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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Special Exhibition: Colorful Memories, November 22 Through a Child’s Eyes

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

On display in the Seventh-Floor-Gallery, Colorful Memories, November 22 Through a Child's Eyes.    About the Exhibition In the wake of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, filmmaker and …

Living History with Michael Suley

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

This month the Museum welcomes Michael Suley, who fourteen and a high school student in Pittsburgh in 1963, Michael Suley paid his respects to President Kennedy in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda and observed the Kennedy funeral procession. Free with Museum admission. 

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