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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Linda Skiles Oral History

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Linda Skiles Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Linda Skiles. A student at Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth, Skiles saw President Kennedy speak in front of the Hotel Texas on the morning of November 22, 1963. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 6, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is nineteen minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Linda Skiles Oral History

Date:

04/06/2016

Terms:

Oral histories

Student

Fort Worth

Trip to Texas

Hotel Texas

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Fort Worth (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 19 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2016.001.0051

Curatorial Note:

Linda Skiles was interviewed on the same day as her friend, Linda Renfro, who observed the Kennedy motorcade on its way to Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth on November 22, 1963. Ms. Renfro's oral history may be accessed here: Linda Renfro Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (jfk.org). - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Linda Skiles Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Linda Skiles. A student at Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth, Skiles saw President Kennedy speak in front of the Hotel Texas on the morning of November 22, 1963. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 6, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is nineteen minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Linda Skiles Oral History

Date:

04/06/2016

Terms:

Oral histories

Student

Fort Worth

Trip to Texas

Hotel Texas

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Fort Worth (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 19 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2016.001.0051

Curatorial Note:

Linda Skiles was interviewed on the same day as her friend, Linda Renfro, who observed the Kennedy motorcade on its way to Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth on November 22, 1963. Ms. Renfro's oral history may be accessed here: Linda Renfro Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (jfk.org). - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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