Cactus Pryor Interviews J. Frank Dobie (1963)

Duration: 00:19”16

Year Published: 1963

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Against a backdrop of the Texas State Capitol building, Cactus Pryor interviews J. Frank Dobie on Thanksgiving evening, 1963 - five days after the JFK assassination. Dobie reflects on the week's events, giving his opinion on the crime and discussing the long history that created the climate in which it happened, and its effect on Texas. He also considers Lyndon B. Johnson's potential as president and shares personal anecdotes about LBJ.