Alan Schroeder Oral History
Object number2021.001.0015
Date03/17/2021
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Alan Schroeder
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file)
DimensionsDuration: 69 Minutes
Terms
Collections
- All Online Objects
- Oral History Collection
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Alan Schroeder. Schroeder, professor emeritus at Northeastern University in Boston, is the author of "Presidential Debates: Risky Business on the Campaign Trial" (2016) and "Celebrity-in-Chief: How Show Business Took Over the White House" (2004). He was a fourth grader in Kansas in 1963.
Interview conducted via Zoom on March 17, 2021 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and nine minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryAlan Schroeder's most recent book, Presidential Debates: Risky Business on the Campaign Trail (2016), is the third edition of his exploration of the relationship between news media and presidential campaigns. The book was original published as Presidential Debates: Forty Years of High-Risk TV (2000) and then as Presidential Debates: Fifty Years of High-Risk TV (2008). He is also the author of Writing and Producing Television News: From Newsroom to Air (2008). In addition to authoring several books, he has appeared in the media on many occasions to speak on presidential debates on ABC, CBS, CNN, NPR and Time Magazine. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger
The Ben Cooper Magic-Glo "Mr. President" Halloween costume mentioned in this interview can be found in our online collections database here: Ben Cooper Magic-Glo "Mr. President" Halloween costume – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. In addition to the "Mr. President" costume, the Museum's Collection also includes Ben Cooper costumes for "First Lady," and "U.S. Astronaut." - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger
To learn more about the Ben Cooper, Inc. "Mr. President" Halloween costume discussed during this interview, please see this "Pop Culture Camelot" spotlight on the Museum's YouTube channel: Pop Culture Camelot, Halloween Edition: Unboxing the Collection. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
A 2016 hour-long conversation with Alan Schroeder about the history of presidential debates may be viewed on the YouTube channel of the U.S. Embassy in Dublin, Ireland: ELECTION 2016: Risky Business - Presidential Debates on the Campaign Trail. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
