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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John Garner Jr. Oral History

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John Garner Jr. Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with John Garner Jr. A native of Louisiana, Garner observed the Kennedy motorcade near the corner of Mockingbird Lane and Lemmon Avenue. He later witnessed a Ku Klux Klan rally in Dealey Plaza in the 1970s. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on August 2, 2019 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-seven minutes long.

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Object title:

John Garner Jr. Oral History

Date:

08/02/2019

Terms:

Oral histories

1960s

Civil rights

Motorcade

Lemmon Avenue

Dealey Plaza

Ku Klux Klan

Dallas

Louisiana

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 57 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2019.001.0094

Curatorial Note:

Mr. Garner passed away on February 3, 2021. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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John Garner Jr. Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with John Garner Jr. A native of Louisiana, Garner observed the Kennedy motorcade near the corner of Mockingbird Lane and Lemmon Avenue. He later witnessed a Ku Klux Klan rally in Dealey Plaza in the 1970s. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on August 2, 2019 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-seven minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

John Garner Jr. Oral History

Date:

08/02/2019

Terms:

Oral histories

1960s

Civil rights

Motorcade

Lemmon Avenue

Dealey Plaza

Ku Klux Klan

Dallas

Louisiana

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 57 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2019.001.0094

Curatorial Note:

Mr. Garner passed away on February 3, 2021. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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