Roy Botello film

Object number2011.005.0001

Date11/21/1963

ClassificationsFilms

Photographer Roy R. Botello

ObjectFilm, 8mm

Credit LineRoy Botello Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumFilm

DimensionsGauge: 8mm; Camera Speed: 16 fps

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DescriptionOriginal 8mm color home movie of President and Mrs. Kennedy attending the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) dinner in Houston on November 21, 1963. The film does not include sound but does show both President and Mrs. Kennedy making speeches; Mrs. Kennedy spoke in Spanish. The film was shot by San Antonio LULAC officer Roy Botello, who served as LULAC’s first-ever Scholarship Chairman.

Curatorial Commentary

8mm home movie cameras did not have sound recording capability at the time, so Roy Botello's film is silent. His is the only known color home movie of the LULAC event. - Gary Mack, Curator

Curatorial Commentary

Object featured in special exhibition, Two Days in Texas, November 8, 2023 through September 28, 2024.

Curatorial Commentary

Mr. Botello recorded an oral history with The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on March 19, 2011. It may be accessed here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/33018. He passed away on December 4, 2016. - Stephen Fagin, Curator