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.

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Image: Kennedy's presidential campaign button features his face on a background of red, white and blue stripes.

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Linda Renfro Oral History

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Linda Renfro Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Linda Renfro. A Fort Worth junior high school student, Renfro and her classmates observed the Kennedy motorcade on its way to Carswell Air Force Base on November 22, 1963. Her late parents, George and Arthurine Renfro, founders of Fort Worth-based Renfro Foods, attended the Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Hotel Texas that morning. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 6, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty minutes long.

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Object title:

Linda Renfro Oral History

Date:

04/06/2016

Terms:

Oral histories

Motorcade

Student

Fort Worth breakfast

Fort Worth

Trip to Texas

Hotel Texas

Carswell Air Force Base

Fort Worth (OHC)

Childhood Recollections (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 20 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2016.001.0050

Curatorial Note:

Renfro Foods, Inc. was founded in Fort Worth in 1940 by George and Arthurine Renfro and, as of 2023, remains owned and operated by the second and third generations of the Renfro family. Best known for their salsas, relishes and preserves, Renfro products are currently sold in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and the Caribbean. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Linda Renfro Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Linda Renfro. A Fort Worth junior high school student, Renfro and her classmates observed the Kennedy motorcade on its way to Carswell Air Force Base on November 22, 1963. Her late parents, George and Arthurine Renfro, founders of Fort Worth-based Renfro Foods, attended the Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Hotel Texas that morning. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 6, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Linda Renfro Oral History

Date:

04/06/2016

Terms:

Oral histories

Motorcade

Student

Fort Worth breakfast

Fort Worth

Trip to Texas

Hotel Texas

Carswell Air Force Base

Fort Worth (OHC)

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 20 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2016.001.0050

Curatorial Note:

Renfro Foods, Inc. was founded in Fort Worth in 1940 by George and Arthurine Renfro and, as of 2023, remains owned and operated by the second and third generations of the Renfro family. Best known for their salsas, relishes and preserves, Renfro products are currently sold in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and the Caribbean. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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