/internal/media/dispatcher/73929/fullRobert Decherd Oral History03/02/2001Duration: 86 MinutesHi-8 videotapeOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2001.001.00040Videotaped oral history interview -- Chairman, President, and CEO of Belo Corp., Mr. Decherd played an important role in raising funds and obtaining local acceptance of The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.Oral Histories6495221277Oral historyVideotaped 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.Oral historiesAdams, LindalynDealey, JoeDecherd, RobertThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey PlazaThe Dallas Morning NewsWFAADallasDallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)News Media (OHC)Community Leaders (OHC)History of 411 Elm Street and The Sixth Floor Museum (OHC)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