Lonny Smith Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Lonny Smith. A Kennedy volunteer during the 1960 presidential campaign, Smith was working for a conservative businessman in Dallas at the time of the assassination. In January 1964, he visited and photographed the president’s gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on July 7, 2003 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-five minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Lonny Smith Oral History

Date:

07/07/2003

Terms:

Dallas

Oral histories

Kennedy campaign

Photographer

Conservatives

1960 presidential election

Elections

Campaign

Presidential campaign

Kennedy supporter

Smith, Lonny

Kennedy, John F.

Arlington National Cemetery

Washington, D.C.

1960 Campaign (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Kennedy Funeral (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 25 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2003.001.0020

Curatorial Note:

Lonny Smith passed away on August 5, 2018. In 2003-2004, he donated to the Museum several magazines as well as nineteen photographs, including images he took of President Kennedy's gravesite in January 1964. One of his photos may be found here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/25206. - Stephen Fagin, Curator