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Donald Sawtelle Oral History

Donald Sawtelle Oral History

Object number2013.001.0062
Date05/11/2013
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Donald Sawtelle
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
Dimensions42 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Donald Sawtelle. First lieutenant with the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division in 1963, Sawtelle commanded a "Death Watch" rotation at the White House prior to the president's funeral. He was later interviewed by William Manchester for the book The Death of a President (1967). Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on May 11, 2013, by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-two minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary

Prior to this 2013 videotaped oral history, Mr. Sawtelle recorded a telephone interview with the Museum on October 24, 2012.

Sawtelle was interviewed by author William Manchester on April 30, 1964. He is referenced on five pages in the book, The Death of a President (1967). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator