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Frances Simons Oral History

Object number2018.001.0122
Date10/26/2018
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Frances Simons
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 8 Minutes
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Frances Simons. A stenographer with the Dallas Police Department in 1963, Simons observed the Kennedy motorcade on Turtle Creek Boulevard. Interview conducted at the Rutherford Senior Center in Mesquite, Texas on October 26, 2018 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is eight minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
This interview was one of several recorded during an outreach visit to Rutherford Senior Center in Mesquite, Texas on October 26, 2018. The Museum continues to engage in community outreach each year at retirement homes, senior centers, churches and other venues. If you are interested in scheduling an oral history outreach visit, please contact oralhistory@jfk.org. - Stephen Fagin, Curator