W.E. "Gene" Barnett Oral History

Object number2013.001.0004

Date01/18/2013

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject W. E. Barnett

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 58 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history with W.E. "Gene" Barnett. Working crowd control at the corner of Elm and Houston Streets, Barnett was the closest Dallas police officer to the Texas School Book Depository entrance at the time of the assassination. Prior to 1963, Barnett knew Jack Ruby and once arrested him for fighting. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on January 18, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-eight minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

In addition to this oral history, Mr. Barnett participated in a 50th anniversary eyewitness panel discussion for news media in 2013. The panel may be viewed in full on the Museum's YouTube channel: JFK Assassination 50th Anniversary Media Open House - Eyewitness Panel - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator