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

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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