Alan J. Weberman Oral History

Object number2023.001.0008

Date01/23/2023

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Alan J. Weberman

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumBorn digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file), Born digital (.m4a file)

DimensionsDuration: 108 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Alan J. Weberman. A counterculture activist and assassination researcher in the 1970s, Weberman co-authored "Coup D'Etat in America: The CIA and the Assassination of JFK" (1975). As a result of claims made in the book, convicted Watergate burglar E. Howard Hunt sued Weberman for libel, though he later dropped the suit. Interview conducted via Zoom on January 23, 2023 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and forty-eight minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Following this oral history, A.J. Weberman donated many of his Kennedy assassination-related researcher files to The Sixth Floor Museum. The Alan J. Weberman Collection (2023.024) includes thirty-three file folders of notes, photographs and research materials related to the Kennedy assassination, the CIA and Weberman's 1975 book, Coup D'Etat in America: The CIA and the Assassination of JFK. - Stephen Fagin, Curator