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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Phil Johnson Oral History

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Phil Johnson Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Phil Johnson. One of the city's earliest and most prominent gay rights activists, Johnson co-founded the first LGBTQ organization in Dallas, The Circle of Friends, in 1965. In June 1972, he helped organize and led the first Dallas Pride parade, which started at the John F. Kennedy Memorial.Interview recorded at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 17, 2006 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-five minutes long.

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Object title:

Phil Johnson Oral History

Date:

10/17/2006

Terms:

Gay rights

Oral histories

Johnson, Phil

Dallas

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Community Leaders (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)
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Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 55 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2006.001.0054

Curatorial Note:

Phil Johnson passed away at the age of 94 on September 23, 2019. At the time of his death, he was described by local LGBTQ publication, the Dallas Voice, as "a legend in the North Texas LGBT community as the community's ambassador and its historian." A profile of his life and activism can be found here: Phil Johnson: A life of service and creativity - Dallas Voice. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Phil Johnson Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Phil Johnson. One of the city's earliest and most prominent gay rights activists, Johnson co-founded the first LGBTQ organization in Dallas, The Circle of Friends, in 1965. In June 1972, he helped organize and led the first Dallas Pride parade, which started at the John F. Kennedy Memorial.Interview recorded at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 17, 2006 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-five minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Phil Johnson Oral History

Date:

10/17/2006

Terms:

Gay rights

Oral histories

Johnson, Phil

Dallas

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Community Leaders (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 55 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2006.001.0054

Curatorial Note:

Phil Johnson passed away at the age of 94 on September 23, 2019. At the time of his death, he was described by local LGBTQ publication, the Dallas Voice, as "a legend in the North Texas LGBT community as the community's ambassador and its historian." A profile of his life and activism can be found here: Phil Johnson: A life of service and creativity - Dallas Voice. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

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