John T. Harrison Oral History

Object number1994.007.0019

Date08/30/1994

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject John T. Harrison

Oral history interviewer Bob Porter

Oral history interviewer Gary Mack (1946 - 2015)

ObjectOral history

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

MediumHi-8 videotape

DimensionsDuration: 64 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with John T. Harrison. An executive at Kodak's Dallas lab in 1963, Harrison was on hand when Abraham Zapruder's film was processed. He was among the first to see the film when it was shown on the afternoon of the Kennedy assassination. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on August 30, 1994 by Bob Porter and Gary Mack. The interview is one hour and four minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

John T. Harrison passed away on November 22, 2010, the 47th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. This oral history was featured in the MPI Home Video documentary, Image of an Assassination: A New Look at the Zapruder Film (1998). - Stephen Fagin, Curator