John Haller Oral History

Object number2013.001.0076

Date06/27/2013

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject John Haller

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 49 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with John Haller. A sixth grader at John J. Pershing Elementary in Dallas, Haller filmed the Kennedy motorcade on Turtle Creek Boulevard. He shared his home movie publicly for the first time at the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination in 2013. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 27, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-nine minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Donated to the Museum in 2014, John Haller's home movie of the Kennedy motorcade may be viewed here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/60271. As discussed during this oral history, the Haller film today exists only as a digital third-generation copy. The 8mm film was initially transferred to VHS, and the VHS was later transferred to DVD. Sadly, the 8mm original film and the second-generation VHS copy are considered lost. The Museum first screened the Haller film during an anniversary program on November 22, 2015. That program may be viewed here: Moments & Memories: Reflecting on November 22, 1963 (youtube.com). Note: the Haller film is shown and discussed around the 22:30 mark. - Stephen Fagin, Curator