Ray Addington Oral History
Object number2015.001.0058
Date04/12/2015
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Ray Addington
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 42 Minutes
Collections
- Dallas Motorcade
- All Online Objects
- Oral History Collection
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Ray Addington. As a high school senior, Addington briefly shook hands with President Kennedy as his motorcade passed by on Turtle Creek Boulevard in Dallas. Addington later served in the Vietnam War.
Interview conducted at Mr. Addington's home in Boerne, Texas, on April 12, 2015, by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-two minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryAlthough several people recall the rare opportunity to shake hands with President Kennedy in the Dallas motorcade, many of those individuals were standing along Lemmon Avenue near Dallas Love Field. Ray Addington's position further along the route on Turtle Creek Boulevard makes him one of the very last individuals to shake hands with President Kennedy prior to the assassination. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
Ray Addington passed away on December 27, 2015. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger
