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Ralph Wadsworth Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Ralph Wadsworth. As a member of the Texas Highway Patrol, Wadsworth drove the fourteenth vehicle in the Dallas motorcade, carrying five U.S. congressmen, including Reps. Jim Wright of Fort Worth and Albert Thomas of Houston. From November 23 to December 5, 1963, Wadsworth was assigned to protect Governor John Connally at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Interview conducted at Mr. Wadsworth's home on July 30, 2021 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and four minutes long.
Ralph Wadsworth Oral History
07/30/2021
Born digital (.m2ts file)
Duration: 64 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2021.001.0063
In 2021, Ralph Wadsworth participated in a Texas Department of Public Safety video to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. It may be viewed on the Texas DPS YouTube channel: Retired Texas Ranger, DPS Trooper Share Their Story - YouTube. In the video, Wadsworth is joined by former state trooper Joe Henry Rich, who sadly passed away on July 8, 2021, just four days before he was scheduled to record an oral history with the Museum. In January 2006, Ralph Wadsworth recorded an interview with the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco, Texas. A transcript of that interview may be accessed here: Ralph Wadsworth (texasranger.org). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
Ralph Wadsworth Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Ralph Wadsworth. As a member of the Texas Highway Patrol, Wadsworth drove the fourteenth vehicle in the Dallas motorcade, carrying five U.S. congressmen, including Reps. Jim Wright of Fort Worth and Albert Thomas of Houston. From November 23 to December 5, 1963, Wadsworth was assigned to protect Governor John Connally at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Interview conducted at Mr. Wadsworth's home on July 30, 2021 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and four minutes long.
Ralph Wadsworth Oral History
07/30/2021
Assassination
Oral histories
Dealey Plaza
Motorcade
Connally, John
Wright, Jim
Thomas, Albert
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Dealey Plaza Eyewitnesses (OHC)
Law Enforcement (OHC)
Motorcade Spectators (OHC)
Parkland Memorial Hospital (OHC)
Born digital (.m2ts file)
Duration: 64 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2021.001.0063
In 2021, Ralph Wadsworth participated in a Texas Department of Public Safety video to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. It may be viewed on the Texas DPS YouTube channel: Retired Texas Ranger, DPS Trooper Share Their Story - YouTube. In the video, Wadsworth is joined by former state trooper Joe Henry Rich, who sadly passed away on July 8, 2021, just four days before he was scheduled to record an oral history with the Museum. In January 2006, Ralph Wadsworth recorded an interview with the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco, Texas. A transcript of that interview may be accessed here: Ralph Wadsworth (texasranger.org). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator