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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Dr. Robert Breen Oral History

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Dr. Robert Breen Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Robert Breen. Thirteen years old in 1963, Breen saw the Kennedys arrive at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth on the night of November 21, 1963. The following morning, Breen shook hands with President Kennedy outside the Hotel Texas.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 28, 2010 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-seven minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Dr. Robert Breen Oral History

Date:

06/28/2010

Terms:

Oral histories

Student

Fort Worth

Breen, Robert

Kennedy, John F.

Carswell Air Force Base

Hotel Texas

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Fort Worth (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 27 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2010.001.0057

Curatorial Note:

This oral history with Dr. Robert Breen is notable as the first interview recorded in the Museum's Media Room, a studio-style recording space on the ground floor of the former Texas School Book Depository building. Since this initial interview in June 2010, the black curtains of the Museum's Media Room have served as the backdrop for several hundred oral histories. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Dr. Robert Breen Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Robert Breen. Thirteen years old in 1963, Breen saw the Kennedys arrive at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth on the night of November 21, 1963. The following morning, Breen shook hands with President Kennedy outside the Hotel Texas.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 28, 2010 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-seven minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Dr. Robert Breen Oral History

Date:

06/28/2010

Terms:

Oral histories

Student

Fort Worth

Breen, Robert

Kennedy, John F.

Carswell Air Force Base

Hotel Texas

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Fort Worth (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 27 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2010.001.0057

Curatorial Note:

This oral history with Dr. Robert Breen is notable as the first interview recorded in the Museum's Media Room, a studio-style recording space on the ground floor of the former Texas School Book Depository building. Since this initial interview in June 2010, the black curtains of the Museum's Media Room have served as the backdrop for several hundred oral histories. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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