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Richard Stolley Oral History

Richard Stolley Oral History

Object number2008.001.0079
Date10/15/2008
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Richard Stolley
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
Dimensions113 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Richard Stolley. The senior editorial advisor of Time, Inc., and later the founding managing editor of People magazine, Stolley was the Los Angeles bureau chief for LIFE Magazine in 1963. Immediately after the assassination, he traveled to Dallas. The morning after the assassination he negotiated the magazine's purchase of the rights to the Abraham Zapruder film. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 15, 2008 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and fifty-three minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
At first, Stolley only purchased print rights to the Zapruder film for LIFE; the following Monday, upon recommendation from  LIFE management, Stolley purchased all rights. - Gary Mack, Curator
Mr. Stolley participated in a videotaped oral history with The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 15, 2008.  In addition, he has participated in numerous programs at the Museum over the years. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator