Dr. Darwin Payne Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Dr. Darwin Payne. A reporter for the Dallas Times Herald in 1963, Payne was in Abraham Zapruder's office shortly after the assassination and covered the events of that weekend, visiting the Texas School Book Depository and Lee Harvey Oswald's rooming house in Oak Cliff. A prominent Dallas historian and the author of numerous books, Payne is professor emeritus of communications at Southern Methodist University. Interview conducted at Dr. Payne's home in Dallas on January 19, 1995 by Bob Porter. The interview is one hour and thirty-eight minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Dr. Darwin Payne Oral History

Date:

01/19/1995

Terms:

Zapruder film

Oral histories

Reporter

Newspapers

Press

Zapruder, Abraham

Payne, Darwin

Oswald, Lee Harvey

Texas School Book Depository

Dallas Times Herald

Southern Methodist University

Dallas

Law Enforcement (OHC)

Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)

Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)

Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)

Abraham Zapruder Film (OHC)

News Media (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

Duration: 98 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1995.043.0003

Curatorial Note:

In addition to this 1995 oral history, Darwin Payne recorded a second interview with The Sixth Floor Museum in 2012: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/36584. He has also participated in several Museum programs over the years, including a Living History educational program in 2016: Living History with Dr. Darwin Payne - YouTube. The Museum's Library Collection includes a number of titles by Darwin Payne. A full listing may be accessed here: Koha | Catalog Search Results (bibliovation.com). - Stephen Fagin, Curator