Ralph Allen and Paul Boone Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Ralph Allen and Paul Boone. Allen and Boone were state troopers with the Texas Highway Patrol in 1963. After the assassination, both were assigned guard duty for Governor John Connally during his recovery at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 14, 2010 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-seven minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Ralph Allen and Paul Boone Oral History

Date:

04/14/2010

Terms:

Oral histories

Allen, Ralph

Connally, John

White House and State Officials (OHC)

Boone, Paul

Parkland Hospital

Texas State Troopers

Dallas

Law Enforcement (OHC)

Parkland Memorial Hospital (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 47 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2010.001.0027

Curatorial Note:

Paul Boone passed away on December 27, 2013. Ralph Allen passed away on February 28, 2019. A number of Texas state troopers and highway patrolmen were assigned guard duty for Governor John Connally at Parkland Memorial Hospital following the assassination. In addition to Paul Boone and Ralph Allen, the Museum also recorded oral histories with troopers Harlin Veasey, Max Womack and Ralph Wadsworth. - Stephen Fagin, Curator