Lt. Col. Lon D. Oakley Jr. Oral History
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Lt. Col. Lon D. Oakley Jr. Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Lt. Col. Lon D. Oakley Jr. A decorated officer with the U.S. Army for more than two decades, Oakley was an infantry command leader in Vietnam. An Oak Cliff native, he was awaiting the president's arrival at the Dallas Trade Mart on November 22, 1963. Oakley has since written two books about the period. Interview conducted at Lt. Col. Oakley's home in San Antonio on April 20, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-five minutes long.
Lt. Col. Lon D. Oakley Jr. Oral History
04/20/2013
Born digital (.m2ts file)
Duration: 55 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2013.001.0042
The Museum is pleased to have copies of both of Lt. Col. Oakley's books in our Library Collection: Oak Cliff Boys (2012) and Two Deaths and an Arrest: November 22, 1963 (2013). More information on these titles may be found here in our library database: Bibliovation | Catalog Search Results. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
Lt. Col. Lon D. Oakley Jr. Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Lt. Col. Lon D. Oakley Jr. A decorated officer with the U.S. Army for more than two decades, Oakley was an infantry command leader in Vietnam. An Oak Cliff native, he was awaiting the president's arrival at the Dallas Trade Mart on November 22, 1963. Oakley has since written two books about the period. Interview conducted at Lt. Col. Oakley's home in San Antonio on April 20, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-five minutes long.
Lt. Col. Lon D. Oakley Jr. Oral History
04/20/2013
Oral histories
Trade Mart luncheon
1960s
Military service
Vietnam
U.S. Army
Dallas
Childhood Recollections (OHC)
Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)
Dallas Trade Mart (OHC)
Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)
Vietnam (OHC)
Born digital (.m2ts file)
Duration: 55 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2013.001.0042
The Museum is pleased to have copies of both of Lt. Col. Oakley's books in our Library Collection: Oak Cliff Boys (2012) and Two Deaths and an Arrest: November 22, 1963 (2013). More information on these titles may be found here in our library database: Bibliovation | Catalog Search Results. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
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