Evadeane Peters Oral History
Object number2005.001.0010
Date04/12/2005
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Evadeane Peters
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
DimensionsDuration: 30 Minutes
Terms
Collections
- All Online Objects
- Oral History Collection
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Evadeane Peters. During the 1950s, Peters was chairman of the Republican Party of Rockwall County in Texas. Although not a supporter, she went to Dallas Love Field and shook hands with President and Mrs. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Her political views later changed during the Civil Rights Movement.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 12, 2005 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryNearly ten years after this 2005 interview, Ms. Peters returned to the Museum for a follow-up interview on January 7, 2015. That recording may be viewed here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/43736. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
