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Image of President Kennedy leaving the Hotel Texas
Image of President Kennedy leaving the Hotel Texas

Image of President Kennedy leaving the Hotel Texas

Object number1989.100.0002.0001
Date11/22/1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer William Allen
ObjectNegative (b&w)
Credit LineWilliam Allen, photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumFilm
Dimensions15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2.4 x 3.6 cm)
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DescriptionOriginal 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows President Kennedy exiting the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth on the morning of November 22, 1963. The small crowd surrounding President Kennedy includes Governor John Connally, Assistant White House Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff, Congressman Jim Wright and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Curatorial Commentary
Two individuals seen in this photograph have recorded oral history interviews with the Museum.  Fort Worth Congressman, and later U.S. Speaker of the House, Jim Wright (on Kennedy's right, smiling) recorded an interview in 1996; Assistant White House Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff (far right, turned to side) recorded interviews in 1993 and 1999. - Stephen Fagin, Curator