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Johnny Rincon Oral History

Johnny Rincon Oral History

Object number2014.001.0033
Date03/18/2014
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Oral history interviewer
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 27 Minutes
Collections
  • Two Days in Texas
  • Dallas Motorcade
  • All Online Objects
  • Oral History Collection
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Johnny Rincon. Rincon grew up in the Little Mexico area of Dallas and saw the Kennedy motorcade on Turtle Creek Boulevard. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on March 18, 2014 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-seven minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
Six months after this oral history was recorded, Johnny Rincon was highlighted in a Dallas Morning News article as "one of the last remaining original residents" of the Dallas neighborhood formerly known as Little Mexico. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
Object featured in special exhibition, Two Days in Texas, November 8, 2023 through September 28, 2024.