Classification

• Entity Type: Organization (elite membership club)
• Network Type: Inter-establishment NGO
• Political Alignment: Liberal-Conservative
• Geographic Focus: Dallas, Texas, USA
• Historical Relevance: JFK assassination; Business Plot; “Octopus”; Iran Contra

Overview

The Dallas Petroleum Club (DPC) is a private membership organization founded in Dallas, Texas, between 1934-1935, to serve executives and professionals in the petroleum and related industries. The club functioned as a social and institutional gathering point for regional oil, banking, legal, and political elites.

Due to the presence throughout its history of numerous individuals connected to major political, intelligence, and corporate institutions, the DPC has attracted attention in research related to elite power networks and the historical context surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.