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Dr. Thomas McConnell Oral History

Dr. Thomas McConnell Oral History

Object number2012.001.0031
Date04/06/2012
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Dr. Thomas Hugh McConnell III
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
Dimensions65 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Dr. Thomas McConnell. McConnell was the Medical Officer of the Day at the Pentagon on November 22, 1963, and was assigned duties that weekend at the White House, U.S. Capitol and Arlington National Cemetery. A Dallas native, he worked in the pathology department at Parkland Memorial Hospital before and after the Kennedy assassination and was present for Jack Ruby's autopsy. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum on April 6, 2012, by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and five minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary

In addition to this 2012 videotaped interview, Dr. McConnell was a featured speaker during the Museum's 2013 Living History public program series. His August 24, 2013 program at the Museum can be viewed in its entirety on The Sixth Floor Museum's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_yQKVzoLD8. This program was also recorded by C-SPAN3 and can be viewed in its entirety on the C-SPAN website: https://www.c-span.org/video/?314494-1/john-f-kennedys-medical-officer.

Dr. McConnell wrote of his experiences in his autobiography, Dead Wrong: And Other Episodes From a Life in Medicine (2011). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator