Thomas N. Smith Oral History

Dr. Ellen Fitzpatrick's book, Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation (2010), may be found here in the Museum's Library Collection: Bibliovation | Details for Letters to Jackie. Dr. Fitzpatrick participated in a public program at the Museum in 2010, which may be viewed here on the Museum's YouTube channel: Letters To Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation (youtube.com).

Over the years, the Museum has recorded oral histories with more than a dozen individuals whose condolence letters were selected for publication in the book. In addition to this interview with Thomas N. Smith, an interview with Jane Dryden Louis - who wrote more than two dozen letters to Jackie Kennedy after the assassination - may be found here: Jane Dryden Louis Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (jfk.org). - Stephen Fagin, Curator