Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
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.
A screening of Crisis was held, followed by a Q&A with Robert Drew. Crisis (Robert Drew, 1963, 52 minutes) chronicles the struggle between President John F. Kennedy and George Wallace during the segregation of the University of Alabama. Drew recorded an oral history with the Museum in 2004 and appeared in Dallas for a screening of his 1960 film Primary with …
Long-time gay rights activist Louise Young leads a panel discussion with representatives of Dallas' large and diverse gay community. Panelists include Ron Jefferson and Monica Greene. Watch this video on YouTube.
Vivian Castleberry, longtime women’s editor at the Dallas Times Herald, has been called the “grandmother of women journalists in Dallas.” She was instrumental in taking local women’s issues to a new level by publishing genuine news stories instead of just debutante notices. She discusses the history and sociology of local women’s rights movement: who was involved, …
Bob Ray Sanders of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram interviews 1960s civil rights activists Bishop Mark Herbener, Ernest McMillan and Edward Harris about the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Watch this video on YouTube.
Mercedes Olivera of The Dallas Morning News moderates a panel discussion about the Mexican-American rights movement, featuring Adelfa Callejo, Frank Hernandez and Dr. Roberto Calderon of the University of North Texas. Watch this video on YouTube.
Dr. Richard Scotch of the University of Texas at Dallas leads a dialogue with recognized disability advocates Kent Waldrep, Bob Kafka and Ralph Rouse on the decades-long fight leading to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Watch the video on YouTube.
Appearing together for the first time, moderator Pierce Allman leads a discussion with Gene Boone and Luke Mooney about the search of the Texas School Book Depository, how the rifle and shells were found, what was said among the officers and reporters and other dramatic details about that chaotic weekend.
Judge Joe B. Brown, Jr. introduces the Dallas Law Enforcement: Voices From History program series and the inaugural program, a discussion between retired Dallas police Detective Jim Leavelle and former KRLD News Director Eddie Barker. Leavelle was handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald when the suspect was shot by Jack Ruby. Barker was the first reporter …
From Dallas Love Field to Parkland Memorial Hospital and Dallas police headquarters, the award-winning photographer retraces his steps November 22-24, culminating in the dramatic photograph that won him a Pulitzer Prize in 1964—a photo of Jack Ruby shooting assassination suspect Lee Harvey Oswald in the basement of Dallas police headquarters. At the time, Jackson was …
Dallas City Archivist John Slate focuses on the John F. Kennedy Collection, comprised of records from the Dallas Police Department. Transferred to the archives in 1989, the collection contains more than 11,400 documents and photographs, including homicide reports, affidavits, witness statements, fingerprint cards and mug shots, newspaper clippings and correspondence. Original artifacts from the archives …
