Dan Weiser Oral History
Object number2006.001.0021
Date04/24/2006
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Dan Weiser
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
DimensionsDuration: 110 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Dr. Dan Weiser. A longtime statistician and political analyst, Weiser served as president of the Dallas County Young Democrats in 1962-63. In 1960, he volunteered locally for the Kennedy campaign, and a month before the assassination, he attended the Adlai Stevenson event in Dallas on U.N. Day. In the early 1970s, Weiser drafted new congressional district maps for Dallas, later approved by the U.S. Supreme Court, and advocated single-member voting districts for the state, which allowed for more minority representation.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 24, 2006 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and fifty minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryUpon Dr. Weiser's passing on June 20, 2015 at the age of 81, The Dallas Morning News described him as "arguably the most powerful Dallas political figure who never sought elected office." Interestingly, all of his significant calculations were done manually. His family went back and checked his work via calculator. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
