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[News Script: The Week in Review]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering the weekly news report about the NAACP, visiting senators, bank refund, a gas explosion killing two in Southmayd, Texas, court cases, a man murdered by a 14 year old, and two plane accidents.
Date: October 27, 1956
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Clipping: J. D. Tippit follows in granddad's path]

Description: Newspaper clipping discussing a police officer that Lee Harvey Oswald gunned down while the officer was searching for the killer who assassinated President John F. Kennedy. Officer Tippit's grandson, J. D. Tippit, is following in his grandfather's footsteps and becoming a police office. The article has red markings in pen.
Date: March 27, 2006
Creator: Kovach, Gretel C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Keith Shelton, April 27, 2017

Description: Transcript of an interview with Keith Shelton, journalist, concerning his childhood in Oklahoma; family history; journalism training and career; Cold War military service in Germany; work for Dallas Times Herald; coverage of John F. Kennedy's 1963 Texas visit and assassination; coverage of Jack Ruby's trial; UNT journalism department; teaching journalism. Appendix includes various photos of Shelton, a letter from President Lyndon B. Johnson, a copy of a press release from The White House, and c… more
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Date: April 27, 2017
Creator: Moye, J. Todd & Shelton, Keith
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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["November 22, 1963" by Sarah T. Hughes, with Lyndon B. Johnson first day of issue cover]

Description: Typescript by United States District Judge Sarah T. Hughes recounting her experiences on November 22, 1963, following President John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas. Judge Hughes describes the scene aboard Air Force One at Love Field as she administered the presidential oath of office to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. She concludes by expressing her confidence in President Johnson's character and his ability to lead the country in the aftermath of the assassination. In addition to Jud… more
Date: August 27, 1973
Creator: Hughes, Sarah T. (Sarah Tilghman), 1896-1985
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Speech by President Johnson to Joint Session

Description: Audio recording of a speech given by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a joint session of Congress held on November 27, 1963 in response to the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Date: November 27, 1963
Duration: 30 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: WFAA-TV (Television station : Dallas, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Witnesses to History: A Conversation with Norman F. Gant, Jr.

Description: Video of an interview of Dr. Norman Gant regarding his rememberances of being a Dallas medical student at the time of the assassination of JFK, including his participation in removing a bullet from the body of officer J. D. Tippit.
Date: September 27, 2023
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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