Halsey Beemer Oral History
Object number2022.001.0032
Date05/04/2022
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Halsey Beemer
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)
DimensionsDuration: 76 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Halsey Beemer. Beemer met and married his wife, Jane, while serving in the Peace Corps in the Philippines from 1962 to 1965. Upon his return to the United States, he became a Peace Corps college recruiter and trainer. Beemer later took part in anti-Vietnam War activism while attending graduate school in California.
Interview conducted via Zoom on May 4, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and sixteen minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryOver the course of six years, Halsey Beemer and his siblings, Christopher and Teresa Beemer, compiled a remarkable family history, which was self-published as a 626-page illustrated hardcover book, Beemer Memories and Family Stories, in 2018. The book, which is currently available on Amazon, includes a chapter about Beemer's service in the Peace Corps. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
In this oral history, Mr. Beemer discusses a November 25, 1963 telegram that he received from the Peace Corps regarding the assassination. Shortly after this recording, Mr. Beemer kindly donated the original telegram to the Museum (2022.014.0001). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
