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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Bettye Baccus Oral History

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Bettye Baccus Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Bettye Baccus. An enthusiastic Kennedy supporter, Baccus shook hands with the Kennedys and Lady Bird Johnson at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth on the night of November 21, 1963. She saw President Kennedy a second time outside the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth the following morning. Interview conducted at The Vantage at Cityview retirement community in Fort Worth on June 23, 2014 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is nineteen minutes long.

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Object title:

Bettye Baccus Oral History

Date:

06/23/2014

Terms:

Oral histories

Fort Worth

Kennedy supporter

Trip to Texas

Kennedy, Jacqueline

Kennedy, John F.

Johnson, Lady Bird

Hotel Texas

Carswell Air Force Base

Fort Worth (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 19 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2014.001.0080

Curatorial Note:

Bettye Baccus passed away on April 12, 2017. Hers was one of ten oral histories recorded at The Vantage at Cityview retirement community in Fort Worth during an all-day outreach visit on June 23, 2014. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Bettye Baccus Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Bettye Baccus. An enthusiastic Kennedy supporter, Baccus shook hands with the Kennedys and Lady Bird Johnson at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth on the night of November 21, 1963. She saw President Kennedy a second time outside the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth the following morning. Interview conducted at The Vantage at Cityview retirement community in Fort Worth on June 23, 2014 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is nineteen minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Bettye Baccus Oral History

Date:

06/23/2014

Terms:

Oral histories

Fort Worth

Kennedy supporter

Trip to Texas

Kennedy, Jacqueline

Kennedy, John F.

Johnson, Lady Bird

Hotel Texas

Carswell Air Force Base

Fort Worth (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 19 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2014.001.0080

Curatorial Note:

Bettye Baccus passed away on April 12, 2017. Hers was one of ten oral histories recorded at The Vantage at Cityview retirement community in Fort Worth during an all-day outreach visit on June 23, 2014. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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