US History

A discussion of the Kennedy assassination and politics at the time

Kennedy administration

I interviewed my grandmother about the Kennedy administration and the way it influenced her life. We spoke about all the ways he changed the nation.

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

In this interview, my grandmother and I discussed her family tree, it’s history, and her personal experiences along with her best memories.

Daily life in the 1950s

In this interview on December 1, 2018 in Plano Texas Kylie Lodes interviews her grandma Patricia Fuller about her life growing up. She talks about where she was born and what her school life was like as a child and...

On Kennedy: “It was an extremely hopeful period. He was able to exhilarate his audience and expand their horizons and give them hope…”

As an assignment for my English 102 class, I had to interview someone about a personal experience they had with an American icon. I interviewed my Aunt, Mary Cotomatas, about her memories of seeing John F. Kennedy twice in Jersey...

What was your experience in the 60s?

I interviewed Jan Ellis. She is 75 and I know her because she is one of the local coordinators of my American exchange student organization CIEE (Council of International Educational Exchange). We talked about her social and political experiences she...

Hillary Cummings + Melissa Tabler-Stone

Friends Hillary Cummings (Col '78) and Melinda Tabler-Stone (Col '78) sit down for a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. The two remember their time at UVA as Zeta sorority sisters and share their career journeys, liberal outlooks, and...

Kennedy and the 1960s

My grandmother talks about her memory of the decade.

Ed Dunn – a former Marine in the late 1950’s.

A brief interview with Ed Dunn, a Marine in the late 1950’s. Within our conversation, we discussed where he was stationed, life for him as a Marine, segregation, and how the Marines shaped him as a person and how he...

Thanksgiving Day chat 2018 with Helen Kuncio Bauman, 89 years young.

Helen Bauman, born of Ukrainian immigrants in 1929 recounts life as a child of the Depression while growing up on a farm in Macungie, PA. She also remembers key moments in history such as her feelings during WWII and the...

1960s (JFK)

Interview about the 1960s, primarily the role of John F Kennedy

lhp 4/24/22

My Grandma and I talked about the events and occurrences of the 1960s and the way that they effected the current and former political scenes.

Marilyn Aldana speaks about her experiences on loving life while not being dealt the best hand.

Participants are Christopher Aldana, fifteen years old, and his great grandmother, Marilyn Aldana who is seventy-eight years old. Topics spoken about were elections, family, and death.

The Space Shuttle Challanger of 1986

In this interview my grandmother recalls the tragic event of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986.

United States History- Colleen Garden

Interview with grandparents about Vietnam War and Kennedy

Kennedy Assassination

My Grandma is 76 years old and she was 17 at the time of the Kennedy assassination.

Brenda Stovall 11/27/18

Me interviewing my grandma about her past growing up in Georgia in the 50’s and 60’s