Eamon Kennedy Living History Program

Eamon Kennedy has been a longtime friend of The Sixth Floor Museum. He first recorded an audio oral history in 1996 while living in California, unique for being the only interview in our collection that was recorded inside a restaurant over lunch. Years later, after Eamon had resettled in Dallas, he participated in a video interview in May 2014, which may be viewed here: Eamon Kennedy Oral History – Search eamon (Objects) – Search – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. As a result of reestablishing contact with the Museum, he soon made a series of generous donations, gifting his entire collection of Kennedy-related and Jack Ruby trial photographic negatives to the Museum. He has also participated in a series of public and educational programs. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

In 2020, Eamon Kennedy was the subject of an award-winning radio documentary, "The Grief of a Nation," which focused on his iconic image of young Kathey Atkinson in tearful prayer at Parkland Memorial Hospital (Image of schoolgirl Kathey Atkinson reacting to news of the president's death – Search atkinson (Objects) – Search – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza). Produced by and aired on RTE Radio 1 in Ireland, the audio documentary included excerpts from the Museum's oral history with the late Kathey Atkinson. The full forty-four minute program may be heard here: Documentary On One - capturing the grief of a nation. - Stephen Fagin, Curator