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Dan Weiser Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Dan Weiser. A longtime statistician and political analyst, Weiser served as president of the Dallas County Young Democrats in 1962-63. In 1960, he volunteered locally for the Kennedy campaign, and a month before the assassination, he attended the Adlai Stevenson event in Dallas on U.N. Day. In the early 1970s, Weiser drafted new congressional district maps for Dallas, later approved by the U.S. Supreme Court, and advocated single-member voting districts for the state, which allowed for more minority representation. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 24, 2006 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and fifty minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Dan Weiser Oral History

Date:

04/24/2006

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 110 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2006.001.0021

Curatorial Note:

Upon Dr. Weiser's passing on June 20, 2015 at the age of 81, The Dallas Morning News described him as "arguably the most powerful Dallas political figure who never sought elected office." Interestingly, all of his significant calculations were done manually. His family went back and checked his work via calculator. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

Dan Weiser Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Dan Weiser. A longtime statistician and political analyst, Weiser served as president of the Dallas County Young Democrats in 1962-63. In 1960, he volunteered locally for the Kennedy campaign, and a month before the assassination, he attended the Adlai Stevenson event in Dallas on U.N. Day. In the early 1970s, Weiser drafted new congressional district maps for Dallas, later approved by the U.S. Supreme Court, and advocated single-member voting districts for the state, which allowed for more minority representation. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 24, 2006 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and fifty minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Dan Weiser Oral History

Date:

04/24/2006

Terms:

Presidential campaign

1960 presidential election

Voting

Oral histories

Stevenson, Adlai

Weiser, Dan

Dallas

Community Leaders (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

1960 Campaign (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 110 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2006.001.0021

Curatorial Note:

Upon Dr. Weiser's passing on June 20, 2015 at the age of 81, The Dallas Morning News described him as "arguably the most powerful Dallas political figure who never sought elected office." Interestingly, all of his significant calculations were done manually. His family went back and checked his work via calculator. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator