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Carlos Fonts Oral History

Carlos Fonts Oral History

Object number2000.020.0010
Date11/27/2000
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Carlos Fonts
Oral history interviewer Bob Porter
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
Dimensions64 Minutes
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Carlos Fonts. Currently a Dallas businessman, Mr. Fonts was a Cuban native living in exile in Florida when he joined the Bay of Pigs invasion forces. Fonts survived the unsuccessful invasion of southern Cuba in April 1961 and felt that President Kennedy betrayed the forces by denying crucial air support. Interview conducted at Mr. Font's office on November 27, 2000 by Bob Porter with Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and four minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
Mr. Fonts is one of five survivors of the Bay of Pigs invasion who have recorded oral histories with The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Stephen Fagin, Curator