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Earle Cabell
Earle Cabell (October 27, 1906 – September 24, 1975) was an American politician who served as the 48th mayor of Dallas from 1961 to 1964. Cabell was mayor at the time of the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy and was later a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was a conservative Democrat.
Cabell was born in Dallas. He graduated from North Dallas High School in 1925. He attended Texas A&M University for one term, where he met Jack Crichton and H.R. "Bum" Bright, and thereafter Southern Methodist University for one term.
He and his brothers founded Cabell's Inc., a chain of dairies and convenience stores. He was Executive Vice-President and later President of the company at the time it was sold to Southland Corporation. He also served as Vice-President of the Dallas chapter of the Texas Manufacturers Association.
Cabell was a member of the Dallas Crusade for Freedom. He attended the founding of the Dallas chapter of the John Birch Society.
Cabell was the youngest of four sons of the then former Dallas Mayor Ben E. Cabell and also the grandson of the former Dallas Mayor and Confederate General William L. Cabell. He was the brother of Charles Cabell, who was deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1953 to 1962.
In his campaign for mayor Cabell ran on a virulently anti-communist platform. He condemned proposals for slum clearance and urban redevelopment in Dallas as "the most socialistic measure to be passed onto the citizens of Dallas". Cabell's focus on these issues was a factor in his election victory in 1961. When elected he appeared on WFAA-TV to introduce the documentary Communist Encirclement produced by George S. Benson's "National Education Program". Cabell was a supporter of anti-communist General Edwin Walker, who he declared an honorary citizen of Dallas and presented with a cowboy hat during an event at the Memorial Auditorium.
In October 1961 President Kennedy flew to Dallas but when he arrived at the airport he was greeted only by the Dallas chief of police. Cabell claimed he was too busy to meet Kennedy and the White House was reportedly "steaming over the official brush-off".
Cabell and his wife met United States President John F. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy at Love Field on the morning of November 22, 1963. Cabell's wife reported that while riding in Kennedy's motorcade through Dealey Plaza, she observed "a rather long looking thing" sticking out of a window of the Texas School Book Depository immediately after the first shot. After receiving word from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that he was the subject of a death threat, Cabell was guarded by police when he traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend Kennedy's funeral and also upon his return to Dallas.
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Earle Cabell
Earle Cabell (October 27, 1906 – September 24, 1975) was an American politician who served as the 48th mayor of Dallas from 1961 to 1964. Cabell was mayor at the time of the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy and was later a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was a conservative Democrat.
Cabell was born in Dallas. He graduated from North Dallas High School in 1925. He attended Texas A&M University for one term, where he met Jack Crichton and H.R. "Bum" Bright, and thereafter Southern Methodist University for one term.
He and his brothers founded Cabell's Inc., a chain of dairies and convenience stores. He was Executive Vice-President and later President of the company at the time it was sold to Southland Corporation. He also served as Vice-President of the Dallas chapter of the Texas Manufacturers Association.
Cabell was a member of the Dallas Crusade for Freedom. He attended the founding of the Dallas chapter of the John Birch Society.
Cabell was the youngest of four sons of the then former Dallas Mayor Ben E. Cabell and also the grandson of the former Dallas Mayor and Confederate General William L. Cabell. He was the brother of Charles Cabell, who was deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1953 to 1962.
In his campaign for mayor Cabell ran on a virulently anti-communist platform. He condemned proposals for slum clearance and urban redevelopment in Dallas as "the most socialistic measure to be passed onto the citizens of Dallas". Cabell's focus on these issues was a factor in his election victory in 1961. When elected he appeared on WFAA-TV to introduce the documentary Communist Encirclement produced by George S. Benson's "National Education Program". Cabell was a supporter of anti-communist General Edwin Walker, who he declared an honorary citizen of Dallas and presented with a cowboy hat during an event at the Memorial Auditorium.
In October 1961 President Kennedy flew to Dallas but when he arrived at the airport he was greeted only by the Dallas chief of police. Cabell claimed he was too busy to meet Kennedy and the White House was reportedly "steaming over the official brush-off".
Cabell and his wife met United States President John F. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy at Love Field on the morning of November 22, 1963. Cabell's wife reported that while riding in Kennedy's motorcade through Dealey Plaza, she observed "a rather long looking thing" sticking out of a window of the Texas School Book Depository immediately after the first shot. After receiving word from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that he was the subject of a death threat, Cabell was guarded by police when he traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend Kennedy's funeral and also upon his return to Dallas.