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
Collections
- All Online Objects
- Oral History Collection
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 CommentaryW. E. Barnett passed away on May 10, 2024. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger
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
09/30/1962
03/02/1964 - 03/03/1964
Robert Huffaker
11/23/1963
