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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Shelly Katz Oral History

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Shelly Katz Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Shelly Katz. A freelance United Press International photographer and later a contributing Time-Life and People Magazine photographer, Katz covered every presidential election from 1960 to 2008. After moving to Dallas in 1965, Katz photographed Jack Ruby and was part of a Life Magazine team that investigated the findings of the Warren Commission.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on January 24, 2012 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-eight minutes long.

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Object title:

Shelly Katz Oral History

Date:

01/24/2012

Terms:

Oral histories

1960 presidential election

Press

Elections

Presidential elections

Ruby, Jack

United Press International (UPI)

Time-Life

People Magazine

Warren Commission

Dallas

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Jack Ruby (OHC)

News Media (OHC)
Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 48 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2012.001.0005

Curatorial Note:

Sheldon "Shelly" Katz passed away on December 15, 2017. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Shelly Katz Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Shelly Katz. A freelance United Press International photographer and later a contributing Time-Life and People Magazine photographer, Katz covered every presidential election from 1960 to 2008. After moving to Dallas in 1965, Katz photographed Jack Ruby and was part of a Life Magazine team that investigated the findings of the Warren Commission.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on January 24, 2012 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-eight minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Shelly Katz Oral History

Date:

01/24/2012

Terms:

Oral histories

1960 presidential election

Press

Elections

Presidential elections

Ruby, Jack

United Press International (UPI)

Time-Life

People Magazine

Warren Commission

Dallas

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Jack Ruby (OHC)

News Media (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 48 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2012.001.0005

Curatorial Note:

Sheldon "Shelly" Katz passed away on December 15, 2017. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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