/internal/media/dispatcher/73403/fullTom Perryman Oral History07/07/2014Duration: 53 MinutesBorn digital (.wav file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2014.001.01640Audio 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 Ruby trial. During the 1960 campaign, Perryman twice met Senator John F. Kennedy.
Interview conducted at [location] on July 7, 2014 by Associate Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is [x hour and x minutes] long.
The video attached to this record is an excerpt. The entire interview is available in our Reading Room to on-site researchers or by submitting a Rights & Reproductions Request Form.Oral Histories656000E-100E-1043313Oral history0E-10Audio 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.Oral historiesPresidential campaign1960 presidential electionFort WorthReporterJack Ruby trialTrip to TexasKennedy, John F.WFAADallas Police HeadquartersDallas Municipal BuildingDallasFort WorthNews Media (OHC)Law Enforcement (OHC)1960 Campaign (OHC)Fort Worth (OHC)Jack Ruby (OHC)Tom Perryman passed away on May 2, 2018. - Stephen Fagin, Curator