Wes Wise

American mayor

Wes Wise (November 25, 1928 – December 9, 2022) was an American politician and sports journalist. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was, from 1971 to 1976, a three-term Mayor of Dallas, Texas.[1][2]

During his two terms as mayor of Dallas, Wise guided Dallas from under the cloud of the assassination and at the same time saved the Texas School Book Depository from imminent destruction, preserving it for further research into the president's murder.[3]

Wise died on December 9, 2022, at the age of 94.[4]

References

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  1. Atkinson, Jim (January 1975). "The Unauthorized Biography of Wes Wise". D Magazine. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. Granberry, Michael (4 April 2011). "Mayors stepped up after Kennedy assassination, moved Dallas from image as 'City of Hate'". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  3. Douglass,James W. JFK and the Unspeakbale. Why he died and why it matters. Maryknoll, NY, Orbis Books, 2008, p. 295-298. ISBN 978-1-57075-755-6
  4. Bailey Jr., Everton (14 December 2022). "Former Dallas Mayor, broadcaster Wes Wise dies at 94". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 16 December 2022.