Clara Hoffman Oral History

Object number2014.001.0084

Date06/25/2014

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Clara Hoffman

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 28 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Clara Hoffman. Hoffman was Director of Nursing at Parkland Memorial Hospital when their new facility opened on Harry Hines Boulevard in Dallas in 1954. While attending a PTA state convention in San Antonio, she saw President Kennedy during his visit to the city on November 21, 1963. Interview conducted at Town Village North Dallas retirement community on June 25, 2014 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-eight minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Clara Hoffman passed away on January 4, 2018 at the age of 96. In addition to Ms. Hoffman, the Museum recorded oral histories with three others who attended the same PTA state convention and observed the Kennedy motorcade in San Antonio: Ina B. King, Betty Jo Standridge and Marjorie Stipes. - Stephen Fagin, Curator