Audio recording of news coverage following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, with statements made by Jesse Curry, Waggoner Carr, John Tower, Tom Howard, John Connally, and others.
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Audio recording of news coverage following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, with statements made by Jesse Curry, Waggoner Carr, John Tower, Tom Howard, John Connally, and others.
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 Card: "1. Rumors of chief of police's resignation 2. Chief of police Curry about possible resignation 3. Moment of silence in Police Dept. 4. Att. Gen. Carr's news conference 5. Court of inquiry in Texas 6. Carr to make investigation 7. Memorial discussed 8. Funeral home arrangements for Oswald 9. Curry statement about making file public read by reporter 10.Political opponent of Kennedy senator Tower 11. Lawyer talking about Ruby Mr. Howard 12. Report of Parkland hospital letter from child 13. Statement by Dallas official about assassination memorial 14. Memorial statement - Coulder 15. John Connally statement."
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.).Assassination Actualities, Reel 4,
audio recording,
1963-11-26/1963-11-27;
Dallas, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1955248/:
accessed June 8, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.