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Pierce Allman Living History Program
Pierce Allman Living History Program

Pierce Allman Living History Program

Object number2014.001.0124
Date10/04/2014
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Oral history interviewer
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.mov file)
DimensionsDuration: 55 Minutes
Collections
  • All Online Objects
  • Oral History Collection
DescriptionVideotaped Living History program interview with Pierce Allman. Program director at WFAA Radio in 1963, Allman witnessed the Kennedy assassination from the corner of Houston and Elm Streets. He was then one of the first reporters inside the Texas School Book Depository, where he is believed to have encountered Lee Harvey Oswald leaving the building. Program conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 4, 2014 by Stephen Fagin. The program is fifty-five minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary

Pierce Allman passed away on November 25, 2022. He was a longtime friend of The Sixth Floor Museum. Less than two weeks prior to the opening of the exhibit in February 1989, Pierce provided narration for an audio tour that guided visitors through the sixth floor of the former Depository building. More than twenty years later, Pierce returned to voice all new narration for an updated and enhanced audio tour. His rich and distinctive voice ultimately guided millions of visitors through their experience at The Sixth Floor Museum for more than three decades.

Pierce also participated in a number of programs at the Museum over the years, including this 2014 Living History: Living History with Pierce Allman - YouTube and this lively conversation alongside his friend and fellow journalist Hugh Aynesworth in 2016: A Conversation with Hugh Aynesworth and Pierce Allman - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

A longtime friend of The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Pierce Allman provided the narration for the Museum's long-running audio guide. He recorded an oral history in 1995, accessible here: Pierce Allman Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (jfk.org). He also participated in several Museum programs over the years, including this 2016 conversation alongside the late Hugh Aynesworth: A Conversation with Hugh Aynesworth and Pierce Allman (youtube.com). Pierce Allman passed away on November 29, 2022. - Stephen Fagin, Curator