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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Kenneth Fliés Oral History

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Kenneth Fliés Oral History

Audio oral history interview with Kenneth Fliés. Fliés served in the Peace Corps in Brazil from 1962 to 1964. During his training in Alabama, he witnessed segregation for the first time. Fliés is the author of "Into the Backlands: A Peace Corps Memoir" (2018). Interview conducted via telephone on December 12, 2018 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty minutes long.

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Object title:

Kenneth Fliés Oral History

Date:

12/12/2018

Terms:

Oral histories

Segregation

Author

Volunteers

Shriver, R. Sargent

Peace Corps

Peace Corps Volunteer

Brazil

Alabama

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)

Peace Corps (OHC)

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.wav file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 50 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2018.001.0139

Curatorial Note:

Kenneth Fliés's 2018 book, Into the Backlands: A Peace Corps Memoir, may be found here in the Museum's Library Collection: Bibliovation | Details for Into the backlands. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Kenneth Fliés Oral History

Audio oral history interview with Kenneth Fliés. Fliés served in the Peace Corps in Brazil from 1962 to 1964. During his training in Alabama, he witnessed segregation for the first time. Fliés is the author of "Into the Backlands: A Peace Corps Memoir" (2018). Interview conducted via telephone on December 12, 2018 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Kenneth Fliés Oral History

Date:

12/12/2018

Terms:

Oral histories

Segregation

Author

Volunteers

Shriver, R. Sargent

Peace Corps

Peace Corps Volunteer

Brazil

Alabama

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)

Peace Corps (OHC)

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.wav file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 50 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2018.001.0139

Curatorial Note:

Kenneth Fliés's 2018 book, Into the Backlands: A Peace Corps Memoir, may be found here in the Museum's Library Collection: Bibliovation | Details for Into the backlands. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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