Adam Peiperl film

Object number2008.007.0001

DateNovember 1960 - January 1961

ClassificationsFilms

Photographer Adam Peiperl

ObjectFilm, 8mm

Credit LineAdam and Martha Peiperl Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumFilm

DimensionsGauge: 8mm; Camera Speed: 16 fps

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DescriptionOriginal 8mm color home movie filmed by photographer and sculptor Adam Peiperl. Peiperl filmed president-elect Kennedy, surrounded by reporters and Secret Service, leaving his Georgetown home a few days after the 1960 election. On Friday, January 20, 1961, Peiperl filmed his TV screen and captured excerpts of Kennedy's inauguration. Many dignitaries can be seen including Dwight Eisenhower, Robert Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson, Harry Truman, Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, Jacqueline Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, Sam Rayburn, Earl Warren, Marian Anderson, and Robert Frost.

Curatorial Commentary

A professional artist and photographer, Mr. Peiperl recorded oral histories with The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in 2008 and 2009. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator

Curatorial Commentary

The woman waving at the camera after Kennedy left the townhouse is Martha Peiperl, Adam's wife. - Gary Mack, Curator