Raymond Sinibaldi Oral History

Object number2018.001.0076

Date07/11/2018

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Raymond Sinibaldi

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 66 Minutes

Terms

DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Raymond Sinibaldi. Sinibaldi’s late grandfather, William Kelly, became friends with John F. Kennedy in 1935 and worked on his 1946 congressional and 1952 senatorial campaigns. A onetime history teacher and docent at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Raymond Sinibaldi is author of several pictorial books, including "John F. Kennedy in New England" (2017). Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on July 11, 2018 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and six minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

As of 2024, Raymond Sinibaldi has published thirteen books, including a number of volumes about the history of baseball. To date, he has produced four pictorial books on the Kennedys: John F. Kennedy in New England (2017), JFK From Florida to the Moon (2019), Jackie's Newport: America's First Lady and the City by the Sea (2019) and John F. Kennedy at Rest in Arlington (2020). He maintains an active blog on the history of Fenway Park and the Boston Red Sox. - Stephen Fagin, Curator