Jack McNairy Oral History

Object number2003.001.0054

Date12/10/2003

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Jack McNairy

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumHi-8 videotape

DimensionsDuration: 61 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Jack McNairy. McNairy, a Dallas high school student and part-time Dallas Times Herald employee in 1963, observed the Kennedy motorcade on Stemmons Freeway immediately after the assassination. He then gave an official a ride to Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he had an opportunity to view the backseat of the presidential limousine. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on December 10, 2003 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and one minute long.

Curatorial Commentary

In addition to this 2003 oral history, Jack McNairy returned to the Museum more than ten years later for a follow-up interview on October 6, 2014. - Stephen Fagin, Curator