/internal/media/dispatcher/29566/fullAdam Peiperl filmNovember 1960 - January 1961Gauge: 8mm; Camera Speed: 16 fpsFilmAdam and Martha Peiperl Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2008.007.000108mm reel of color home movies made of President-elect John F Kennedy leaving his Georgetown townhouse in 1960, and excerpts of JFK's inauguration filmed off a television broadcast. Film is in a canister that is white with a blue rim and reads: "Adam Peiperl Tel. 301.593-3548 JFK 1960" (written in black marker). Canister also has an return address label that reads: "Adam Peiperl 1135 Loxford Ter Silver Spring MD 20901". Recorded on safety film by ANSCO.Films634280E-100E-1027518Film, 8mm0E-10Original 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.
Home movieFilmsInaugurationPresident-electEisenhower, Dwight D.Johnson, Lyndon B.Johnson, Lady BirdKennedy, JacquelineKennedy, John F.Stevenson, AdlaiFrost, RobertNixon, Richard M.Truman, Harry S.Warren, EarlAnderson, MarionRayburn, SamKennedy, John F.Washington, D.C.Silver SpringA professional artist and photographer, Mr. Peiperl recorded oral histories with The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in 2008 and 2009. - Stephen Fagin, Associate CuratorThe woman waving at the camera after Kennedy left the townhouse is Martha Peiperl, Adam's wife. - Gary Mack, Curator