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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Jack Ruby: The Many Faces of Oswald’s Assassin with Author Danny Fingeroth

Aaron Family Dallas Jewish Community Center 7900 Northaven Rd, Dallas, TX

Join the Dallas Jewish Historical Society for a special program with Danny Fingeroth, the author of The Many Faces of Oswald’s Assassin, in conversation with The Sixth Floor Museum curator Stephen Fagin.   Tickets available here   FREE admission for Museum members at the Associate ($250) level and above. Contact membership@jfk.org to RSVP and/or upgrade …

ruth paine event invite

An Evening of Conversation: Ruth Paine and Thomas Mallon

Dupree Theater at Irving Arts Center 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd, Irving, TX, United States

The Museum is pleased to share information about upcoming program as a courtesy.   Forever connected to the difficult days of November 1963, Ruth Paine will talk with author Thomas Mallon about her life before and after the assassination of President Kennedy as well as her relationship with Lee Harvey and Marina Oswald. Ticket proceeds …

$37.50
Black and white photograph of the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff

Texas Theatre’s Special Memorial Experience

Texas Theatre 231 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Dallas, United States

The Texas Theatre will honor the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s fateful trip to Dallas with a special memorial experience on Wednesday November 22, 2023.

$.90 – $15.90

members at Two Day in Texas exhibit

Membership Tour – Two Days in Texas

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

Museum members are invited to a private tour of our special exhibition, Two Days in Texas.

Ernest McMillan Book, Standing

Special Program: In Conversation with Ernest McMillan

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

Join civil rights activist Ernest McMillan for a conversation with Jerry Hawkins, Executive Director of Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation, about McMillan’s newly published memoir and many years of social and political action.

Book Signing Event with Darwin Payne

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza 411 Elm St., Dallas, TX, United States

The Museum is delighted to host author Darwin Payne on Sunday, February 18 for a special book signing at the Museum Store. Payne will be onsite to sign copies of his recently released book, Behind the Scenes: Covering the JFK Assassination.

EXPANDFAVORITEVIEW PDF Handmade cardboard "All the Way with Jack!" sign welcoming JFK to Love Field

Living History with Jan Sittel

Curator Stephen Fagin hosts a Living History Program in the South Gallery this month, with special guest Jan Sittel.

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