James, Pat, and Tina Towner Oral History
Duration: 83 Minutes
This 1996 recording is the only known video interview with all three members of the Towner family. James and daughter Tina subsequently took part in a group interview with other Dealey Plaza photographers on November 22, 1996. On her own, Tina Towner Pender recorded an oral history in 2008 and participated in Museum programs in 2000 and 2010. Pender, who donated her family's images to the Museum in 2015, also authored the memoir, Tina Towner: My Story as the Youngest Photographer at the Kennedy Assassination (2012).
James Towner passed away on November 13, 2002. His wife, Patricia Towner, passed away on August 29, 2005. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
The Tina Towner film and Jim Towner images, as well as the cameras used by the Towners, can all be seen here in our online collections database: Towner Collection – Collections – eMuseum (jfk.org).