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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Jean Kerr Oral History

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Jean Kerr Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Jean Kerr. Kerr was scheduled to sing the national anthem at the presidential luncheon at the Dallas Trade Mart on November 22, 1963. She did not have the opportunity to perform that day, following word of the assassination. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on November 23, 2011 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-two minutes long.

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Object title:

Jean Kerr Oral History

Date:

11/23/2011

Terms:

Oral histories

Trade Mart luncheon

Music

Kerr, Jean

Kerr, David

Dallas Trade Mart

Dallas

Dallas Trade Mart (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 22 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2011.001.0105

Curatorial Note:

Jean Kerr passed away on January 27, 2017. Her husband, Dallas businessman David J. Kerr, also attended the Dallas Trade Mart luncheon on November 22, 1963. He recorded an oral history with the Museum in 2004 and passed away in 2022. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Jean Kerr Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Jean Kerr. Kerr was scheduled to sing the national anthem at the presidential luncheon at the Dallas Trade Mart on November 22, 1963. She did not have the opportunity to perform that day, following word of the assassination. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on November 23, 2011 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-two minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Jean Kerr Oral History

Date:

11/23/2011

Terms:

Oral histories

Trade Mart luncheon

Music

Kerr, Jean

Kerr, David

Dallas Trade Mart

Dallas

Dallas Trade Mart (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 22 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2011.001.0105

Curatorial Note:

Jean Kerr passed away on January 27, 2017. Her husband, Dallas businessman David J. Kerr, also attended the Dallas Trade Mart luncheon on November 22, 1963. He recorded an oral history with the Museum in 2004 and passed away in 2022. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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