Blanche Connally Kline Oral History
Object number1998.019.0002
Date02/07/1998
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Blanche Connally Kline
Oral history interviewer
Bob Porter
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
Dimensions4 × 2 3/4 × 3/4 in. (10.2 × 7 × 1.9 cm)
Duration: 48 Minutes
Duration: 48 Minutes
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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Blanche Connally Kline. The sister of former Texas Governor John B. Connally, Kline was at the Dallas Trade Mart luncheon awaiting the arrival of her brother and President Kennedy when the assassination took place.
Interview recorded at Ms. Kline's home on February 7, 1998 by Bob Porter. The interview is forty-eight minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryIn 2003, Ms. Kline donated to the Museum the stenciled "Office of the Governor" cardboard sign that was hung outside of Governor Connally's room at Parkland Memorial Hospital during his recovery (2003.055.0001). She passed away on February 12, 2014. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
