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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W.E. "Gene" Barnett Oral History

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W.E. "Gene" Barnett Oral History

Videotaped oral history with W.E. "Gene" Barnett. Working crowd control at the corner of Elm and Houston Streets, Barnett was the closest Dallas police officer to the Texas School Book Depository entrance at the time of the assassination. Prior to 1963, Barnett knew Jack Ruby and once arrested him for fighting.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on January 18, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-eight minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

W.E. "Gene" Barnett Oral History

Date:

01/18/2013

Terms:

Oral histories

Elm Street

Houston Street

Crowds

Barnett, W. E.

Ruby, Jack

Dallas Police Department

Texas School Book Depository

Dallas

Dealey Plaza Eyewitnesses (OHC)

Jack Ruby (OHC)

Law Enforcement (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 58 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2013.001.0004

Curatorial Note:

In addition to this oral history, Mr. Barnett participated in a 50th anniversary eyewitness panel discussion for news media in 2013. The panel may be viewed in full on the Museum's YouTube channel: JFK Assassination 50th Anniversary Media Open House - Eyewitness Panel - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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W.E. "Gene" Barnett Oral History

Videotaped oral history with W.E. "Gene" Barnett. Working crowd control at the corner of Elm and Houston Streets, Barnett was the closest Dallas police officer to the Texas School Book Depository entrance at the time of the assassination. Prior to 1963, Barnett knew Jack Ruby and once arrested him for fighting.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on January 18, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-eight minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

W.E. "Gene" Barnett Oral History

Date:

01/18/2013

Terms:

Oral histories

Elm Street

Houston Street

Crowds

Barnett, W. E.

Ruby, Jack

Dallas Police Department

Texas School Book Depository

Dallas

Dealey Plaza Eyewitnesses (OHC)

Jack Ruby (OHC)

Law Enforcement (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 58 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2013.001.0004

Curatorial Note:

In addition to this oral history, Mr. Barnett participated in a 50th anniversary eyewitness panel discussion for news media in 2013. The panel may be viewed in full on the Museum's YouTube channel: JFK Assassination 50th Anniversary Media Open House - Eyewitness Panel - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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