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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Gallery Talk: Living History with Joe Carter

April 26, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

| Free

Free with Museum admission

Curator Stephen Fagin hosts a Living History Program in the South Gallery on the seventh floor this month with special guest Joe Carter, a former UPI reporter and presidential speechwriter. Carter was aboard a White House Press bus in the Dallas motorcade when he heard shots fired in Dealey Plaza. The White House Press bus sign reading “White House Press” from the driver’s side of the first White House Press bus in the Dallas motorcade can currently be seen on display in the special exhibition Two Days in Texas.

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Date:
April 26, 2024
Time:
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Cost:
Free
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Organizer

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Email
membership@jfk.org
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Venue

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
411 Elm St.
Dallas, TX 75202 United States + Google Map
Phone
214.747.6660
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