Catherine Demonet Oral History

Object number2017.001.0009

Date01/24/2017

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Catherine Demonet

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 4 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Catherine Demonet. Born in 1962, Demonet’s earliest childhood memory is seeing her mother cry on November 22, 1963. Interview conducted recorded at the Jewish Community Center in Dallas on January 24, 2017 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is four minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Born on May 24, 1962, Catherine Demonet was only 17 months and 4 weeks old at the time of the Kennedy assassination on November 22, 1963. She is among the youngest individuals interviewed as part of the Oral History Project with early childhood snapshot memories of that day and weekend. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

Curatorial Commentary

Catherine Demonet was one of four people interviewed during an oral history outreach visit to the Jewish Community Center in Dallas on January 24, 2017. - Stephen Fagin, Curator