Dr. Ignacio M. Garcia Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Ignacio M. Garcia. A native of Mexico who grew up in San Antonio, Garcia was a U.S. Army combat medic and served in the Vietnam War. As a professor of history at Brigham Young University, he has written several books on Mexican American politics and history, including Viva Kennedy: Mexican Americans in Search of Camelot (2000). Interview conducted via Zoom on June 9, 2021 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and twenty-four minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Dr. Ignacio M. Garcia Oral History

Date:

06/09/2021

Terms:

Civil rights

Oral histories

Presidential campaign

1960s

1960 presidential election

Author

Vietnam

Doctors

Mexico

U.S. Army

San Antonio

Salt Lake City

1960 Campaign (OHC)

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Vietnam (OHC)

Chicano History and Culture (OHC)

Viva Kennedy

Medium:

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

Dimensions:

Duration: 84 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2021.001.0043

Curatorial Note:

Two 1960 campaign buttons in the Museum's collection associated with Viva Kennedy Clubs may be seen here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/35152 and https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/35797. In addition to Dr. Garcia, the Museum also recorded a 2021 oral history with Dr. Jorge Leal at the University of California, Riverside, about his 2011 master's thesis on Viva Kennedy Clubs in southern California. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator