Robert Seidel Oral History
Object number2018.001.0065
Date06/11/2018
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Robert Seidel
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 35 Minutes
Collections
- All Online Objects
- Oral History Collection
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Robert Seidel. Seidel was a sixth grader at Arthur Kramer Elementary in Dallas in 1963. He took a photograph of the Kennedy motorcade on Lemmon Avenue and then rushed with his mother to the Dallas Trade Mart to see the presidential party arrive for the luncheon. While waiting there, they learned of the assassination.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 11, 2018 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-five minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryThe Museum's Collection includes five photographs from various perspectives of the motorcade on Lemmon Avenue; these can be viewed in the Museum's online database here: Search "Lemmon Avenue" (Objects) – Search – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. The Collection also features several photographs taken by John Mazziotta, chief photographer at the Dallas Times Herald, that include the same Market Hall and "Welcome President and Mrs. Kennedy" sign seen in Robert Seidel's photograph. Mazziotta's photograph can be seen here: Image of Dallas police officers standing guard outside the Dallas Trade Mart – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. As of Fall 2025, this original Market Hall sign remains in place outside the Dallas Trade Mart. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger
