G. C. "Jerry" Richmond Oral History
Object number2016.001.0108
Date10/18/2016
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
G.C. "Jerry" Richmond
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.wav file)
DimensionsDuration: 94 Minutes
Terms
- Oral histories
- Press
- Richmond, Jerry
- Ruby, Jack
- Dallas Times Herald
- Dallas Trade Mart
- Parkland Hospital
- Dallas County Jail
- Dallas Police Department
- Warren Commission
- Dallas Police Headquarters
- Dallas Municipal Building
- Dallas
- News Media (OHC)
- Dallas Trade Mart (OHC)
- Parkland Memorial Hospital (OHC)
- Jack Ruby (OHC)
- Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)
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DescriptionAudio oral history interview with G. C. "Jerry" Richmond. A reporter at the Dallas Times Herald at the time of the Kennedy assassination, Richmond covered the scene at the Dallas Trade Mart, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas police headquarters and the Dallas County Jail. In 1964, he led Times Herald coverage of the Jack Ruby trial and also reported on members of the Warren Commission visiting Dallas during their investigation.
Interview conducted by telephone on October 18, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and thirty-four minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryG. C. "Jerry" Richmond passed away on February 3, 2022. After leaving the Dallas Times Herald in 1981, Richmond - publishing under the name Clint Richmond - became a New York Times bestselling author of true crime books and celebrity biographies. He was also a freelance journalist for many years, published in TIME, Newsweek and People magazines. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
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