Kaye Buck McDermott Oral History

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Kaye Buck McDermott Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Kaye Buck McDermott. McDermott was the daughter and personal assistant of the late Fort Worth community leader Raymond Buck, who was president of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce in 1963. Raymond Buck was involved in planning President Kennedy's visit to Fort Worth and, as host of the breakfast at the Hotel Texas, famously presented the president with a cowboy hat and boots on the morning of November 22, 1963. Interview conducted at the home of Sterling Steves in Fort Worth on March 25, 2011 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-five minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Kaye Buck McDermott Oral History

Date:

03/25/2011

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 25 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2011.001.0027

Curatorial Note:

Kaye Buck McDermott passed away on May 6, 2021. Her father, Raymond Elliott Buck Sr., passed away on March 27, 1971 at the age of 76. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

Kaye Buck McDermott Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Kaye Buck McDermott. McDermott was the daughter and personal assistant of the late Fort Worth community leader Raymond Buck, who was president of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce in 1963. Raymond Buck was involved in planning President Kennedy's visit to Fort Worth and, as host of the breakfast at the Hotel Texas, famously presented the president with a cowboy hat and boots on the morning of November 22, 1963. Interview conducted at the home of Sterling Steves in Fort Worth on March 25, 2011 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-five minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Kaye Buck McDermott Oral History

Date:

03/25/2011

Terms:

Oral histories

Fort Worth breakfast

Fort Worth

Trip to Texas

Buck, Raymond

McDermott, Kaye Buck

Hotel Texas

Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce

Fort Worth (OHC)

Community Leaders (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 25 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2011.001.0027

Curatorial Note:

Kaye Buck McDermott passed away on May 6, 2021. Her father, Raymond Elliott Buck Sr., passed away on March 27, 1971 at the age of 76. - Stephen Fagin, Curator