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Dr. Thomas McConnell Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Thomas McConnell. McConnell was the Medical Officer of the Day at the Pentagon on November 22, 1963, and was assigned duties that weekend at the White House, U.S. Capitol and Arlington National Cemetery. A Dallas native, he worked in the pathology department at Parkland Memorial Hospital before and after the Kennedy assassination and was present for Jack Ruby's autopsy. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum on April 6, 2012, by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and five minutes long.
Dr. Thomas McConnell Oral History
04/06/2012
Born digital (.m2ts file)
65 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2012.001.0031
In addition to this 2012 videotaped interview, Dr. McConnell was a featured speaker during the Museum's 2013 Living History public program series. His August 24, 2013 program at the Museum can be viewed in its entirety on The Sixth Floor Museum's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_yQKVzoLD8. This program was also recorded by C-SPAN3 and can be viewed in its entirety on the C-SPAN website: https://www.c-span.org/video/?314494-1/john-f-kennedys-medical-officer. Dr. McConnell wrote of his experiences in his autobiography, Dead Wrong: And Other Episodes From a Life in Medicine (2011). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
Dr. Thomas McConnell Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Thomas McConnell. McConnell was the Medical Officer of the Day at the Pentagon on November 22, 1963, and was assigned duties that weekend at the White House, U.S. Capitol and Arlington National Cemetery. A Dallas native, he worked in the pathology department at Parkland Memorial Hospital before and after the Kennedy assassination and was present for Jack Ruby's autopsy. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum on April 6, 2012, by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and five minutes long.
Dr. Thomas McConnell Oral History
04/06/2012
Oral histories
Doctors
Medical team
Funeral
Ruby, Jack
Arlington National Cemetery
Parkland Hospital
White House
Dallas
Washington, D.C.
Jack Ruby (OHC)
White House and State Officials (OHC)
Parkland Memorial Hospital (OHC)
Born digital (.m2ts file)
65 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2012.001.0031
In addition to this 2012 videotaped interview, Dr. McConnell was a featured speaker during the Museum's 2013 Living History public program series. His August 24, 2013 program at the Museum can be viewed in its entirety on The Sixth Floor Museum's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_yQKVzoLD8. This program was also recorded by C-SPAN3 and can be viewed in its entirety on the C-SPAN website: https://www.c-span.org/video/?314494-1/john-f-kennedys-medical-officer. Dr. McConnell wrote of his experiences in his autobiography, Dead Wrong: And Other Episodes From a Life in Medicine (2011). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
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