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Preston McGraw Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Preston McGraw. A United Press International reporter for many years, Mr. McGraw was the bureau manager of the Dallas UPI office in 1963 and covered the assassination weekend, including events in Fort Worth, at the Dallas Trade Mart and at Parkland Memorial Hospital. On Sunday, November 24, 1963, he served as a pallbearer at Lee Harvey Oswald's funeral in Fort Worth.Interview conducted at Mr. McGraw's home on October 9, 2001 by Bob Porter and Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and twelve minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Preston McGraw Oral History

Date:

10/09/2001

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

72 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2001.001.0017

Curatorial Note:

This oral history was the first to be recorded following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Interestingly, although numerous interview subjects would subsequently reflect on their memories of 9/11 or draw comparisons to the Kennedy assassination, Mr. McGraw - speaking less than one month after 9/11 - never mentioned the attacks during this oral history. Mr. McGraw passed away on May 26, 2009. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

Preston McGraw Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Preston McGraw. A United Press International reporter for many years, Mr. McGraw was the bureau manager of the Dallas UPI office in 1963 and covered the assassination weekend, including events in Fort Worth, at the Dallas Trade Mart and at Parkland Memorial Hospital. On Sunday, November 24, 1963, he served as a pallbearer at Lee Harvey Oswald's funeral in Fort Worth.Interview conducted at Mr. McGraw's home on October 9, 2001 by Bob Porter and Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and twelve minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

Preston McGraw Oral History

Date:

10/09/2001

Terms:

Fort Worth

Oswald funeral

McGraw, Preston

Parkland Hospital

United Press International (UPI)

Dallas

Fort Worth (OHC)

Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)

News Media (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

72 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2001.001.0017

Curatorial Note:

This oral history was the first to be recorded following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Interestingly, although numerous interview subjects would subsequently reflect on their memories of 9/11 or draw comparisons to the Kennedy assassination, Mr. McGraw - speaking less than one month after 9/11 - never mentioned the attacks during this oral history. Mr. McGraw passed away on May 26, 2009. - Stephen Fagin, Curator