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Robert Decherd Oral History

Object number2001.001.0004
Date03/02/2001
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Robert Decherd
Oral history interviewer Bob Porter
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
DimensionsDuration: 86 Minutes
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Robert W. Decherd. From 1987 to 2013, Decherd served as chairman, president and CEO of the A.H. Belo Corporation, which owned six daily newspapers, including The Dallas Morning News, and twenty commercial broadcast television stations, including WFAA-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth. Decherd was a vocal supporter of The Sixth Floor exhibit during its final years of fundraising and development. Interview conducted at Mr. Decherd's office in Dallas on March 2, 2001 by Bob Porter and Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and twenty-six minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
Robert W. Decherd's great grandfather, George Bannerman Dealey, was the founder of The Dallas Morning News and the namesake of Dealey Plaza. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
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