James W. Graham Oral History
Object number2015.001.0135
Date10/01/2015
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
James W. Graham
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 48 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with James W. Graham. Seven years old in 1963, Graham was inspired by President Kennedy to pursue a career as a speechwriter and political consultant. He is the author of "Victura: The Kennedys, a Sailboat, and the Sea" (2014).
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 1, 2015 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-eight minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryOn the same day as this oral history, James W. Graham was interviewed by Lucy Steere, a board member at the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum, for a Sixth Floor Museum public program entitled "JFK and Victura." That program may be viewed here: JFK and Victura (youtube.com). - Stephen Fagin, Curator
The book, Victura: The Kennedys, a Sailboat, and the Sea (2014), is here in the Museum's Library Collection: Bibliovation | Details for Victura. - Stephen Fagin, Curator