Harry Gibson Oral History

Object number2018.001.0055

Date05/30/2018

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Harry Gibson

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 33 Minutes

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Oral History Collection

DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Harry Gibson. A Dallas leader with the AFL-CIO for decades, Gibson worked on the local 1960 Kennedy campaign. On the day of the assassination, he attended the Dallas Trade Mart luncheon. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on May 30, 2018 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-three minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

AFL-CIO stands for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. It is the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of sixty national and international unions that represent - as of 2023 - more than 12 million active and retired workers. It was founded in 1955. - Stephen Fagin, Curator