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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8mm color home movie of a television showing President Kennedy's funeral

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8mm color home movie of a television showing President Kennedy's funeral

8mm color home movie that shows a television in someone's living room during the live broadcast of President Kennedy's funeral on Monday, November 25, 1963. The box for the film is labeled “John F. Kennedy’s Funeral Photos from Our TV Set,” but the filmmaker's name is unknown.

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Object title:

8mm color home movie of a television showing President Kennedy's funeral

Date:

11/25/1963

Terms:

Funeral

Films

Television

Home movie

Mourning

Kennedy, John F.

Washington, D.C.
Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

Gauge: 8mm; camera speed: 16fps7 minutes 54 seconds

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2011.027.0001

Curatorial Note:

Part of this film was incorporated into the video content of the Museum's temporary exhibit, "Mourning a President," about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy, November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. The video can be found on the Museum's YouTube channel.

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8mm color home movie of a television showing President Kennedy's funeral

8mm color home movie that shows a television in someone's living room during the live broadcast of President Kennedy's funeral on Monday, November 25, 1963. The box for the film is labeled “John F. Kennedy’s Funeral Photos from Our TV Set,” but the filmmaker's name is unknown.

Object Details
Object title:

8mm color home movie of a television showing President Kennedy's funeral

Date:

11/25/1963

Terms:

Funeral

Films

Television

Home movie

Mourning

Kennedy, John F.

Washington, D.C.

Medium:

Film

Dimensions:

Gauge: 8mm; camera speed: 16fps7 minutes 54 seconds

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2011.027.0001

Curatorial Note:

Part of this film was incorporated into the video content of the Museum's temporary exhibit, "Mourning a President," about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy, November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. The video can be found on the Museum's YouTube channel.

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