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Bill Ceverha Oral History

Bill Ceverha Oral History

Object number2005.001.0011
Date05/02/2005
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Bill Ceverha
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumHi-8 videotape
DimensionsDuration: 49 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Bill Ceverha. A reporter for KRLD-TV in 1963, Ceverha was on vacation in Chicago at the time of the Kennedy assassination. In 1964, he covered the Jack Ruby trial for KRLD-TV and Westinghouse Broadcasting. Ceverha later became active in politics and served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1979 to 1989. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on May 2, 2005 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-nine minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
Mr. Ceverha passed away on August 1, 2023. During his ten years in the Texas House of Representatives, he served as a Republican during the 65th to 70th Texas legislatures. A profile of his term may be accessed at the Legislative Reference Library of Texas: Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile (texas.gov). - Stephen Fagin, Curator