Susanne Westphal Oral History
Object number2016.001.0119
Date11/16/2016
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Susanne Westphal
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 28 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Susanne Westphal. Westphal's late father operated a first-floor showroom at the Dallas Trade Mart. As a result, she was able to observe the presidential luncheon on November 22, 1963.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on November 16, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-eight minutes long.
Curatorial CommentarySusanne Westphal was one of several children of vendors allowed to observe the presidential luncheon at the Dallas Trade Mart on November 22, 1963. Other children at the Trade Mart who recorded oral histories with the Museum over the year include Charles Cravotta (Charles Cravotta Oral History – Search cravotta (Objects) – Search – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza) and Sharon Weber (Sharon Weber Oral History – Search weber (Objects) – Search – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza). - Stephen Fagin, Curator
