Vincent Donnally Oral History
Object number2017.001.0090
Date10/11/2017
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Vincent Donnally
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 23 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Vincent Donnally. An altar boy at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Donnally served as an acolyte during the funeral Mass for President Kennedy on Monday, November 25, 1963. Donnally’s late father, Dr. Reaumur Donnally, attended Harvard with John F. Kennedy and was his personal physician for several years.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 11, 2017 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-three minutes long.
The video attached to this record is an excerpt. The entire interview is available in our Reading Room to on-site researchers or by submitting a Rights & Reproductions Request Form.
Curatorial CommentaryPart of this recording was incorporated into the video content of the Museum's temporary exhibit, "Mourning a President," about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy. The exhibit was open on the Museum's seventh floor from November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. After the exhibit closed, the video associated with it was added to the Museum's YouTube channel: Mourning a President | Exhibit Video - YouTube. -- Stephanie Allen-Givens, Collections and Exhibits Manager
Shortly before participating in this videotaped oral history on October 11, 2017, Mr. Donnally recorded a telephone interview with The Sixth Floor Museum on September 26, 2017. Donnally's twin brother, Reaumur Donnally, was also an altar boy at St. Matthew's Cathedral during the Kennedy funeral. Reaumur Donnally recorded his own telephone oral history on the same day as his brother, September 26, 2017. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
