/internal/media/dispatcher/75093/fullDr. Dennis Zembala Oral History02/27/2013Duration: 34 minutesBorn digital (.m2ts file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2013.001.00200Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Gary Zembala. A University of Michigan student in 1960, Zembala saw Senator John F. Kennedy give a significant October 14th speech which laid the groundwork for the Peace Corps. Zembala later served in the Peace Corps in Bolivia from 1966 to 1969.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 27, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-four minutes long.Oral Histories642950E-100E-1038330Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Gary Zembala. A University of Michigan student in 1960, Zembala saw Senator John F. Kennedy give a significant October 14th speech which laid the groundwork for the Peace Corps. Zembala later served in the Peace Corps in Bolivia from 1966 to 1969.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 27, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-four minutes long.South AmericaOral historiesStudentSpeechesVolunteersShriver, R. SargentPeace CorpsPeace Corps VolunteerDallas1960 Campaign (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Peace Corps (OHC)Dr. Dennis Zembala turned twenty-one years old on the day after the Kennedy assassination. Following his Peace Corps service from 1966 to 1969, he became a historian and museum director. He worked as a historian with the National Park Service in Washington state from 1973 to 1976 and then served as historian (1978-81) and executive director (1981-2000) of the Baltimore Museum of Industry. - Stephen Fagin, Curator