Rio Sam Pierce Oral History
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Rio Sam Pierce Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Rio Sam Pierce. A Dallas police officer for twenty-seven years, Pierce was in charge of basement security on the day of Lee Harvey Oswald's scheduled transfer to the Dallas County Jail. Just prior to the shooting of Oswald, Pierce drove his vehicle up the Main Street ramp at the time that some believe Jack Ruby gained access to the basement. Pierce also knew Officer J.D. Tippit for several years. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on November 6, 2002 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-two minutes long.
Rio Sam Pierce Oral History
11/06/2002
Hi-8 videotape
Duration: 42 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2002.001.0037
Rio Sam Pierce passed away on December 23, 2015 at the age of 92. In addition to this 2002 oral history, Mr. Pierce returned to the Museum for a follow-up interview in 2011 as well as a Living History public program in 2014. The 2014 program may be viewed in full on the Museum's YouTube channel: Living History with Rio Sam Pierce - YouTube. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
Rio Sam Pierce Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Rio Sam Pierce. A Dallas police officer for twenty-seven years, Pierce was in charge of basement security on the day of Lee Harvey Oswald's scheduled transfer to the Dallas County Jail. Just prior to the shooting of Oswald, Pierce drove his vehicle up the Main Street ramp at the time that some believe Jack Ruby gained access to the basement. Pierce also knew Officer J.D. Tippit for several years. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on November 6, 2002 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-two minutes long.
Rio Sam Pierce Oral History
11/06/2002
Oral histories
Ruby, Jack
Tippit, J.D.
Pierce, Rio Sam
Dallas
Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)
Jack Ruby (OHC)
Law Enforcement (OHC)
Hi-8 videotape
Duration: 42 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2002.001.0037
Rio Sam Pierce passed away on December 23, 2015 at the age of 92. In addition to this 2002 oral history, Mr. Pierce returned to the Museum for a follow-up interview in 2011 as well as a Living History public program in 2014. The 2014 program may be viewed in full on the Museum's YouTube channel: Living History with Rio Sam Pierce - YouTube. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
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