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KRLD news report about the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald written by Bob Huffaker
KRLD news report about the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald written by Bob Huffaker

KRLD news report about the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald written by Bob Huffaker

Object number1997.052.0047
Date11/23/1963
ClassificationsDocuments
Author Robert Huffaker
ObjectDocument
Credit LineBob Huffaker Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumPaper
Dimensions11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
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DescriptionTwo-page KRLD-TV news voiceover copy about Lee Harvey Oswald's arrest and possible involvement in the assassination titled "Suspect, Prime..." written by Bob Huffaker. The report would have been read over silent news footage, the lengths of which are indicated by numbers written at the top and in the margins of the pages. The report is printed in purple ink on white paper with many handwritten notes by Huffaker in black ink throughout. The story was still so new that Lee Harvey Oswald's name was not yet well-known and can be seen here typed originally as "Lee Harvey Oswald," later corrected by hand as "Lee Harold Oswald."
Curatorial Commentary
KRLD Radio and TV broadcaster Bob Huffaker recorded oral history interviews with the Museum in 1994 and 2006 and has also participated in more than twelve public programs at the Museum. - Stephen Fagin, Curator  
Robert Huffaker co-authored "When the News Went Live: Dallas 1963" (2004) with fellow television reorters Bob Huffaker, Bill Mercer, George Phenix and Wes Wise.  Their stories recall the personal anguish of reporting on the assassination of President Kennedy and professional pressure of reporting during an era when the reporters gathered, wrote, edited and broadcast the news themselves. - Mrs. Krishna B. Shenoy, Librarian/Archivist