Susan Carder Oral History

Object number2023.001.0011

Date02/07/2023

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Susan Carder

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 7 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Susan Carder. A student at South Oak Cliff High School, Carder turned seventeen the day after the Kennedy assassination. She recalls that her father would not allow her to miss school to see the presidential motorcade because he thought it might be dangerous. Interview conducted at Evergreen Retirement Community in Rowlett, Texas on February 7, 2023 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is seven minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Susan Carder was one of three people interviewed during an outreach visit to Evergreen retirement community in Rowlett, Texas in February 2023. Each year, oral history outreach is scheduled at Dallas-Fort Worth retirement homes, senior centers, rotary clubs, churches and other venues. For more information, contact oralhistory@jfk.org. - Stephen Fagin, Curator