/internal/media/dispatcher/74107/fullKeith Shelton Oral History02/21/1998Duration: 88 MinutesHi-8 videotapeOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza1998.019.00050Videotaped oral history interview with Keith Shelton -- A political reporter for The Dallas Times Herald, Mr. Shelton traveled with the presidential party throughout their Texas visit and later donated his Kennedy-related personal papers to the Museum.Oral Histories640616.350000000010.160000000018593Oral history1.9050000000Videotaped 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.Oral historiesPressNewspapersTrip to TexasShelton, KeithDallas Times HeraldDemocratic PartyDallasDealey Plaza Eyewitnesses (OHC)Motorcade Spectators (OHC)Love Field Airport (OHC)Dallas Trade Mart (OHC)Jack Ruby (OHC)News Media (OHC)In 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.
He passed away on December 11, 2024. - Stephen Fagin, Curator