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Winston Lawson Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Winston Lawson. A United States Secret Service agent assigned to White House detail during the Kennedy years, Mr. Lawson was in charge of security in Dallas and did ten days of advance work before the presidential party’s arrival. In the motorcade, he rode in the lead car with Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on September 5, 2003 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and fifty-two minutes long.

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Winston Lawson Oral History

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09/05/2003

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Hi-8 videotape

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112 Minutes

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Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2003.001.0029

Curatorial Note:

Mr. Lawson was the first U.S. Secret Service agent to participate in the Museum's Oral History Project. In the years since, more than a dozen other agents have added their stories to this archive. Mr. Lawson's interview was one of several featured by C-SPAN Radio and TV during the 40th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination in 2003. He passed away on November 7, 2019. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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Winston Lawson Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Winston Lawson. A United States Secret Service agent assigned to White House detail during the Kennedy years, Mr. Lawson was in charge of security in Dallas and did ten days of advance work before the presidential party’s arrival. In the motorcade, he rode in the lead car with Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on September 5, 2003 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and fifty-two minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Winston Lawson Oral History

Date:

09/05/2003

Terms:

Oral histories

Trip to Texas

Lawson, Winston G.

Kennedy, John F.

Secret Service

Dallas

Washington, D.C.

White House and State Officials (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

112 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2003.001.0029

Curatorial Note:

Mr. Lawson was the first U.S. Secret Service agent to participate in the Museum's Oral History Project. In the years since, more than a dozen other agents have added their stories to this archive. Mr. Lawson's interview was one of several featured by C-SPAN Radio and TV during the 40th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination in 2003. He passed away on November 7, 2019. - Stephen Fagin, Curator