/internal/media/dispatcher/72873/fullDan Weiser Oral History04/24/2006Duration: 110 MinutesHi-8 videotapeOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2006.001.00210Videotaped 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.
Weiser passed away June 20, 2015.Oral Histories6340526185Oral historyVideotaped 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.Presidential campaign1960 presidential electionVotingOral historiesStevenson, AdlaiWeiser, DanDallasCommunity Leaders (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)1960 Campaign (OHC)Upon 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