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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Marvin Burlison Oral History

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Marvin Burlison Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Marvin Burlison. An installation supervisor with Southwestern Bell Telephone in 1963, Burlison managed the special telephone service set up at the Dallas Trade Mart in preparation for the presidential luncheon. Immediately after the assassination, Burlison supervised the installation of new direct dialing service at Parkland Memorial Hospital to accommodate the news media. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on March 25, 2005 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-six minutes long.

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Object title:

Marvin Burlison Oral History

Date:

03/25/2005

Terms:

Trade Mart luncheon

Oral histories

Burlison, Marvin

Parkland Hospital

Dallas Trade Mart

Dallas Trade Mart (OHC)

Parkland Memorial Hospital (OHC)
Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 46 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2005.001.0008

Curatorial Note:

Marvin Burlison passed away on December 6, 2006. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Marvin Burlison Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Marvin Burlison. An installation supervisor with Southwestern Bell Telephone in 1963, Burlison managed the special telephone service set up at the Dallas Trade Mart in preparation for the presidential luncheon. Immediately after the assassination, Burlison supervised the installation of new direct dialing service at Parkland Memorial Hospital to accommodate the news media. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on March 25, 2005 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-six minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Marvin Burlison Oral History

Date:

03/25/2005

Terms:

Trade Mart luncheon

Oral histories

Burlison, Marvin

Parkland Hospital

Dallas Trade Mart

Dallas Trade Mart (OHC)

Parkland Memorial Hospital (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 46 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2005.001.0008

Curatorial Note:

Marvin Burlison passed away on December 6, 2006. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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