/internal/media/dispatcher/75487/fullJoyce Martin Oral History11/18/2004Duration: 41 MinutesHi-8 videotapeOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2004.001.00440Videotaped oral history interview with Joyce Martin. Martin was married to ABC broadcaster Murphy Martin for forty-five years. During the 1964 Jack Ruby trial, she took notes for her husband while he conducted interviews outside the courtroom. Joyce Martin became acquainted with the Jack Ruby family and often sat with them during the trial.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on November 18, 2004 by Stephen Fagin with Murphy Martin. The interview is forty-one minutes long.Oral Histories7200326079Oral historyVideotaped oral history interview with Joyce Martin. Martin was married to ABC News broadcaster Murphy Martin for forty-five years. During the 1964 Jack Ruby trial, she took notes for her husband while he conducted interviews outside the courtroom. Joyce Martin became acquainted with the Jack Ruby family and often sat with them during the trial.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on November 18, 2004 by Stephen Fagin with Murphy Martin. The interview is forty-one minutes long.TrialsOral historiesMartin, MurphyGrant, EvaRuby, JackBrown, Judge Joe B.Belli, MelvinMartin, JoyceDallas County Criminal Courts BuildingABCWFAA-TVDallasDallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Jack Ruby (OHC)News Media (OHC)Joyce Martin passed away on March 27, 2014. Her husband, Murphy Martin, who participated in this 2004 interview, passed away on July 3, 2008. - Stephen Fagin, CuratorPrior to this oral history with Joyce Martin, Murphy Martin recorded an oral history with the Museum on June 22, 2001. It may be accessed here: Murphy Martin Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. Murphy Martin also moderated a panel discussion at the Museum to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Jack Ruby trial verdict on March 14, 2004. - Stephen Fagin, Curator