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Barry Gallagher Oral History
Barry Gallagher Oral History

Barry Gallagher Oral History

Object number2019.001.0054
Date05/16/2019
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Oral history interviewer
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.wav file)
DimensionsDuration: 38 Minutes
Collections
  • All Online Objects
  • Oral History Collection
DescriptionAudio oral history interview with Barry Gallagher. A fourth grader in Pennsylvania in 1963, Gallagher was inspired in part by the Kennedy assassination to become a high school history teacher. During his thirty-six years in education, he shared with students his firsthand memories of the assassination every November. Interview conducted by telephone on May 16, 2019 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-eight minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
Barry L. Gallagher visited The Sixth Floor Museum in spring 2019 and volunteered for the Oral History Project. Following this interview in May 2019, he recommended the project to a fellow history teacher in his school district, Gerald Kim Gallagher, who subsequently recorded his own oral history in July 2019. This is a great example of how volunteers and referrals help keep this Oral History Project ongoing year after year and preserve powerful firsthand memories of the 1960s. If you or someone you know has a story to add to this tapestry of living memory, please contact the Museum at oralhistory@jfk.org. - Stephen Fagin, Curator