Robert Mayer Oral History

Object number2004.001.0030

Date07/22/2004

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Robert Mayer Jr.

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumHi-8 videotape

DimensionsDuration: 59 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Robert Mayer. A politically active Democrat in Dallas, Mayer campaigned for John F. Kennedy and helped organize his 1960 visit to the city. In 1963, he lobbied for tickets for local Kennedy supporters to the bipartisan Dallas Trade Mart luncheon, which he attended on the day of the assassination. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on July 22, 2004 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-nine minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

A noted petroleum engineer, businessman and political activist in Dallas, Robert Mayer passed away on March 30, 2018 at the age of 95. - Stephen Fagin, Curator