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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John T. Harrison Oral History

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John T. Harrison Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with John T. Harrison. An executive at Kodak's Dallas lab in 1963, Harrison was on hand when Abraham Zapruder's film was processed. He was among the first to see the film when it was shown on the afternoon of the Kennedy assassination. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on August 30, 1994 by Bob Porter and Gary Mack. The interview is one hour and four minutes long.

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Object title:

John T. Harrison Oral History

Date:

08/30/1994

Terms:

Dallas

Zapruder film

Oral histories

Photographer

Films

Cameras

Home movie

Willis, Phil

Harrison, John T.

Kennedy, John F.

Zapruder, Abraham

Kodak

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)

Abraham Zapruder Film (OHC)
Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 64 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1994.007.0019

Curatorial Note:

John T. Harrison passed away on November 22, 2010, the 47th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. This oral history was featured in the MPI Home Video documentary, Image of an Assassination: A New Look at the Zapruder Film (1998). - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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John T. Harrison Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with John T. Harrison. An executive at Kodak's Dallas lab in 1963, Harrison was on hand when Abraham Zapruder's film was processed. He was among the first to see the film when it was shown on the afternoon of the Kennedy assassination. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on August 30, 1994 by Bob Porter and Gary Mack. The interview is one hour and four minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

John T. Harrison Oral History

Date:

08/30/1994

Terms:

Dallas

Zapruder film

Oral histories

Photographer

Films

Cameras

Home movie

Willis, Phil

Harrison, John T.

Kennedy, John F.

Zapruder, Abraham

Kodak

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)

Abraham Zapruder Film (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 64 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1994.007.0019

Curatorial Note:

John T. Harrison passed away on November 22, 2010, the 47th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. This oral history was featured in the MPI Home Video documentary, Image of an Assassination: A New Look at the Zapruder Film (1998). - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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