History
Marna Brown – Secret Service Agent Clint Hill
Marna Brown’s brother was friends with the Secret Service Agent, Clint Hill, who jumped onto the back of President Kennedy’s limousine when he was shot. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Robert “Bob” Applebaum – Holocaust Losses
Bob Applebaum lost most of his relatives in the Holocaust CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Gerry Romanik – First TV
Gerry Romanik recalls the first television her family bought. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Wilson Canafax – First soldier in Buchenwald
Reverend Wilson Canafax was a chaplain with the US Army at the end of the war in Germany, and was the first US soldier to enter the Buchenwald Concentration Camp. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History.
Charlene Mallory Turner – Hangings in the 1930’s
Charlene describes what happened when she was forced to view hanging bodies in her town. Click HERE to watch Charlene’s Featured Short about what life was like when your mother owned a one woman school house in the 1930’s. Click HERE to watch Cherlene’s full Oral History
Bob Warren – Childhood Presidents
Bob Warren talks about the presidents during his childhood. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
George Paul Rollin – Meeting Martin Luther King Jr.
George Rollin met Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Al Golman – Lee Harvey Oswald’s Death
Al Golman was outside the Dallas Police Station and heard the shots when Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Phyllis Somer – Eyeglasses Assembly Line
Phyllis Somer’s father pioneered the assembly line production of prescription eyeglasses. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Irwin Grossman – After JFK’s Assassination
Irwin Grossman received the cold shoulder when he said he was from Dallas after the assassination of JFK. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Julius “Red” Coleman – Many Presidents
Julius “Red” Coleman talks about the many Presidents that he knew. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Marian Kestenberg – The Great Escape
Marian Kestenberg escaped from the concentration camps. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Larry Mallory – MLK
Larry Mallory was in Memphis when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Dean Willis – JFK
Dean Willis recalls the day President Kennedy was shot. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bob Warren – Farming for Food
Bob Warren talks about how his family got their food during the Great Depression. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Dr. Stanley Feld – JFK News
Dr. Stanley Feld was working with a 25 year old heart attack victim when he heard about President Kennedy being shot. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Mitchell Jones – Segregated Trolley
Mitchell Jones’s father operated a trolley during the time when there was segregation. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Rex Crowell – Banks of the Great Depression
Rex Crowell talks about what happened to the banks during the Great Depression and how they affected his father. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Peter Vogel – Judge Hughes
Peter Vogel’s mother was with Judge Hughes the morning before she would swear in Vice President Johnson after the assassination of President Kennedy. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Tom Watkins – Greatest Invention of His Time
Tom Watkins considers the self starter in an automobile to be the most remarkable invention of his lifetime. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Raymond Lambert – JFK and Dallas
Raymond Lambert talks about President Kennedy’s assassination and the effect it had on Dallas. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bill Ragan – Lunar Module
CLICK HERE to see the full oral history! Bill’s father worked on the lunar module that landed on the moon in 1969!
Byron Williams – Sharecropping and Integration
Byron Williams’ great grandparents were sharecroppers in East Texas; and his school was integrated in 1968. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Dr. Burt Einspruch – Medical Advancements
Dr. Burt Einspruch talks about the innovations he saw made in the medical industry. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History