Jim Walker Oral History
Object number2006.001.0032
Date06/06/2006
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Jim Walker
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
DimensionsDuration: 45 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Jim Walker. A mail sorter at the Terminal Annex building in Dealey Plaza, Walker photographed the presidential motorcade from the corner of Main and Market Streets. On the afternoon of the assassination, he photographed the scene at Dealey Plaza and the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff. Walker donated his photographs to The Sixth Floor Museum in 2006.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 6, 2006 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-five minutes.
Curatorial CommentaryJim Walker passed away on October 31, 2023. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
Jim Walker's black and white photographs from November 22, 1963 may be found here in the Museum's online collections database: Results – Advanced Search Objects – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (jfk.org). Following this 2006 interview, Mr. Walker returned to the Museum ten years later for a second oral history in 2016. He also participated in two Living History educational programs, including this program in 2016: Living History with Jim Walker (youtube.com). - Stephen Fagin, Curator
