George Reid film(s)
Object number1996.014.0004
Date1963 - 1967
ClassificationsFilms
Photographer
George Reid
ObjectFilm, 8mm
Credit LineGeorge Reid Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumFilm
DimensionsGauge: 8mm; Camera Speed: 16 fps
DescriptionTwo 8mm color home movie reels taken by George Reid, a long-time Kennedy supporter. These are among several filmed by Reid from 1963 to 1967.
On November 22, 1963, Reid arrived at Dallas Love Field two hours early and filmed some of the preparations for, and later the arrival of, the Kennedys. His scenes include students with their high school and Texas state flags, a Belgian exchange student waiting to show her brother's sketches to the Kennedys, and Secret Service agents guarding the Kennedy limousine.
Reid filmed the presidential arrival and the Kennedys in the crowd until he ran out of film; by the time he reloaded, the motorcade had departed. His last scene that day showed his neighborhood post office. Some other later scenes included in this excerpt show crowds, television news crews and police in Dealey Plaza as well as the Dallas Criminal Courts Building. Later films, not included here, show people and events in Dealey Plaza over the next four years including CBS News filming re-creation scenes in 1967 for a Kennedy assassination program.
Curatorial CommentaryReid was a Kennedy campaign volunteer during the 1960 presidential election. He recorded an oral history with The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 24, 1996. George Reid passed away on March 15, 1999. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
