Tom Perryman Oral History

Object number2014.001.0164

Date07/07/2014

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Tom Perryman

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumBorn digital (.wav file)

DimensionsDuration: 53 Minutes

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DescriptionAudio oral history interview with Tom Perryman. Assistant news director for WFAA Radio in 1963, Perryman covered the Kennedys in Fort Worth and, following the assassination, reported from Dallas police headquarters. He later covered the Jack Ruby trial in 1964. Previously, during the 1960 presidential campaign, Perryman twice met Senator John F. Kennedy. Interview conducted via telephone on July 7, 2014 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-three minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Tom Perryman passed away on May 2, 2018. - Stephen Fagin, Curator