/internal/media/dispatcher/74069/fullHerman Craighead Oral History07/07/2010Duration: 44 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2010.001.00710Videotaped oral history interview with Herman Craighead. A Dallas police officer from 1954 to 1978, Craighead was assigned to guard the head table for the presidential luncheon at the Dallas Trade Mart on November 22, 1963. Previously, Craighead had worked with Officer J.D. Tippit.
Interview conducted at [location] on July 7, 2010 by Associate Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is [x hour and x minutes] long.
The video attached to this record is an excerpt. The entire interview is available in our Reading Room to on-site researchers or by submitting a Rights & Reproductions Request Form.Oral Histories639360E-100E-1032355Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Herman Craighead. A Dallas police officer from 1954 to 1978, Craighead was assigned to the head table for the scheduled presidential luncheon at the Dallas Trade Mart on November 22, 1963. Prior to the assassination, Craighead worked with Officer J. D. Tippit.
Interview conducted at Mr. Craighead's home in Garland, Texas on July 7, 2010 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-four minutes long.
Oral historiesTrade Mart luncheonCraighead, HermanTippit, J.D.Dallas Police DepartmentDallasLaw Enforcement (OHC)Dallas Trade Mart (OHC)Mr. Craighead passed away on September 29, 2012. - Stephen Fagin, Curator