Judge Burt W. Griffin Oral History

Object number2018.001.0127

Date10/30/2018

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Burt W. Griffin

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

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

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 104 Minutes

Collections

DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Judge Burt W. Griffin. Griffin, a onetime Assistant U.S. Attorney, served as Assistant Staff Counsel to the Warren Commission in 1964. He was specifically assigned to the Jack Ruby investigation. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 30, 2018 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and forty-four minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

In addition to this oral history, Judge Griffin participated in a two-part 2013 panel discussion at Southern Methodist University that was co-presented by The Sixth Floor Museum and recorded as part of the Oral History Project. It may be viewed here on the Museum's YouTube channel, Part One: The Work of the Warren Commission: Part 1 (youtube.com). Part Two: The Work of the Warren Commission: Part 2 (youtube.com). In 2019, Judge Griffin took part in a panel discussion at the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff, which may be viewed here: "Truth Is The Only Client" Premiere Panel Discussion (youtube.com). - Stephen Fagin, Curator

Curatorial Commentary

In 2023, Judge Griffin published the book, JFK, Oswald and Ruby: Politics, Prejudice and Truth. His friend and research assistant, Ohio schoolteacher Frank O'Grady, recorded an oral history in 2021, which may be viewed here: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/72415. - Stephen Fagin, Curator