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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
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 Commentary
On 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  
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