Maurice C. Carroll Oral History
Object number2014.001.0005
Date01/10/2014
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Maurice "Mickey" Carroll
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 71 Minutes
Terms
- Reporter
- Oral histories
- Trials
- Jack Ruby trial
- Oswald, Lee Harvey
- Belli, Melvin
- Carroll, Maurice
- Ruby, Jack
- New York Herald Tribune
- Dallas Police Headquarters
- Dallas Municipal Building
- Dallas County Criminal Courts Building
- Dallas
- New York
- Jack Ruby (OHC)
- Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)
- Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)
- News Media (OHC)
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Maurice “Mickey” Carroll. A reporter for the New York Herald Tribune in 1963, Carroll covered the scene at Dallas police headquarters following the Kennedy assassination and witnessed the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963. He returned to Dallas a few months later to cover the 1964 Jack Ruby trial. Later that year, Carroll co-wrote attorney Melvin Belli’s controversial memoir about the case, Dallas Justice (1964). He later authored the book, Accidental Assassin (2013).
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on January 10, 2014 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and eleven minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryMaurice C. "Mickey" Carroll passed away on December 6, 2017. The Museum was fortunate to record several interviews with Mr. Carroll over the years, including one-on-one oral histories in 2007 and 2014 and two public programs in 2014. One of his Living History programs may be viewed on the Museum's YouTube channel: Living History with Maurice "Mickey" Carroll (youtube.com).
Mr. Carroll's books are part of the Museum's Library Collection and may be found here: Bibliovation | Catalog Search Results. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
