Gay Revi Oral History
Object number2011.001.0030
Date04/01/2011
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Gay Revi
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 44 Minutes
Collections
- All Online Objects
- Oral History Collection
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Gay Revi. Revi was a school teacher in Pennsylvania when she joined the Peace Corps in 1963. She was serving in Sierra Leone in West Africa when the assassination took place. Upon her return to the United States in 1966, she became an anti-Vietnam War activist.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 1, 2011 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-four minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryWhile the assassination of President Kennedy had a profound impact on the United States, it was also significant on a global scale. The Museum's Collection includes oral histories with individuals who share their memories of the assassination from outside of the United States, including countries in Asia, Africa, and South America. The Collection includes numerous international newspapers and magazines. A selection of these objects may be found in the Museum's online collections database: Search "world response" (Objects) – Search – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger
At the time this oral history was recorded in 2011, seventy-two-year-old Gay Revi was an unlikely blogger with a large local following. Her blog, "Granny Geek," included opinion pieces, local news and restaurant reviews. According to a 2011 profile in the Oak Cliff Advocate, her blog typically received anywhere from 200 to 2,000 views daily. Unfortunately, as of 2022, it has been discontinued and is no longer accessible online. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
