Harold B. Berman Oral History

Object number2015.001.0083

Date06/17/2015

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Harold B. Berman

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 70 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Harold B. Berman. A Dallas attorney for more than sixty years, Berman worked with both Abraham Zapruder and Jack Ruby’s brother, Sam. Berman saw the Kennedy motorcade from his office window and later testified for the defense at the change-of-venue hearing that preceded the Jack Ruby trial in 1964. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on June 17, 2015 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and ten minutes minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Harold B. Berman passed away on March 25, 2019 at the age of 92. His testimony at the Jack Ruby change-of-venue hearing in February 1964 may be found here in the Museum's online collections database: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/66756. Berman's examination runs from page 577 to 585. - Stephen Fagin, Curator