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Anne Shields Oral History

Object number2018.001.0017
Date02/13/2018
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Anne Shields
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.wav file)
Dimensions30 Minutes
DescriptionAudio oral history interview with Anne Shields. An employee of the National Security Agency in 1963, Shields observed President Kennedy’s funeral procession in Washington, D.C. She later worked in the office of Senator Robert Kennedy and volunteered during his 1968 presidential campaign. Interview conducted on February 13, 2018, by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 30 minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
Anne Shield's sister, Martha Grossman, also recorded an interview for the Museum's ongoing Oral History Project in 2018. Inspired by President Kennedy, Grossman and her husband joined the Peace Corps shortly after the assassination. After training, they served in Colombia in South America from 1964 to 1966. - Stephen Fagin, Curator