Audio recording of radio coverage of the Jack Ruby trial, including interviews with Joe Tonahill, Phil Burleson, Jack Ruby, Eva Grant, Clayton Fowler, and Earl Ruby.
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Audio recording of radio coverage of the Jack Ruby trial, including interviews with Joe Tonahill, Phil Burleson, Jack Ruby, Eva Grant, Clayton Fowler, and Earl Ruby.
The tapes within this collection cover the events and commentary of and related to the Kennedy Assassination. News outlet commentary, President Johnson's speech, interviews with Lee Harvey Oswald and his family members, coverage of the Ruby hearing, trial, and interviews are all included in this collection.
Written on Paper: "1. Linn feed at start of day, May 24, 1965 (8:55 AM) 2. Linn feed after start of hearing -- Earl Ruby testimony (10:55 AM) 3. Linn feed after Joe Tonahill cross-examine of Joe Brown (noon) 4. Interview with Tonahill during morning recess 5. Interview with Phil Burleson during morning recess 6. Jack Ruby leaving courtroom after morning session 7. Eva Grant during noon recess on why she wants Tonahill fired 8. Linn feed on beginning of afternoon session (2:00pm) 9. Linn feed on Fowler testimony (3:00pm) 10. Linn on Ruby testimony (4:00pm) 11. Linn feed on decision (4:25pm) 12. Linn interview with Joe Tonahill after Ruby testimony 13. Interview with Clayton Fowler during afternoon recess 14. Interview with Eva Grant after decision 15. Interview with Tonahill after decision 16. Jack Ruby leaving courtroom after hearing 17. Earl Ruby reacting to ruling"
Preferred Citation:
WFAA John F. Kennedy Assassination Audio Tapes Collection (AR0207), University of North Texas Special Collections
Collections
This recording is part of the following collections of related materials.
John F. Kennedy Memorial Collection
This collection contains newspapers, correspondence, legal documents, police reports, photographs, and video footage documenting the weekend of President Kennedy’s assassination as well as the subsequent investigations into both Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby.
WFAA John F. Kennedy Assassination Audio Tapes Collection
This collection is entirely comprised of 32 reel-to-reel tapes in individual cases that document the events and people surrounding the Kennedy Assassination.
WFAA-TV (Television station : Dallas, Tex.).WFAA Radio Coverage of the Jack Ruby Lawyers Dispute,
audio recording,
May 24, 1965;
Dallas, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1955228/:
accessed June 1, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.