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Greg McCone and John Carpenter Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Greg McCone and John Carpenter. McCone, a student at Jesuit High School in Dallas, and Carpenter, a student at nearby Thomas Jefferson High School, witnessed the arrival of President and Mrs. Kennedy at Dallas Love Field on November 22, 1963. After hearing news of the assassination, the friends drove to Parkland Memorial Hospital. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 1, 2012 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-six minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Greg McCone and John Carpenter Oral History

Date:

06/01/2012

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 46 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2012.001.0052

Curatorial Note:

In 2019, Greg McCone recorded an oral history about his career in the restaurant and nightclub business as part of the non-profit Memories of Dallas project. His interview may be found here: A STARCK REALITY, THE GREG McCONE STORY – Memories of Dallas by Memories Inc. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

In addition to Mr. Carpenter, the Museum has recorded a number of oral histories with 1960s students at Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas. Other Jefferson alumni in the Oral History Collection include Alan Abrams, Judy Bergstrom, Betty Duke-Ruhd, Janet Fordham, Richard Gump, Betty Jarrell, Don McDonald, Jerry Patton, David Ritz, Carolyn Roderick, George Sickler, Jan Sittel, William Ward Warren and 1960s schoolteacher Katherine Clayton. A 2019 educational program featuring Jefferson High School classmates Jan Sittel and Betty Duke-Ruhd may be viewed on the Museum's YouTube channel: Living History with Jan Sittel and Dr. Betty Duke-Ruhd - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

Greg McCone and John Carpenter Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Greg McCone and John Carpenter. McCone, a student at Jesuit High School in Dallas, and Carpenter, a student at nearby Thomas Jefferson High School, witnessed the arrival of President and Mrs. Kennedy at Dallas Love Field on November 22, 1963. After hearing news of the assassination, the friends drove to Parkland Memorial Hospital. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 1, 2012 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-six minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Greg McCone and John Carpenter Oral History

Date:

06/01/2012

Terms:

Oral histories

Student

Love Field

Parkland Hospital

Dallas

Love Field Airport (OHC)

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Parkland Memorial Hospital (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 46 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2012.001.0052

Curatorial Note:

In 2019, Greg McCone recorded an oral history about his career in the restaurant and nightclub business as part of the non-profit Memories of Dallas project. His interview may be found here: A STARCK REALITY, THE GREG McCONE STORY – Memories of Dallas by Memories Inc. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

In addition to Mr. Carpenter, the Museum has recorded a number of oral histories with 1960s students at Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas. Other Jefferson alumni in the Oral History Collection include Alan Abrams, Judy Bergstrom, Betty Duke-Ruhd, Janet Fordham, Richard Gump, Betty Jarrell, Don McDonald, Jerry Patton, David Ritz, Carolyn Roderick, George Sickler, Jan Sittel, William Ward Warren and 1960s schoolteacher Katherine Clayton. A 2019 educational program featuring Jefferson High School classmates Jan Sittel and Betty Duke-Ruhd may be viewed on the Museum's YouTube channel: Living History with Jan Sittel and Dr. Betty Duke-Ruhd - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator