/internal/media/dispatcher/76989/fullDr. Julie Leininger Pycior Oral History06/01/2021Duration: 71 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2021.001.00390Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Julie Leininger Pycior. Professor emeritus of history at Manhattan College, Pycior is author of the award-winning book, LBJ and Mexican Americans (1997). She was attending Catholic school in Michigan at the time of the assassination.
Interview conducted over Zoom on June 1, 2021 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and eleven minutes long.
Technical note: This interview consists of a Zoom audio-video file, an isolated Zoom combined audio track, and HD video reference of Stephen Fagin in 501 Elm board room.
The video attached to this record is an excerpt. The entire interview is available in our Reading Room to on-site researchers or by submitting a Rights & Reproductions Request Form.Oral Histories729470E-100E-1071015Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Julie Leininger Pycior. Professor emeritus of history at Manhattan College, Pycior is author of the award-winning book, "LBJ and Mexican Americans" (1997). She was attending Catholic school in Michigan at the time of the Kennedy assassination.
Interview conducted over Zoom on June 1, 2021 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and eleven minutes long.Oral historiesAuthorStudent1960 presidential electionPresidential campaignCivil rights1960sMexicoRace relationsSegregationIntegrationRacismLiteratureCatholicismCuban Missile CrisisCold WarTelevisionEducationSocial and political climateDemocratsLabor organizationsForeign policyLegislationPoor People's CampaignEconomy1968 presidential electionJohnson, Lyndon B.Gonzalez, Henry B.Chavez, CesarKennedy, Robert F.John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & MuseumWhite HouseViva KennedyNew YorkMexicoMichiganDallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)1960 Campaign (OHC)Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)Childhood Recollections (OHC)Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Chicano History and Culture (OHC)In 2024, Dr. Julie Leininger Pycoir participated in a program with the International Thomas Merton Society about her book, Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, and the Greatest Commandment (2020). She discusses in depth the contents and research process of her book and how it fits into modern topics and crises. The interview may be viewed on YouTube here: Julie Leininger Pycior. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger As discussed in this interview, Kennedy Corridos are a genre of Mexican-American folk ballads (corridos) created in response to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The Kennedy Corridos: A Study of the Ballads of a Mexican American Hero (1978), by Dan Williams Dickey, analyzes these musical tributes and their impact on Mexican-American culture. The rare title can be found in the Museum's Library here: Bibliovation | Details for The Kennedy corridos. - Riley Harris, Collections CatalogerDr. Julie Leininger Pycior is the author of multiple books, including Democratic Renewal and the Mutual Aid Legacy of U.S. Mexicans (2014) and Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, and the Greatest Commandment (2020). Her award-winning LBJ & Mexican Americans was published by the University of Texas Press in 1997. That book examined the complicated and occasionally contradictory relationship between Lyndon Johnson and Mexican Americans from his early days, teaching at a segregated school in Cotulla, Texas, to his Great Society programs as president of the United States. As of 2026, the book remains in print in paperback and as an e-publication: LBJ and Mexican Americans. - Stephen Fagin, Curator The Museum's Oral History Collection includes several interviews that discuss Chicano History and Culture. These interviews highlight the Mexican-American experience, in places such as Texas, Mexico, and Cuba; outlining hardships, activism, and community. These interviews may be viewed on the Museum's online database here: Thesaurus – Vocabularies – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger