Becki Hampson Oral History
Object number2013.001.0060
Date05/10/2013
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Becki Hampson
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 26 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Becki Hampson. A Dallas schoolgirl in 1963, Hampson observed the presidential motorcade near the corner of Main and Houston Streets. She and a friend walked to Dealey Plaza in the aftermath of the assassination.
Interview conducted at Ms. Hampson's home in Garland, Texas on May 10, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-six minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryAs discussed during this interview, the friend who observed the Kennedy motorcade alongside Becki Hampson was Jenny Taylor. Ms. Taylor, who had a deeply personal reaction to the assassination, recorded an oral history with the Museum on February 22, 2013. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
