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Interview of John Daskos, former room attendant
Title
Interview of John Daskos, former room attendant
Subject
John F. Kennedy
President Eisenhower
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Description
A brief oral history interview of John Daskos describing the scene at the hotel on the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, 11/22/63. President Eisenhower was living at our hotel at the time and was escorted out of the building for safety concerns.
Creator
John Daskos
Source
SoundCloud
Date
11/22/1963
Date Created
11/2013
Interviewer
John Daskos
Location
Unknown
Duration
:29
Collection
Citation
John Daskos, “Interview of John Daskos, former room attendant,” Host to the World, accessed April 29, 2024, https://waldorfnewyorkcity.com/archive/items/show/888.