June Dishong journal

Object number2004.041.0001

Date11/22/1963

ClassificationsDocuments

Author June Dishong

ObjectDocument

Credit LineMargaret Taylor Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumPaper

Dimensions7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (18.4 x 13.3 cm)

Terms

DescriptionTen-page journal handwritten by June Dishong the day of the assassination of President Kennedy in Dealey Plaza. Some eyewitnesses to the assassination, like Ms. Dishong, quickly put their observations on paper either to remember or to share with family members or friends; some accounts, like this personal diary, went into great detail. According to her daughter, June Dishong rarely spoke of the assassination, saying only that thinking about it made her very sad.

Curatorial Commentary

Acquisition of the Dishong diary by the Museum came about with the help of Kennedy assassination researcher Don Roberdeau, who noticed a November 22, 1998 article about it in The Dallas Morning News. Ms. Dishong had passed away at age 90 and her heirs found it among her possessions. The diary was donated to The Sixth Floor Museum in 2004. - Gary Mack, Curator