/internal/media/dispatcher/76463/fullAlan Schroeder Oral History03/17/2021Duration: 69 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file), Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2021.001.00150Videotaped 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.
Technical note: This interview consists of a Zoom audio-video file, an isolated Zoom combined audio track, and HD video reference of Stephen Fagin in 501 Elm board room.Oral Histories726730E-100E-1070735Oral history0E-10Videotaped 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.
Oral histories1960 presidential electionAuthorCampaignPresidential campaignStudentYouthTelevisionCamelot (Kennedy mythology)Nuclear threatDebatesDallasBostonKansasAuthors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)Childhood Recollections (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)1960 Campaign (OHC)Alan 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 CatalogerThe 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 CatalogerTo 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, CuratorA 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