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Mickey Greer Oral History

Object number2014.001.0106
Date08/19/2014
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: 45 Minutes
Collections
  • All Online Objects
  • Oral History Collection
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Mickey Greer. A lifelong Dallas resident, Greer did not support John F. Kennedy in 1960 for religious reasons but was later inspired by the late president to become more politically and socially active. She and her family attended Adlai Stevenson's speech in Dallas on October 24, 1963 and recalls how the event was marred by right-wing demonstrators. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on August 19, 2014 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-five minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
Mickey Greer passed away on March 26, 2017 at the age of 89. Prior to this 2014 oral history, Greer recorded an interview on August 14, 2003. - Stephen Fagin, Curator