/internal/media/dispatcher/74209/fullRonnie Martin Oral History09/25/2007Duration: 55 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2007.001.00770Oral History with Ronnie Martin
The band director at Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth in 1963, Martin's band played "Hail to the Chief" for President Kennedy for the last time 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.Oral Histories649760E-100E-1026366Oral history0E-10Videotaped 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.Fort Worth breakfastFort WorthTrip to TexasOral historiesMartin, RonnieHotel TexasTexasFort WorthFort Worth (OHC)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