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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Dee Kelly Oral History

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Dee Kelly Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Dee Kelly. A longtime Fort Worth community leader, Kelly met John F. Kennedy in 1960 and attended his speech in the parking lot of the Hotel Texas on November 22, 1963. In the following years Kelly maintained close ties to the Lyndon Johnson and John Connally families.Interview conducted at Mr. Kelly's office in Fort Worth on February 8, 2012 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is eighteen minutes long.

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Object title:

Dee Kelly Oral History

Date:

02/08/2012

Terms:

Oral histories

Community leaders

Fort Worth breakfast

Fort Worth

Johnson, Lyndon B.

Connally, John

Hotel Texas

Dallas

Community Leaders (OHC)

Fort Worth (OHC)

1960 Campaign (OHC)
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Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 18 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2012.001.0011

Curatorial Note:

Dee J. Kelly passed away on October 2, 2015. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Dee Kelly Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Dee Kelly. A longtime Fort Worth community leader, Kelly met John F. Kennedy in 1960 and attended his speech in the parking lot of the Hotel Texas on November 22, 1963. In the following years Kelly maintained close ties to the Lyndon Johnson and John Connally families.Interview conducted at Mr. Kelly's office in Fort Worth on February 8, 2012 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is eighteen minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Dee Kelly Oral History

Date:

02/08/2012

Terms:

Oral histories

Community leaders

Fort Worth breakfast

Fort Worth

Johnson, Lyndon B.

Connally, John

Hotel Texas

Dallas

Community Leaders (OHC)

Fort Worth (OHC)

1960 Campaign (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 18 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2012.001.0011

Curatorial Note:

Dee J. Kelly passed away on October 2, 2015. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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