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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Frances Cason Oral History

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Frances Cason Oral History

Audio oral history interview with Frances Cason. A Dallas Police Department dispatcher in 1963, Cason recalls receiving angry telephone calls from around the world following the Kennedy assassination. On Sunday, November 24, 1963, she called for an ambulance after Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald. As a result, she testified to the Warren Commission in 1964. Interview conducted by telephone on July 31, 2017 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-four minutes long.

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Object title:

Frances Cason Oral History

Date:

07/31/2017

Terms:

Oral histories

Ruby, Jack

Oswald, Lee Harvey

Dallas Police Department

Warren Commission

Dallas

Law Enforcement (OHC)

Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)
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Duration: 34 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2017.001.0071

Curatorial Note:

The testimony of Frances Cason, taken by assistant counsel Leon Hubert in Dallas on April 1, 1964, appears in Warren Commission volume 13 on pages 89 to 94. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Frances Cason Oral History

Audio oral history interview with Frances Cason. A Dallas Police Department dispatcher in 1963, Cason recalls receiving angry telephone calls from around the world following the Kennedy assassination. On Sunday, November 24, 1963, she called for an ambulance after Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald. As a result, she testified to the Warren Commission in 1964. Interview conducted by telephone on July 31, 2017 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-four minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Frances Cason Oral History

Date:

07/31/2017

Terms:

Oral histories

Ruby, Jack

Oswald, Lee Harvey

Dallas Police Department

Warren Commission

Dallas

Law Enforcement (OHC)

Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.wav file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 34 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2017.001.0071

Curatorial Note:

The testimony of Frances Cason, taken by assistant counsel Leon Hubert in Dallas on April 1, 1964, appears in Warren Commission volume 13 on pages 89 to 94. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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