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Jim Warlick Oral History

Object number2018.001.0066
Date06/13/2018
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Jim Warlick
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 45 Minutes
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Jim Warlick. A producer of presidential campaign buttons and posters for more than three decades, Warlick is the owner of White House Gifts, a souvenir store located within one hundred feet of the White House in Washington, D.C. Warlick, a longtime collector of Kennedy and presidential memorabilia, maintains several touring historical exhibitions across the United States. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 13, 2018 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-five minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
Located at 701 15th Street Northwest, Jim Warlick's White House Gifts is the closest souvenir store to the White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest. Situated across 15th Street from the U.S. Treasury Building, White House Gifts is approximately a four-minute walk from the front of the White House, according to Google Maps. A 2019 video interview with Jim Warlick by Voice of America may be found here on the VOA website: It’s All About Presidential Memorabilia (voanews.com). - Stephen Fagin, Curator