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.
As WFAA-Radio program director, Allman was one of the first media representatives inside the Texas School Book Depository after the assassination. He is believed to have encountered Lee Harvey Oswald leaving the building. He currently narrates the Museum’s audio guide. Watch the video on YouTube.
A Dallas deputy sheriff in 1963, Boone discovered the rifle on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository. Prior to joining the Sheriff’s Department, he worked at the Dallas Times Herald and had contact with Jack Ruby. Watch the video on YouTube.
Four young photographers working for the Dallas Times Herald in 1963 were assigned to the team tasked with capturing the President’s much-anticipated visit to Dallas. In what would quickly evolve into the most significant news story in the world, these men photographed the events of a unforgettable weekend. Watch the video on YouTube.
Hugh Aynesworth is a journalist and author who covered President Kennedy’s visit to Dallas for The Dallas Morning News and was the only reporter present for all of the major events that occurred the weekend of November 22-24, 1963. Later he was an investigative reporter for Newsweek, ABC's "20/20," The Washington Times and Dallas Times …
