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Harry Gibson Oral History

Object number2018.001.0055
Date05/30/2018
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Harry Gibson
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 33 Minutes
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Harry Gibson. A Dallas leader with the AFL-CIO for decades, Gibson worked on the local 1960 Kennedy campaign. On the day of the assassination, he attended the Dallas Trade Mart luncheon. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on May 30, 2018 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-three minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
AFL-CIO stands for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. It is the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of sixty national and international unions that represent - as of 2023 - more than 12 million active and retired workers. It was founded in 1955. - Stephen Fagin, Curator