/internal/media/dispatcher/75189/fullDr. Hal Wert Oral History02/02/2016Duration: 50 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2016.001.00190Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Hal Wert. A professor of history at the Kansas City Art Institute, Wert is an author and collector of presidential campaign posters. A young Nixon supporter in 1960, he switched sides during the election after a personal encounter with Senator John F. Kennedy.
Dr. Wert curated the traveling exhibit "Sign of the Times: The Great American Political Poster from 1844-2012" which was exhibited at TSFM February 3-March 12, 2016. Many of the pieces in the exhibit came from his collection.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 2, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty minutes long.
Oral Histories654570E-100E-1046603Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Hal Wert. A professor of history at the Kansas City Art Institute, Wert is an author and collector of presidential campaign posters. A young Nixon supporter in 1960, he switched sides during the election after a personal encounter with Senator John F. Kennedy.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on February 2, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty minutes long.Oral historiesElectionsCampaignPostersPop CultureArtwork1964 presidential electionPresidential campaignPresidential elections1960 presidential election1968 presidential electionExhibitsExhibitionsKennedy, John F.Nixon, Richard M.Obama, BarackKennedy, Robert F.McGovern, GeorgeHumphrey, HubertJohnson, Lyndon B.Clinton, BillReagan, RonaldDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyDallasKansas City1960 Campaign (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Kennedy Collectors (OHC)Popular Culture (OHC)Dr. Wert curated the traveling exhibit "Sign of the Times: The Great American Political Poster from 1844-2012," organized by Exhibits USA/Mid-America Arts Alliance. The exhibit was featured on the Museum's seventh floor from February 3 to March 12, 2016. Many of the pieces in the exhibit came from his personal collection. In addition to this oral history, Dr. Wert participated in a public program and teacher workshop at The Sixth Floor Museum, both of which were recorded as part of the Oral History Project. The teacher workshop may be viewed in full on the Museum's YouTube channel: Sign Of The Times: Teacher workshop with exhibit curator Dr. Hal Wert (youtube.com). - Stephen Fagin, Curator