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Dr. Darwin Payne Oral History

Object number1995.043.0003
Date01/19/1995
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Dr. Darwin Payne
Oral history interviewer Bob Porter
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
DimensionsDuration: 98 Minutes
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Dr. Darwin Payne. A reporter for the Dallas Times Herald in 1963, Payne was in Abraham Zapruder's office shortly after the assassination and covered the events of that weekend, visiting the Texas School Book Depository and Lee Harvey Oswald's rooming house in Oak Cliff. A prominent Dallas historian and the author of numerous books, Payne is professor emeritus of communications at Southern Methodist University. Interview conducted at Dr. Payne's home in Dallas on January 19, 1995 by Bob Porter. The interview is one hour and thirty-eight minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary

In addition to this 1995 oral history, Darwin Payne recorded a second interview with The Sixth Floor Museum in 2012: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/36584.  

He has also participated in several Museum programs over the years, including a Living History educational program in 2016: Living History with Dr. Darwin Payne - YouTube. The Museum's Library Collection includes a number of titles by Darwin Payne. A full listing may be accessed here: Koha | Catalog Search Results (bibliovation.com). - Stephen Fagin, Curator  

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