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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Ronnie Martin Oral History

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Ronnie Martin Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Ronnie Martin. The band director at Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth in 1963, Martin led his students in playing "Hail to the Chief" for President Kennedy at the Hotel Texas breakfast on the morning of the assassination. A Kennedy supporter, Martin assisted the Secret Service as they made security arrangements for the president's visit to Fort Worth. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on September 25, 2007 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-five minutes long.

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Object title:

Ronnie Martin Oral History

Date:

09/25/2007

Terms:

Fort Worth breakfast

Fort Worth

Trip to Texas

Oral histories

Martin, Ronnie

Hotel Texas

Texas

Fort Worth (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 55 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2007.001.0077

Curatorial Note:

Ronnie Martin passed away on November 15, 2018. To date, three of his 1963 band students who performed at the Fort Worth breakfast have recorded oral histories with the Museum: William Cravens, Ross Reinwald and John Sparks. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Ronnie Martin Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Ronnie Martin. The band director at Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth in 1963, Martin led his students in playing "Hail to the Chief" for President Kennedy at the Hotel Texas breakfast on the morning of the assassination. A Kennedy supporter, Martin assisted the Secret Service as they made security arrangements for the president's visit to Fort Worth. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on September 25, 2007 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-five minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Ronnie Martin Oral History

Date:

09/25/2007

Terms:

Fort Worth breakfast

Fort Worth

Trip to Texas

Oral histories

Martin, Ronnie

Hotel Texas

Texas

Fort Worth (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 55 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2007.001.0077

Curatorial Note:

Ronnie Martin passed away on November 15, 2018. To date, three of his 1963 band students who performed at the Fort Worth breakfast have recorded oral histories with the Museum: William Cravens, Ross Reinwald and John Sparks. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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