Gladys Villarreal, Beatrice Constantino and Edmond Van Brandt Jr. Oral History

Object number2015.001.0055

Date04/11/2015

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Gladys Villarreal

Oral history interview subject Beatrice Constantino

Oral history interview subject Edmond Van Brandt Jr.

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 31 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Gladys Villarreal, Beatrice Constantino and Edmond Van Brandt Jr. Villarreal, Constantino and Van Brandt are the children of the late Edmond Van Brandt, a carpenter at Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio. Brandt constructed a custom lectern that was used by President Kennedy during his visit to Brooks on November 21, 1963. Interview recorded at Ms. Villarreal's home in San Antonio on April 11, 2015 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-one minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Gladys Villarreal passed away on April 10, 2020; Edmond Van Brandt Jr. passed on June 21, 2023; and Beatrice Constatino on February 14, 2026.

As discussed during this oral history, the custom lectern used by President Kennedy at Brooks Air Force Base is now part of the collection at the Witte Museum in San Antonio. - Stephen Fagin, Curator