Dr. A. Jack Jernigan Oral History

Object number2007.001.0072

Date08/16/2007

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject A. J. Jernigan

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 59 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Dr. A. Jack Jernigan. Chief psychologist at Dallas Veterans Hospital in 1963, Jernigan filmed the Kennedy motorcade at the exit of Dallas Love Field and later captured rare color shots of the Dallas Trade Mart building and marquee from Stemmons Freeway. He donated his film to the Museum in 1998. Interview conducted at Dr. Jernigan's home in McKinney, Texas on August 16, 2007 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-nine minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Dr. A. Jack Jernigan's home movie may be seen here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/18766. The Museum is also pleased to have a copy of his autobiography, Seeking the Best: A Psychologist's Service to Veterans (2006), in our Library Collection: Bibliovation | Details for Seeking the best.

Dr. Jernigan passed away on March 9, 2008, less than seven months after this oral history was recorded. - Stephen Fagin, Curator