Ray Addington Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Ray Addington. As a high school senior, Addington briefly shook hands with President Kennedy as his motorcade passed by on Turtle Creek Boulevard in Dallas. Addington later served in the Vietnam War.Interview conducted at Mr. Addington's home in Boerne, Texas, on April 12, 2015, by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-two minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Ray Addington Oral History

Date:

04/12/2015

Terms:

Oral histories

Motorcade

Student

Youth

Turtle Creek Boulevard

Vietnam

Dallas

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

Vietnam (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 42 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2015.001.0058

Curatorial Note:

Although several people recall the rare opportunity to shake hands with President Kennedy in the Dallas motorcade, many of those individuals were standing along Lemmon Avenue near Dallas Love Field. Ray Addington's position further along the route on Turtle Creek Boulevard makes him one of the very last individuals to shake hands with President Kennedy prior to the assassination. - Stephen Fagin, Curator