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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Harold B. Berman Oral History

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Harold B. Berman Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Harold B. Berman. A Dallas attorney for more than sixty years, Berman worked with both Abraham Zapruder and Jack Ruby’s brother, Sam. Berman saw the Kennedy motorcade from his office window and later testified for the defense at the change-of-venue hearing that preceded the Jack Ruby trial in 1964. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 17, 2015 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and ten minutes minutes long.

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Object title:

Harold B. Berman Oral History

Date:

06/17/2015

Terms:

Oral histories

Jack Ruby trial

Motorcade

Trials

Ruby, Jack

Ruby, Sam

Zapruder, Abraham

Dallas County Criminal Courts Building

Dallas

Abraham Zapruder Film (OHC)

Jack Ruby (OHC)

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

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

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 70 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2015.001.0083

Curatorial Note:

Harold B. Berman passed away on March 25, 2019 at the age of 92. His testimony at the Jack Ruby change-of-venue hearing in February 1964 may be found here in the Museum's online collections database: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/66756. Berman's examination runs from page 577 to 585. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Harold B. Berman Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Harold B. Berman. A Dallas attorney for more than sixty years, Berman worked with both Abraham Zapruder and Jack Ruby’s brother, Sam. Berman saw the Kennedy motorcade from his office window and later testified for the defense at the change-of-venue hearing that preceded the Jack Ruby trial in 1964. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 17, 2015 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and ten minutes minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Harold B. Berman Oral History

Date:

06/17/2015

Terms:

Oral histories

Jack Ruby trial

Motorcade

Trials

Ruby, Jack

Ruby, Sam

Zapruder, Abraham

Dallas County Criminal Courts Building

Dallas

Abraham Zapruder Film (OHC)

Jack Ruby (OHC)

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 70 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2015.001.0083

Curatorial Note:

Harold B. Berman passed away on March 25, 2019 at the age of 92. His testimony at the Jack Ruby change-of-venue hearing in February 1964 may be found here in the Museum's online collections database: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/66756. Berman's examination runs from page 577 to 585. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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