Keith Shelton Oral History
Object number1998.019.0005
Date02/21/1998
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Keith Shelton
Oral history interviewer
Bob Porter
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
DimensionsDuration: 88 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Keith Shelton. A political reporter for the Dallas Times Herald, Shelton traveled with the presidential party during the November 1963 trip to Texas. Aboard a White House press bus in the Dallas motorcade, he heard shots fired in Dealey Plaza and went to the Dallas Trade Mart. He also covered the Jack Ruby trial in 1964. Shelton, later a longtime journalism professor at the University of North Texas, donated his assassination-related papers to The Sixth Floor Museum.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 21, 1998 by Bob Porter. The interview is one hour and twenty-eight minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryIn addition to this 1998 oral history, Keith Shelton returned to The Sixth Floor Museum for a second interview in 2011. He also participated in a Living History public program in 2014, which may be viewed in full on the Museum's YouTube channel: Living History with Keith Shelton - YouTube. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
