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Behind the Scenes: Covering the JFK Assassination

Description: On November 22, 1963, the author of Behind the Scenes was a young Dallas Times Herald reporter who sprinted from his newspaper desk to Dealey Plaza minutes after shots were fired at President John F. Kennedy. Thus began Darwin Payne’s close involvement in covering one shocking event after another on this history-making weekend. Eyewitnesses he found at Dealey Plaza included Abraham Zapruder, who insisted from the first moments that the president could not have survived the serious wounds he ha… more
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Date: October 2023
Creator: Payne, Darwin
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[Clipping: For many in motorcade, tragedy will never come to a full stop]

Description: Newspaper clipping discussing the 40th anniversary marking the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy, and how many are still affected from the aftermath. The newspaper clipping also includes a story written by Carolyn Barta, titled Assassination compelled city to change for the better.
Date: November 22, 2003
Creator: Granberry, Michael
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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.
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[Clipping: Dallas - The 1963 Model]

Description: Newspaper clipping discussing Warren Leslie, an author and journalist, who wrote the book "Dallas Public and Private: Aspects of an American City" about the city of Dallas after the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy.
Date: July 17, 1999
Creator: Woolley, Bryan
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[Clipping: 40 years ago, world lost a man, a dream]

Description: Newspaper clipping discussing the 40th anniversary marking the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy, and how it marked the end of dreams and the beginning of a terrible decade. There are red markings in pen that were made by Charles E. Reagan, Jr., during his research on President John F. Kennedy.
Date: November 22, 2003
Creator: Reid, Paul
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[Clipping: 'All agog' for JFK]

Description: Newspaper clipping discussing the 50th anniversary marking the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy, and how Austin was thrilled that the president would be stopping by after his visit of Dallas.
Date: November 22, 2013
Creator: Beach, Patrick
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[Clipping: Texas Theater: No curtain yet]

Description: Newspaper clipping describing the Texas Theater that was built by the billionaire Howard Hughes and how the building is now only recognized as the location where Lee Harvey Oswald was captured after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. There are red markings in pen that were made by Charles E. Reagan, Jr., during his research on President John F. Kennedy.
Date: April 16, 2006
Creator: Trejo, Frank
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[Clipping: Embracing the 40th]

Description: Newspaper clipping discussing the 40th anniversary marking the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy, and Bark's review on the news procession in Dealey Plaza.
Date: November 22, 2003
Creator: Bark, Ed
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[Clipping: Conspiracy for cash]

Description: Newspaper clipping discussing a culture of spending a day in Dealey Plaza where "conspiracy nuts" will be offering photographs, newspapers or books on the latest theories revolving around the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy.
Date: November 22, 2004
Creator: Aynesworth, Hugh
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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An Evening with Dory Wiley: Kennedy Assassination, The Ultimate "Who done it?"

Description: Video of a presentation by Dory Wiley providing an overview of the lecture series about the 60th anniversary of the assassination of JFK. He also discusses the day of the assassination, with a summary of research, investigations, and the discovery of new material during the last sixty years.
Date: September 14, 2023
Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
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An Evening with Robert K. Tanenbaum

Description: Video of a presentation by Robert Tanenbaum, who served as deputy chief council for the Congressional Committee regarding the assassination of JFK discussing the work of the committee and other reflections on the investigation.
Date: October 10, 2023
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The JFK Assassination Trial You Never Heard About: E. Howard Hunt vs. Liberty Lobby

Description: Video of session with Dory Wiley who presents details of a little-known trial with results that continue to reverberate today. For the first time, material witnesses were cross-examined and testified publicly regarding their possible involvement in the assassination of JFK.
Date: November 2, 2023
Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Interviews with Dr. Walter Bromberg, William Miller, Richard Nixon, and others]

Description: Audio recording of interviews with Dr. Walter Bromberg, William Miller, Richard Nixon, Jim Wright, Bruce Alger, Bayard Friedman, Elgin Crull, Eric Johnson, George Coker, Stephen Smith, Dr. Joe Frantz, Dr. Fred Schworthy, Eva Grant, and others following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Date: 1964
Duration: 29 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: WFAA-TV (Television station : Dallas, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: JFK assassination]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. This story includes archival footage of the shooting. This footage was broadcast at 10pm.
Date: July 2, 1997
Duration: 1 minute 01 second
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[Clipping: Who killed JFK?]

Description: Newspaper clipping describing the aftermath following the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy and how many conspiracy theorists believe the government is covering up the assassin. The article mentions how many theorists have made money from best-selling books and blockbuster movies that mention anything about the Kennedy assassination.
Date: May 19, 2013
Creator: Breed, Allen G.
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[Clipping: Book gives firsthand account of Nov. 22]

Description: Newspaper clipping describing a book being published by Hughes Aynesworth titled, November 22, 1963: Witness to History. Hughes Aynesworth was there with President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and was reporting for The Dallas Morning News, and is considered one of the most respected authorities on the topic.
Date: August 29, 2013
Creator: Peppard, Alan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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