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.

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Image: Kennedy's presidential campaign button features his face on a background of red, white and blue stripes.

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Jac Alder Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Jac Alder. In 1961, Alder co-founded the historic Theatre Three in Dallas, which tackled controversial subjects including civil rights. He saw the Kennedy motorcade on November 22, 1963.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 29, 2012 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and five minutes long.

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Object title:

Jac Alder Oral History

Date:

10/29/2012

Terms:

Oral histories

Theater

Civil rights

Motorcade

Dallas

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Popular Culture (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 65 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2012.001.0091

Curatorial Note:

Jac Alder passed away at the age of 80 on May 22, 2015. Upon his passing, Dallas PBS noted that Alder "may well have been the longest-serving original founder of a professional resident theater company in the country." A lengthy profile of Alder's life and career with images and a video link may be accessed here: Dallas Theater Leader Jac Alder Has Died | Art&Seek | Arts, Music, Culture for North Texas (artandseek.org). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Jac Alder Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Jac Alder. In 1961, Alder co-founded the historic Theatre Three in Dallas, which tackled controversial subjects including civil rights. He saw the Kennedy motorcade on November 22, 1963.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 29, 2012 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and five minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Jac Alder Oral History

Date:

10/29/2012

Terms:

Oral histories

Theater

Civil rights

Motorcade

Dallas

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Popular Culture (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 65 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2012.001.0091

Curatorial Note:

Jac Alder passed away at the age of 80 on May 22, 2015. Upon his passing, Dallas PBS noted that Alder "may well have been the longest-serving original founder of a professional resident theater company in the country." A lengthy profile of Alder's life and career with images and a video link may be accessed here: Dallas Theater Leader Jac Alder Has Died | Art&Seek | Arts, Music, Culture for North Texas (artandseek.org). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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