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Linda Skiles Oral History

Object number2016.001.0051
Date04/06/2016
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Linda Skiles
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 19 Minutes
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Linda Skiles. A student at Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth, Skiles saw President Kennedy speak in front of the Hotel Texas on the morning of November 22, 1963. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 6, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is nineteen minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
Linda Skiles was interviewed on the same day as her friend, Linda Renfro, who observed the Kennedy motorcade on its way to Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth on November 22, 1963. Ms. Renfro's oral history may be accessed here: Linda Renfro Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (jfk.org). - Stephen Fagin, Curator