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Winston Lawson Oral History

Winston Lawson Oral History

Object number2003.001.0029
Date09/05/2003
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Winston G. Lawson
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
Dimensions112 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Winston Lawson. A United States Secret Service agent assigned to White House detail during the Kennedy years, Mr. Lawson was in charge of security in Dallas and did ten days of advance work before the presidential party’s arrival. In the motorcade, he rode in the lead car with Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on September 5, 2003 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and fifty-two minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
Mr. Lawson was the first U.S. Secret Service agent to participate in the Museum's Oral History Project. In the years since, more than a dozen other agents have added their stories to this archive.  Mr. Lawson's interview was one of several featured by C-SPAN Radio and TV during the 40th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination in 2003. He passed away on November 7, 2019. - Stephen Fagin, Curator