/internal/media/dispatcher/73403/fullJohn Abraham Oral History03/22/2019Duration: 55 MinutesBorn digital (.wav file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2019.001.00360Audiotaped oral history interview with John Abraham. A freshman at North Texas State University in 1963, Abraham briefly saw the Kennedy motorcade on its way to Parkland Memorial Hospital. As a part-time employee of the Abbey Rental Company, he helped pack up furnishings at the Dallas Trade Mart after the assassination. At the time, Abraham’s late father was a stereotyper at The Dallas Morning News printing plant.
Interview conducted over the phone on March 22, 2019 by Curator Stephen Fagin. The interview is 55 minutes long.
The audio attached to this record is an excerpt. The entire interview is available in our Reading Room to on-site researchers or by submitting a Rights & Reproductions Request Form.Oral Histories656990E-100E-1063307Oral history0E-10Audio oral history interview with John Abraham. A freshman at North Texas State University in 1963, Abraham briefly saw the Kennedy motorcade on its way to Parkland Memorial Hospital. As a part-time employee of the Abbey Rental Company, he helped pack up furnishings at the Dallas Trade Mart after the assassination. At the time, Abraham’s late father was a stereotyper at The Dallas Morning News printing plant.
Interview conducted by telephone on March 22, 2019 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-five minutes long.Oral historiesStudentMotorcadeTrade Mart luncheonDallas Trade MartThe Dallas Morning NewsDallasDallas Trade Mart (OHC)News Media (OHC)Civil Rights and Social Activism (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)John Abraham's father, the late George Abraham, was a native of Syria. He worked in the stereotyper department at The Dallas Morning News for a total of thirty-three years. After immigrating to the United States, Abraham lived in both Mississippi and Texas, experiencing experienced years of prejudice and racism which also impacted his son, who was frequently mistaken for an African American. - Stephen Fagin, Curator