Betty Barton Oral History

Object number2016.001.0105

Date10/05/2016

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Betty Barton

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 67 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Betty Barton. As a member of the Kilgore College Rangerettes drill team, Barton marched in 1960 campaign parades in Dallas for both John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. She was attending the University of Texas at Austin at the time of the assassination in 1963. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 5, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and six minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

A color photograph of the Kilgore College Rangerettes marching in the campaign parade for Senator John F. Kennedy in Dallas on September 13, 1960 may be seen here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/33179. The photo was taken by Dallas resident Anita Hansen on Akard Street.

The Kilgore College Rangerettes formed in 1940 and, more than eighty years later, remain one of the best known collegiate drill teams in the United States. More information may be found on the organization's official website: Kilgore College Rangerettes |. - Stephen Fagin, Curator