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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O.H. "Karl" King Oral History

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O.H. "Karl" King Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with O.H. "Karl" King. A broadcaster with Dallas radio station KBOX in 1963, King went live on the air moments after the Kennedy assassination. Fired that night from the station, he spent the weekend working for United Press International and witnessed the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald on Sunday. The following year, King covered the Jack Ruby trial. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 2, 2003 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and twenty-three minutes long.

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Object title:

O.H. "Karl" King Oral History

Date:

10/02/2003

Terms:

Oral histories

Jack Ruby trial

Reporter

Broadcast journalism

Live broadcast

Album

Radio

King, Karl

Pate, Sam

Ruby, Jack

Oswald, Lee Harvey

United Press International (UPI)

KBOX station (Dallas)

News Media (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Jack Ruby (OHC)

Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)
Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 83 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2003.001.0036

Curatorial Note:

O.H. "Karl" King passed away on July 25, 2005. In addition to this 2003 oral history, King also participated in a 35th anniversary assassination program at the Fort Worth Press Club that was recorded by the Museum as part of the Oral History Collection. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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O.H. "Karl" King Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with O.H. "Karl" King. A broadcaster with Dallas radio station KBOX in 1963, King went live on the air moments after the Kennedy assassination. Fired that night from the station, he spent the weekend working for United Press International and witnessed the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald on Sunday. The following year, King covered the Jack Ruby trial. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 2, 2003 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and twenty-three minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

O.H. "Karl" King Oral History

Date:

10/02/2003

Terms:

Oral histories

Jack Ruby trial

Reporter

Broadcast journalism

Live broadcast

Album

Radio

King, Karl

Pate, Sam

Ruby, Jack

Oswald, Lee Harvey

United Press International (UPI)

KBOX station (Dallas)

News Media (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Jack Ruby (OHC)

Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 83 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2003.001.0036

Curatorial Note:

O.H. "Karl" King passed away on July 25, 2005. In addition to this 2003 oral history, King also participated in a 35th anniversary assassination program at the Fort Worth Press Club that was recorded by the Museum as part of the Oral History Collection. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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