William

Buffalo

1960 Campaign (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)
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Born digital (.m2ts)

Dimensions:

Duration: 7 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2015.001.0011

Curatorial Note:

Goldie Jay was 99 years old at the time of this oral history. She passed away on May 25, 2017 at the age of 101. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Goldie Jay Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Goldie Jay. A native of Buffalo, New York, Jay was born fourteen years after the 1901 assassination of President William McKinley in her hometown. She saw Senator John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential campaign. Interview conducted at the Jewish Community Center in Dallas on January 13, 2015 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is seven minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Goldie Jay Oral History

Date:

01/13/2015

Terms:

Dallas

Oral histories

Campaign

Presidential campaign

1960 presidential election

Elections

Kennedy supporter

Kennedy, John F.

McKinley, William

Buffalo

1960 Campaign (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts)

Dimensions:

Duration: 7 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2015.001.0011

Curatorial Note:

Goldie Jay was 99 years old at the time of this oral history. She passed away on May 25, 2017 at the age of 101. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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