Paula Schlinger Oral History
Object number1995.043.0020
Date07/05/1995
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Paula Schlinger
Oral history interviewer
Bob Porter
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
DimensionsDuration: 40 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Paula Schlinger. A ten-year-old Dallas schoolgirl in 1963, Schlinger observed the Kennedy motorcade with her mother while her father attended the Dallas Trade Mart luncheon.
Interview conducted at Ms. Schlinger's office on July 5, 1995 by Bob Porter. The interview is forty minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryPaula Schlinger's late mother, Norma Schlinger (1927-2023), saw the Kennedy motorcade alongside her daughter on November 22, 1963. Norma Schlinger participated in a fifty-five-minute video oral history with the Dallas Jewish Historical Society in 2010, reflecting on the Dallas Jewish community. The interview may be viewed here: Norma Schlinger - Dallas Jewish Historical Society Oral History videos. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
