Robert Wening Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Robert Wening. A fourth grader at the time of the assassination in 1963, Wening became an admirer of President Kennedy as an adult. In later years, he became a researcher, collector and member of the international organization Kennedy Political Items Collectors (KPIC).Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 19, 2004 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-one minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Robert Wening Oral History

Date:

04/19/2004

Terms:

Collectibles

Researchers

Elections

1960 presidential election

Campaign

Kennedy campaign

Student

Voting

Pop Culture

Memorabilia

Mementos

Oral histories

Kennedy, John F.

Wening, Robert

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Popular Culture (OHC)

Kennedy Collectors (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 51 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2004.001.0022

Curatorial Note:

This on-the-spot oral history was recorded at the Museum while Mr. Wening was visiting from Missouri. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

Kennedy Political Items Collectors (KPIC) is a specialty chapter of the non-profit American Political Items Collectors (APIC) organization. APIC was founded in 1945 and, as of 2024, has more than 2,000 members. Founded more than fifty years ago, KPIC is one of ten specialty chapters. KPIC's longtime director and newsletter editor, Harvey Goldberg, recorded an oral history in 2017. More information about KPIC may be found here: The Kennedy Political Items Collectors (KPIC) Chapter (apic.us). - Stephen Fagin, Curator