Dr. Dennis Zembala Oral History
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Dr. Dennis Zembala Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Gary Zembala. A University of Michigan student in 1960, Zembala saw Senator John F. Kennedy give a significant October 14th speech which laid the groundwork for the Peace Corps. Zembala later served in the Peace Corps in Bolivia from 1966 to 1969. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 27, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-four minutes long.
Dr. Dennis Zembala Oral History
02/27/2013
Born digital (.m2ts file)
Duration: 34 minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2013.001.0020
Dr. Dennis Zembala turned twenty-one years old on the day after the Kennedy assassination. Following his Peace Corps service from 1966 to 1969, he became a historian and museum director. He worked as a historian with the National Park Service in Washington state from 1973 to 1976 and then served as historian (1978-81) and executive director (1981-2000) of the Baltimore Museum of Industry. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
Dr. Dennis Zembala Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Gary Zembala. A University of Michigan student in 1960, Zembala saw Senator John F. Kennedy give a significant October 14th speech which laid the groundwork for the Peace Corps. Zembala later served in the Peace Corps in Bolivia from 1966 to 1969. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 27, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-four minutes long.
Dr. Dennis Zembala Oral History
02/27/2013
South America
Oral histories
Student
Speeches
Volunteers
Shriver, R. Sargent
Peace Corps
Peace Corps Volunteer
Dallas
1960 Campaign (OHC)
Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)
Peace Corps (OHC)
Born digital (.m2ts file)
Duration: 34 minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2013.001.0020
Dr. Dennis Zembala turned twenty-one years old on the day after the Kennedy assassination. Following his Peace Corps service from 1966 to 1969, he became a historian and museum director. He worked as a historian with the National Park Service in Washington state from 1973 to 1976 and then served as historian (1978-81) and executive director (1981-2000) of the Baltimore Museum of Industry. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
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