Tom Brokaw Oral History

Object number2004.001.0020

Date04/15/2004

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Tom Brokaw

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.mp4 file)

Dimensions8 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Tom Brokaw. Former anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, Brokaw was a local television reporter at KMTV in Omaha, Nebraska, when the assassination took place. Interview conducted at NBC Studios in Rockefeller Center, New York City on April 15, 2004 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is eight minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Although scheduled weeks in advance, this oral history recording with the famed NBC News broadcaster was almost canceled at the last moment. Breaking world news prompted Brokaw and his NBC News associates to rearrange their schedules on the day of our oral history appointment. Rather than cancel outright, Mr. Brokaw graciously sat down for a brief interview with me on the recognizable set of the NBC Nightly News. Only eight minutes long, this session with Tom Brokaw is among the shortest oral history interviews in the Collection, but it is nevertheless full of insight on the assassination of President Kennedy and its global impact. - Stephen Fagin, Curator