Lt. Col. Lon D. Oakley Jr. Oral History

Object number2013.001.0042

Date04/20/2013

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Lon Oakley

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 55 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Lt. Col. Lon D. Oakley Jr. A decorated officer with the U.S. Army for more than two decades, Oakley was an infantry command leader in Vietnam. An Oak Cliff native, he was awaiting the president's arrival at the Dallas Trade Mart on November 22, 1963. Oakley has since written two books about the period. Interview conducted at Lt. Col. Oakley's home in San Antonio on April 20, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-five minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

The Museum is pleased to have copies of both of Lt. Col. Oakley's books in our Library Collection: Oak Cliff Boys (2012) and Two Deaths and an Arrest: November 22, 1963 (2013). More information on these titles may be found here in our library database: Bibliovation | Catalog Search Results. - Stephen Fagin, Curator