Ralph Allen and Paul Boone Oral History
Object number2010.001.0027
Date04/14/2010
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Ralph Allen
Oral history interview subject
Paul Boone
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 47 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Ralph Allen and Paul Boone. Allen and Boone were state troopers with the Texas Highway Patrol in 1963. After the assassination, both were assigned guard duty for Governor John Connally during his recovery at Parkland Memorial Hospital.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 14, 2010 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-seven minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryPaul Boone passed away on December 27, 2013. Ralph Allen passed away on February 28, 2019. A number of Texas state troopers and highway patrolmen were assigned guard duty for Governor John Connally at Parkland Memorial Hospital following the assassination. In addition to Paul Boone and Ralph Allen, the Museum also recorded oral histories with troopers Harlin Veasey, Max Womack and Ralph Wadsworth. - Stephen Fagin, Curator