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Ray Murphey Oral History

Ray Murphey Oral History

Object number2013.001.0064
Date05/31/2013
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Oral history interviewer
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 44 Minutes
Collections
  • All Online Objects
  • Oral History Collection
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Ray Murphey. Murphey was a seventh grader in Oak Cliff at the time of the Kennedy assassination. His late father was acquainted with Jack Ruby, who came to their home on occasion. Murphey later served in the Vietnam War. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on May 31, 2013 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-four minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
In this 2013 oral history, Ray Murphey talks at length about an encounter he had with his hero, actor John Wayne, in August 1971. The Museum's Bob Jackson Collection (2025.007) includes several photographs of John Wayne visiting Dallas in 1970 and 1972, before and after Ray Murphey's memorable experience. - Stephen Fagin, Curator