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Ernest Brandt Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Ernest Brandt. An assassination eyewitness who did not come forward until the 1990s, Brandt was standing on the north side of Elm Street and can be seen in the Abraham Zapruder film. Following his first public interview in 1993, Brandt traditionally visited Dealey Plaza to speak with visitors on the annual November anniversary. Interview conducted at Mr. Brandt's home in Dallas on July 3, 2008 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and twenty-eight minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Ernest Brandt Oral History

Date:

07/03/2008

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 88 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2008.001.0053

Curatorial Note:

Ernest Brandt passed away on December 26, 2017. Prior to this 2008 oral history, Brandt recorded an interview with the Museum in 1994. It may be found here: Ernest Brandt Oral History – Search brandt (Objects) – Search – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (jfk.org). His friend, fellow assassination eyewitness John Templin, recorded an oral history in 1995 and passed away in 2013. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

Ernest Brandt Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Ernest Brandt. An assassination eyewitness who did not come forward until the 1990s, Brandt was standing on the north side of Elm Street and can be seen in the Abraham Zapruder film. Following his first public interview in 1993, Brandt traditionally visited Dealey Plaza to speak with visitors on the annual November anniversary. Interview conducted at Mr. Brandt's home in Dallas on July 3, 2008 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and twenty-eight minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Ernest Brandt Oral History

Date:

07/03/2008

Terms:

Motorcade

Limousine

Witnesses

Motorcycles

Dealey Plaza

Anniversary

Tourism

Assassination

Autographs

Lone gunman theory

Elm Street

Zapruder film

Oral histories

Kennedy, John F.

Kennedy, Jacqueline

Templin, John

Zapruder, Abraham

Brandt, Ernest

Motorcade Spectators (OHC)

Dealey Plaza Eyewitnesses (OHC)

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)

Abraham Zapruder Film (OHC)

History of 411 Elm Street and The Sixth Floor Museum (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 88 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2008.001.0053

Curatorial Note:

Ernest Brandt passed away on December 26, 2017. Prior to this 2008 oral history, Brandt recorded an interview with the Museum in 1994. It may be found here: Ernest Brandt Oral History – Search brandt (Objects) – Search – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (jfk.org). His friend, fellow assassination eyewitness John Templin, recorded an oral history in 1995 and passed away in 2013. - Stephen Fagin, Curator