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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KTVT tape: Footage from assassination weekend, and original box

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KTVT tape: Footage from assassination weekend, and original box

1 Original 2" Quad Video Tape. This is an original 2" quad video tape from KTVT-TV of rolling footage entering Parkland Hospital, the hearse leaving with John Kennedy's body, press conference regarding John Connally's condition, the Lee Harvey Oswald shooting and chaos following, and the John Kennedy funeral at graveside.

Object Details
Object title:

KTVT tape: Footage from assassination weekend, and original box

Date:

11/22/1963 - 11/25/1963

Terms:

Videos

Video

Live broadcast

Arlington National Cemetery

Dallas Police Headquarters

Broadcast journalism

Assassination

Casket

Press conference

Basement

Funeral services

Parkland Hospital

Funeral

Graveside

Hearse

KTVT
Medium:

Magnetic tape; Video, Quadruplex, 2"

Dimensions:

15 × 15 × 3 in. (38.1 × 38.1 × 7.6 cm)

Credit line:

KTVT Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1995.031.0002

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KTVT tape: Footage from assassination weekend, and original box

1 Original 2" Quad Video Tape. This is an original 2" quad video tape from KTVT-TV of rolling footage entering Parkland Hospital, the hearse leaving with John Kennedy's body, press conference regarding John Connally's condition, the Lee Harvey Oswald shooting and chaos following, and the John Kennedy funeral at graveside.

Object Details
Object title:

KTVT tape: Footage from assassination weekend, and original box

Date:

11/22/1963 - 11/25/1963

Terms:

Videos

Video

Live broadcast

Arlington National Cemetery

Dallas Police Headquarters

Broadcast journalism

Assassination

Casket

Press conference

Basement

Funeral services

Parkland Hospital

Funeral

Graveside

Hearse

KTVT

Medium:

Magnetic tape; Video, Quadruplex, 2"

Dimensions:

15 × 15 × 3 in. (38.1 × 38.1 × 7.6 cm)

Credit line:

KTVT Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1995.031.0002

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