/internal/media/dispatcher/72289/fullHugh Aynesworth Oral History07/28/1994Duration: 133 MinutesHi-8 videotapeOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza1994.007.001502 Hi8 videotapes - masters
Videotaped oral history interview with Hugh Aynesworth. A science and aviation reporter for The Dallas Morning News in 1963, Aynesworth was the only known journalist to witness the president's assassination, the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald, and the shooting of Oswald by Jack Ruby. In the aftermath, Aynesworth followed up investigative leads and wrote numerous stories about the Kennedy assassination. The author of JFK: Breaking the News (2003) and November 22, 1963: Witness to History (2013), Aynesworth is considered an authority on the assassination.
Interview recorded at Mr. Aynesworth's home on July 28, 1994 by Wes Wise and Bob Porter. The interview is two hours and thirteen minutes long.Oral Histories645780E-100E-104790Oral history0E-10Videotaped oral history interview with Hugh Aynesworth. A science and aviation reporter for The Dallas Morning News in 1963, Aynesworth was the only known journalist to witness the president's assassination, the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald, and the shooting of Oswald by Jack Ruby. In the aftermath, Aynesworth followed up investigative leads and wrote numerous stories about the Kennedy assassination. The author of JFK: Breaking the News (2003) and November 22, 1963: Witness to History (2013), Aynesworth is considered an authority on the assassination.
Interview recorded at Mr. Aynesworth's home on July 28, 1994 by Wes Wise and Bob Porter. The interview is two hours and thirteen minutes long.Oral historiesPressInterviewsAssassinationArrestAynesworth, HughKennedy, John F.Oswald, Lee HarveyRuby, JackThe Dallas Morning NewsDallasAuthors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)Jack Ruby (OHC)Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)News Media (OHC)Hugh Aynesworth passed away on December 23, 2023. - Riley Harris, Collections CatalogerHugh Aynesworth has been a longtime friend of The Sixth Floor Museum and has kindly participated in several public and private programs over the years. This 1994 oral history was his earliest video recording with the Museum. Programs featuring Mr. Aynesworth may also be viewed in full on the Museum's YouTube channel, including a 2016 conversation alongside his friend and professional colleague, Pierce Allman (A Conversation with Hugh Aynesworth and Pierce Allman - YouTube) and a Living History program recorded as a keynote presentation at the 2017 ACP/CMA National Collegiate Media Convention in Dallas (Living History with Hugh Aynesworth - YouTube). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator