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Halsey Beemer Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Halsey Beemer. Beemer met and married his wife, Jane, while serving in the Peace Corps in the Philippines from 1962 to 1965. Upon his return to the United States, he became a Peace Corps college recruiter and trainer. Beemer later took part in anti-Vietnam War activism while attending graduate school in California.Interview conducted via Zoom on May 4, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and sixteen minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Halsey Beemer Oral History

Date:

05/04/2022

Medium:

Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 76 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2022.001.0032

Curatorial Note:

Over the course of six years, Halsey Beemer and his siblings, Christopher and Teresa Beemer, compiled a remarkable family history, which was self-published as a 626-page illustrated hardcover book, Beemer Memories and Family Stories, in 2018. The book, which is currently available on Amazon, includes a chapter about Beemer's service in the Peace Corps. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

In this oral history, Mr. Beemer discusses a November 25, 1963 telegram that he received from the Peace Corps regarding the assassination. Shortly after this recording, Mr. Beemer kindly donated the original telegram to the Museum (2022.014.0001). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

Halsey Beemer Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Halsey Beemer. Beemer met and married his wife, Jane, while serving in the Peace Corps in the Philippines from 1962 to 1965. Upon his return to the United States, he became a Peace Corps college recruiter and trainer. Beemer later took part in anti-Vietnam War activism while attending graduate school in California.Interview conducted via Zoom on May 4, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and sixteen minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Halsey Beemer Oral History

Date:

05/04/2022

Terms:

Interviews

Civil rights

Oral histories

Vietnam

Protests

Student

Peace Corps

California

Phillipines

Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Vietnam (OHC)

Peace Corps (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 76 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2022.001.0032

Curatorial Note:

Over the course of six years, Halsey Beemer and his siblings, Christopher and Teresa Beemer, compiled a remarkable family history, which was self-published as a 626-page illustrated hardcover book, Beemer Memories and Family Stories, in 2018. The book, which is currently available on Amazon, includes a chapter about Beemer's service in the Peace Corps. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

In this oral history, Mr. Beemer discusses a November 25, 1963 telegram that he received from the Peace Corps regarding the assassination. Shortly after this recording, Mr. Beemer kindly donated the original telegram to the Museum (2022.014.0001). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator