Betty Jo Standridge Oral History
Object number2014.001.0102
Date08/11/2014
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Betty Jo Standridge
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 29 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Betty Jo Standridge. While attending a PTA state convention, Standridge saw the Kennedys in San Antonio on November 21, 1963. Standridge was also longtime friends with Dallas residents John and Estelle Sissom, who owned and operated the John F. Kennedy Museum at 501 Elm Street, across from the Texas School Book Depository, from 1970 to 1982.
Interview conducted at The Tradition - Prestonwood retirement community in Dallas on August 11, 2014 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-nine minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryIn addition to Ms. Standridge, the Museum recorded oral histories with three others who attended the same PTA state convention and observed the Kennedy motorcade in San Antonio: Clara Hoffman, Ina B. King and Marjorie Stipes. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
The John F. Kennedy Museum, located in the former Dal-Tex building, was open from 1970 to 1982. Owners John and Estelle Sissom of Dallas created what was briefly one of the city's leading tourist attractions. The centerpiece of the display was a multimedia presentation entitled "The Incredible Hours." In this presentation, a series of lights would follow the path of the Kennedy motorcade through a detailed model of Dealey Plaza and downtown Dallas. "The Incredible Hours" also utilized narration, music, and slide projectors. To learn more about the history of the John F. Kennedy Museum, see this 2015 presentation on Kennedy memorialization in Dallas: Legacies 2015: Kennedy Memorialization in Dallas - YouTube, and this article in Legacies Dallas History Journal: Legacies: A History Journal for Dallas and North Central Texas, Volume 27, Number 2, Fall 2015 - Page 24 of 67 - The Portal to Texas History (unt.edu).
- Stephen Fagin, Curator
