Lee Desta Oral History

Object number2022.001.0035

Date05/13/2022

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Lee Desta

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumBorn digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)

DimensionsDuration: 78 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Lee Desta. Partly inspired by President Kennedy, Desta served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia from 1966 to 1968. That experience had a profound impact on her life. Interview conducted via Zoom on May 13, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and seventeen minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Another Peace Corps volunteer assigned to Lee Desta's 1966-1968 Ethiopia group was Andy Krieger, who recorded an oral history with the Museum on January 27, 2021. - Stephen Fagin, Curator