Dr. Robert McClelland Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Robert N. McClelland. Dr. McClelland was an instructor in surgery at Parkland Memorial Hospital in 1963 and was among the team of doctors in Trauma Room One who worked on President Kennedy. Less than two days later, he also assisted in the treatment of Lee Harvey Oswald.Interview conducted at UT Southwestern Medical School on July 16, 2001 by Bob Porter and Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and thirty-one minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Dr. Robert McClelland Oral History

Date:

07/16/2001

Terms:

Trauma Room One

Medical team

Doctors

Oral histories

Kennedy, John F.

Oswald, Lee Harvey

McClelland, Robert

Parkland Hospital

Dallas

Parkland Memorial Hospital (OHC)

Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)

Perry, Malcolm O.

Carrico, Charles J. "Jim"

Jones, Ronald C.

Southwestern Medical School

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

91 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2001.001.0011

Curatorial Note:

In addition to this 2001 recording, Dr. McClelland participated in a follow-up oral history interview with The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 10, 2011. He also joined his Parkland Hospital colleague, Dr. Ronald C. Jones, for a public program on September 24, 2013 (Parkland Trauma Room One Reunion - YouTube). He passed away on September 10, 2019. - Stephen Fagin, Curator