/internal/media/dispatcher/72276/full"The Photographers Remember" Oral History11/22/1996Duration: 21 MinutesBetacam SPOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza1996.055.00240This private panel discussion preceded the 1996 Legacy event, featuring the photographers whose cameras were featured in the newly opened “The Photographers and the Evidence” exhibit on the sixth floor. Each eyewitness briefly shared his or her story in a dialogue moderated by the director of interpretation.
Videotaped oral history group discussion entitled "The Photographers Remember." This private event, which marked the opening of the Museum's "The Photographers and the Evidence" camera display, featured recollections from Patsy Paschall, James and Tina Towner, Jack W. Daniel, F. Mark Bell, Marilyn Willis, Bert Shipp, Orville Nix, Jr., Barbara Young, Frances Bronson, and Charlette Bronson Laughlin.
Program was recorded in the Dallas County Commissioners Courtroom on November 22, 1996 and was moderated by Dr. Marian Ann Montgomery. The program is twenty-one minutes long.
Previous and subsequent videotaped oral history interviews were recorded by The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza with all participants, except for Charlotte Bronson, the late F. Mark Bell, and the late Marilyn Willis. Videotaped interviews were recorded with Patsy Paschall (5/17/1997), James and Tina Towner (3/30/1996), Jack W. Daniel (2/11/1997), Bert Shipp (11/17/1992), Orville Nix, Jr. (8/15/2002), and Frances Bronson with Barbara Young (8/14/1996). In addition, Tina Towner and Orville Nix, Jr., participated in a videotaped panel discussion at The Sixth Floor Museum on 11/21/2000, and Bert Shipp participated in a videotaped panel discussion at The Sixth Floor Museum on 10/23/2003.Oral Histories637960E-100E-100E-100E-1015789Oral history0E-100E-10Videotaped oral history group discussion entitled "The Photographers Remember." This private event, which marked the opening of the Museum's "The Photographers and the Evidence" camera display, featured brief recollections from Patsy Paschall, James and Tina Towner, Jack W. Daniel, F. Mark Bell, Marilyn Willis, Bert Shipp, Orville Nix, Jr., Barbara Young, Frances Bronson, and Charlette Bronson Laughlin.
Program was recorded in the Dallas County Commissioners Courtroom on November 22, 1996 and was moderated by Dr. Marian Ann Montgomery. The program is twenty-one minutes long.
EyewitnessesPhotographerOral historiesInterviewsYoung, BarbaraTowner, TinaNix, Orville Jr.Towner, JimShipp, BertPaschall, PatsyDaniel, Jack W.Laughlin, Charlette BronsonBell, MarkBronson, FrancesMontgomery, Dr. Marian AnnWillis, MarilynDallasMotorcade Spectators (OHC)Dealey Plaza Eyewitnesses (OHC)In addition to this short group discussion in 1996, previous and subsequent videotaped oral history interviews were recorded by The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza with all participants, except for F. Mark Bell, Marilyn Willis, and Charlette Bronson Laughlin. Videotaped interviews were recorded with Patsy Paschall (5/17/1997), James and Tina Towner (3/30/1996), Jack W. Daniel (2/11/1997), Bert Shipp (11/17/1992), Orville Nix, Jr. (8/15/2002), and Frances Bronson with Barbara Young (8/14/1996). In addition, Tina Towner Pender, Jack W. Daniel, and Orville Nix, Jr. participated in subsequent Museum programs. As of summer 2026, eight of the speakers are known to have passed away: Marilyn Willis (April 16, 2004), James Towner (November 13, 2002), Jack W. Daniel (March 22, 2015), Bert Shipp (April 20, 2015), Frances Bronson (February 24, 2010), F. Mark Bell (March 26, 1998), Patsy Paschall (January 27, 2025) and Orville Nix, Jr. (July 29, 2025). Although unfortunately brief, this the only known occasion that so many Dealey Plaza photographers gathered together for a videotaped conversation. This private event was recorded shortly before the Museum's Legacy 1996 program with Richard B. Stolley (see 1996.055.0023). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator