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Bill and Gayle Newman Living History Program

Videotaped Living History program with Bill and Gayle Newman. The closest civilian eyewitnesses to President Kennedy at the time of the fatal shot, the Newmans were on the north side of Elm Street in Dealey Plaza and shielded their small children after the shots were fired. They were then interviewed on live television approximately fifteen minutes after the assassination.Program conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on November 11, 2009 by Associate Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-two minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Bill and Gayle Newman Living History Program

Date:

11/11/2009

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

42 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2009.001.0083

Curatorial Note:

In addition to two videotaped oral histories, recorded in 1993 and 2003, the Newmans have graciously participated in a series of Museum programs and special events from 2004 to the present day. Every appearance has been videotaped as part of the Museum's Oral History Project. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator

Bill and Gayle Newman Living History Program

Videotaped Living History program with Bill and Gayle Newman. The closest civilian eyewitnesses to President Kennedy at the time of the fatal shot, the Newmans were on the north side of Elm Street in Dealey Plaza and shielded their small children after the shots were fired. They were then interviewed on live television approximately fifteen minutes after the assassination.Program conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on November 11, 2009 by Associate Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-two minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Bill and Gayle Newman Living History Program

Date:

11/11/2009

Terms:

Eyewitnesses

Dealey Plaza

Oral histories

Newman, Bill

Newman, Gayle

Dallas

Dealey Plaza Eyewitnesses (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

42 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2009.001.0083

Curatorial Note:

In addition to two videotaped oral histories, recorded in 1993 and 2003, the Newmans have graciously participated in a series of Museum programs and special events from 2004 to the present day. Every appearance has been videotaped as part of the Museum's Oral History Project. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator