/internal/media/dispatcher/76823/fullDr. Michael Beaudoin Oral History03/08/2024Duration: 57 MinutesBorn digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file), Born digital (.m4a file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2024.001.00180Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Michael Beaudoin. Beaudoin served in the Peace Corps in the Philippines from 1963 to 1964 and later worked as a Peace Corps liaison officer and recruiter in Washington, D.C. from 1966 to 1971. Throughout that period, Beaudoin was active in civil rights and anti-war efforts as well as the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign.
Interview conducted via Zoom on March 8, 2024 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-seven minutes long.
Technical note: This interview consists of a Zoom audio-video file (.MP4), a Zoom gallery view file (.MP4), a Zoom subtitles file (.VTT), and an isolated Zoom audio track (.MP4A).Oral Histories729620E-100E-1074320Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Michael Beaudoin. Beaudoin served in the Peace Corps in the Philippines from 1963 to 1964 and later worked as a Peace Corps liaison officer and recruiter in Washington, D.C. from 1966 to 1971. Throughout that period, Beaudoin was active in civil rights and anti-war efforts as well as the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign.
Interview conducted via Zoom on March 8, 2024 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-seven minutes long.Oral historiesEducationCivil rightsLegacy1960s1960 presidential electionPresidential campaignSocial and political climatePoor People's CampaignVietnamMemorialsVolunteersRace relationsSegregationRacismWorld responsePeace CorpsPhilippinesMaineWashington, D.C.Peace Corps (OHC)Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Vietnam (OHC)The 1968 Poor People's Campaign was an effort to enact economic justice for low-income individuals in the United States. The Museum's Oral History Collection includes more than a dozen interviews with individuals directly involved in this social movement. A compilation of these recordings may be found on the Museum's YouTube channel here: Voices from the 1968 Poor People's Campaign. Full interviews and artifacts related to the 1968 Poor People's Campaign may be accessed in the Museum's online collections database: Poor People's Campaign – Collections – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Riley Harris, Collections CatalogerThe Museum's Oral History Collection includes several interviews and public programs with Peace Corps volunteers highlighting the organization's history and individual's personal experiences. A selection of these interviews and recordings may be found in the Museum's online database here: Thesaurus – Vocabularies – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger While the assassination of President Kennedy had a profound impact on the United States, it was also significant on a global scale. The Museum's Collection includes oral histories with individuals who share their memories of the assassination from outside of the United States, including countries in Asia, Africa, and South America. The Collection includes numerous international newspapers and magazines. A selection of these objects may be found in the Museum's online collections database: Search "world response" (Objects) – Search – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger