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Mary and Les Arnold Oral History

Mary and Les Arnold Oral History

Object number2006.001.0002
Date01/13/2006
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Mary Arnold
Oral history interview subject Les Arnold
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
DimensionsDuration: 53 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionOral History with Mary and Les Arnold, the widow and son of the late Gordon Arnold, who claimed to be standing on the grassy knoll in Dealey Plaza at the time of the Kennedy assassination. The Arnolds shared thoughts and memories of his life and experiences, including his reluctance over the years to share his controversial account of the president's shooting. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on January 13, 2006 by Gary Mack and Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-three minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary

Gordon Arnold was among the first individuals to record an oral history with The Sixth Floor Museum. His June 1989 audio interview may be heard in full here: Gordon Arnold Oral History – Works – eMuseum (jfk.org). Arnold passed away on October 15, 1997.

At the time of this oral history with Mary and Les Arnold in January 2006, the family donated most of the items shown and discussed, including the 8mm camera that Arnold said he used in Dealey Plaza (https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/32554) as well as Arnold's military documents and related correspondence. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator