/internal/media/dispatcher/73372/fullJ. Walter Coughlin Oral History02/18/201156 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2011.001.00130Videotaped oral history interview with J. Walter Coughlin. A U.S. Secret Service agent from 1961 to 1977, Coughlin served on the details of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and Vice President Hubert Humphrey. He was part of the advance team for San Antonio on President Kennedy's trip to Texas. In 1973, Coughlin became the agent-in-charge of the Dallas field office.Oral Histories6499633005Oral historyVideotaped oral history interview with J. Walter Coughlin. A U.S. Secret Service agent from 1961 to 1977, Coughlin served on the details of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and Vice President Hubert Humphrey. He was part of the advance team for San Antonio on President Kennedy's trip to Texas. In 1973, Coughlin became the agent-in-charge of the Dallas field office.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 18, 2011 by Associate Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-six minutes long.Oral historiesTrip to TexasCoughlin, J. WalterKennedy, John F.Johnson, Lyndon B.Humphrey, HubertSecret ServiceDallasSan AntonioLaw Enforcement (OHC)White House and State Officials (OHC)Kennedy Family Acquaintances (OHC)In 2010, Mr. Coughlin contributed stories and memories to the book The Kennedy Detail by fellow U.S. Secret Service agent Gerald Blaine and journalist Lisa McCubbin. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator J. Walter Coughlin passed away on April 26, 2025. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger