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.
Riding in a motorcade press car, Merriman Smith of United Press International calls in to the Dallas UPI office with breaking news of the shooting in Dealey Plaza.
Images: Thomas Cox Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Video: Wilborn Hampton Interview/Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
