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Ferd Kaufman Oral History

Ferd Kaufman Oral History

Object number2009.001.0054
Date08/03/2009
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Ferd Kaufman
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
Dimensions68 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Ferd Kaufman. An Associated Press photographer in Dallas from 1957 to 1977, Kaufman was at the Fort Worth breakfast and the Trade Mart luncheon on November 22, 1963. He also took one of the first still photos of Lee Harvey Oswald in custody following his arrest and later covered the Jack Ruby trial in 1964. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on August 3, 2009 by Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator. The interview is one hour and eight minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
Prior to this oral history recording, Mr. Kaufman participated in a videotaped interview with the Museum on July 7, 1999. In 2011, he donated to the Museum a large collection of photographs and artifacts from his career with the Associated Press.  - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator

Mr. Kaufman passed away on February 3, 2016. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator