John Kelin Oral History

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Audio oral history interview with John Kelin. Seven years old in 1963, Kelin became actively interested in the Kennedy assassination in the early 1990s. He is the author of "Praise from a Future Generation" (2007), a comprehensive study of the earliest assassination critics and researchers. Interview recorded by telephone on February 28, 2008 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and thirty-two minutes.

Object Details

Object title:

John Kelin Oral History

Date:

02/28/2008

Terms:

Dallas

Conspiracy theories

Researchers

Author

Zapruder film

Oral histories

Weisberg, Harold

Lane, Mark

Garrison, Jim

Jones, Penn, Jr.

Kelin, John

Warren Commission

Warren Report

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Abraham Zapruder Film (OHC)

Popular Culture (OHC)

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)

Childhood Recollections (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.wav file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 92 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2008.001.0016

Curatorial Note:

As mentioned during this interview, John Kelin visited The Sixth Floor Museum in November 2008 for a book signing. His now out-of-print book, Praise from a Future Generation (2007), may be found here in the Museum's Library Collection: Bibliovation | Details for Praise from a future generation. - Stephen Fagin, Curator