Charles Cravotta Oral History

Object number2014.001.0148

Date01/27/2014

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Charles Cravotta

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumBorn digital (.wav file)

DimensionsDuration: 30 Minutes

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DescriptionAudio oral history interview with Charles Cravotta. Cravotta's family operated a first-floor showroom at the Dallas Trade Mart in 1963. As a result, five-year-old Charles was allowed to stand near the head table to await President Kennedy's arrival at the scheduled luncheon. Interview conducted via telephone on January 27, 2014 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

In addition to Charles Cravotta, another child of a Dallas Trade Mart vendor who received permission to be on hand for President Kennedy's arrival at the luncheon was Sharon Weber. Weber, after learning of the assassination, saved a yellow rose from the head table, which she donated to the Museum in 2010. Her oral history may be accessed here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/32302. - Stephen Fagin, Curator