Andy Krieger Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Andy Krieger. As a student at Stanford University, Krieger was inspired by a speech given by Sargent Shriver to join the Peace Corps. He served in Ethiopia from 1966 to 1968 and vividly recalls the local reaction to the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Interview conducted via Zoom on January 27, 2021 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and thirteen minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Andy Krieger Oral History

Date:

01/27/2021

Terms:

Oral histories

Student

Speeches

World response

Assassination

Volunteers

1968 presidential election

Shriver, R. Sargent

Kennedy, Robert F.

Peace Corps

Peace Corps Volunteer

Stanford

Ethiopia

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Peace Corps (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 73 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2021.001.0005

Curatorial Note:

The last twelve minutes of this recording features a narrated slideshow of images from Andy Krieger's service in the Peace Corps. Following this oral history, Mr. Krieger kindly recommended that I interview Lee Desta, another Returned Peace Corps Volunteer from Ethiopia (1966-68). Her 2022 oral history may be found here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/73166. - Stephen Fagin, Curator