Jerry Stoughton Oral History

Object number2011.001.0080

Date09/14/2011

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject John C. "Jerry" Stoughton

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 78 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Jerry Stoughton. Stoughton was a cameraman and engineer at WBAP-TV in Fort Worth from 1949 to 1991. During the weekend of the assassination, he processed film in the studio for NBC News. Interview conducted at Mr. Stoughton's home in Richland Hills, Texas, on September 14, 2011 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and eighteen minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

As discussed during this oral history, the Museum's Jerry Stoughton Collection (2011.037) includes an original WBAP-TV 16mm sound film of Lee Harvey Oswald at Dallas police headquarters. - Stephen Fagin, Curator