Ronnie Martin Oral History

Object number2007.001.0077

Date09/25/2007

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Ronnie Martin

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 55 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Ronnie Martin. The band director at Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth in 1963, Martin led his students in playing "Hail to the Chief" for President Kennedy at the Hotel Texas breakfast on the morning of the assassination. A Kennedy supporter, Martin assisted the Secret Service as they made security arrangements for the president's visit to Fort Worth. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on September 25, 2007 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-five minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Ronnie Martin passed away on November 15, 2018. To date, three of his 1963 band students who performed at the Fort Worth breakfast have recorded oral histories with the Museum: William Cravens, Ross Reinwald and John Sparks. - Stephen Fagin, Curator