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"Dallas Times Herald 1963" Program
"Dallas Times Herald 1963" Program

"Dallas Times Herald 1963" Program

Object number2014.001.0138
Date11/18/2014
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Oral history interviewer
Oral history interview subject
Oral history interview subject
Oral history interview subject
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.mov file), Born digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 64 Minutes
Collections
  • "On Assignment: Dallas Times Herald 1963"
  • All Online Objects
  • Oral History Collection
DescriptionVideotaped panel discussion program entitled "Dallas Times Herald 1963." Panelists include Dallas Times Herald staff photographers William Allen, Darryl Heikes, Bob Jackson and Eamon Kennedy, sharing memories of the Kennedy assassination and aftermath. The conversation was moderated by Dallas/Fort Worth broadcaster John Sparks. Program recorded at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on November 18, 2014. The program is one hour and four minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary

The photographers who participated in this 2014 public program each recorded one or more oral history interviews with The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.

William Allen recorded an oral history on November 17, 2014, the day prior to this panel discussion. His interview may be viewed here: William Allen Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.

Eamon Kennedy recorded multiple interviews with the Museum, including this oral history on May 16, 2014: Eamon Kennedy Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. He has also participated in a number of public and educational programs at the Museum, including a 2020 Living History program: Living History with Eamon Kennedy (2020).

Bob Jackson recorded an oral history on the thirtieth anniversary of the Kennedy assassination, November 22, 1993, which may be viewed here: Bob Jackson Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. He recorded a follow-up interview in 2025. Jackson has also participated in a number of public and educational programs over the years, including a 2009 Living History program (Living History with Bob Jackson - YouTube) and a 2012 panel discussion about the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald (Oswald Has Been Shot!).

Darryl Heikes recorded an oral history on April 23, 2008, which may be viewed here: Darryl Heikes Oral History – Works – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. He passed away on September 19, 2018. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

Approximately 700 black and white photographs taken by the staff of the Dallas Times Herald may be found here in the Museum's online collections database: Dallas Times Herald – Collections – The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. In addition to this collection, donated by the newspaper in 1989, the Museum subsequently acquired personal photographic collections from individual staff photographers Andy Hanson, Eamon Kennedy and Bob Jackson. - Stephen Fagin, Curator