Marjorie Stipes Oral History

Object number2019.001.0114

Date09/24/2019

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Marjorie Stipes

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

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Marjorie Stipes. While visiting San Antonio for a PTA state convention, Stipes observed the Kennedy motorcade on November 21, 1963. Her late husband, an American Airlines employee, saw the Kennedys the following day at Dallas Love Field. Interview conducted at the Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas on September 24, 2019 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is eight minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

In addition to Ms. Stipes, the Museum recorded oral histories with three others who attended the same PTA state convention and observed the Kennedy motorcade in San Antonio: Clara Hoffman, Ina B. King and Betty Jo Standridge. - Stephen Fagin, Curator