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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Jack McNairy Oral History

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Jack McNairy Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Jack McNairy. McNairy, a Dallas high school student and part-time Dallas Times Herald employee in 1963, observed the Kennedy motorcade on Stemmons Freeway immediately after the assassination. He then gave an official a ride to Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he had an opportunity to view the backseat of the presidential limousine. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on December 10, 2003 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and one minute long.

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Object title:

Jack McNairy Oral History

Date:

12/10/2003

Terms:

Oral histories

Limousine

Dallas Times Herald

Parkland Hospital

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Parkland Memorial Hospital (OHC)

News Media (OHC)
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Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 61 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2003.001.0054

Curatorial Note:

In addition to this 2003 oral history, Jack McNairy returned to the Museum more than ten years later for a follow-up interview on October 6, 2014. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Jack McNairy Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Jack McNairy. McNairy, a Dallas high school student and part-time Dallas Times Herald employee in 1963, observed the Kennedy motorcade on Stemmons Freeway immediately after the assassination. He then gave an official a ride to Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he had an opportunity to view the backseat of the presidential limousine. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on December 10, 2003 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and one minute long.

Object Details
Object title:

Jack McNairy Oral History

Date:

12/10/2003

Terms:

Oral histories

Limousine

Dallas Times Herald

Parkland Hospital

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Parkland Memorial Hospital (OHC)

News Media (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 61 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2003.001.0054

Curatorial Note:

In addition to this 2003 oral history, Jack McNairy returned to the Museum more than ten years later for a follow-up interview on October 6, 2014. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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