Alex Preston Oral History

Object number2023.001.0062

Date09/26/2023

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Alex Preston

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

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

DimensionsDuration: 65 Minutes

Collections

Civil Rights Movement
All Online Objects
Oral History Collection

DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Alex Preston. A Dallas high school student, Preston and her brother observed the Kennedy motorcade on Main Street. Her late mother, Mary Faye Jones, was among the few African Americans invited to the Dallas Trade Mart luncheon on November 22, 1963. Interview conducted via Zoom on September 26, 2023 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and five minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Following this 2023 Zoom recording, the Museum recorded an onsite video interview with Alex Preston during a visit to Dallas in October 2024. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

Curatorial Commentary

The Museum's Oral History Collection includes several interviews from individuals who also watched the Kennedy motorcade on Main Street. A selection of these recordings may be viewed on the Museum's online database here: Search "main street" (Objects) – Search – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

A selection of films and photographs of the motorcade from Main Street may be viewed here: Search "main street" (Objects) – Search – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.

An interactive map of the Presidential motorcade route through Dallas on November 22, 1963, can be viewed on the Museum's website here: Interactive Motorcade Map | The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey PlazaThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger