Lonny Smith Oral History

Object number2003.001.0020

Date07/07/2003

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Lonny Smith

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumHi-8 videotape

DimensionsDuration: 25 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Lonny Smith. A Kennedy volunteer during the 1960 presidential campaign, Smith was working for a conservative businessman in Dallas at the time of the assassination. In January 1964, he visited and photographed the president’s gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on July 7, 2003 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-five minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Lonny Smith passed away on August 5, 2018. In 2003-2004, he donated to the Museum several magazines as well as nineteen photographs, including images he took of President Kennedy's gravesite in January 1964. One of his photos may be found here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/25206. - Stephen Fagin, Curator