Ferd Kaufman Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Ferd Kaufman. An Associated Press photographer in Dallas from 1957 to 1977, Kaufman was at the Fort Worth breakfast and the Trade Mart luncheon on November 22, 1963. He also took one of the first still photos of Lee Harvey Oswald in custody following his arrest and later covered the Jack Ruby trial in 1964.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on August 3, 2009 by Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator. The interview is one hour and eight minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Ferd Kaufman Oral History

Date:

08/03/2009

Terms:

Photographer

Fort Worth breakfast

Trade Mart luncheon

Jack Ruby trial

Press

Oral histories

Oswald, Lee Harvey

Kaufman, Ferd

Associated Press (AP)

Fort Worth

Dallas

News Media (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

68 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2009.001.0054

Curatorial Note:

Prior to this oral history recording, Mr. Kaufman participated in a videotaped interview with the Museum on July 7, 1999. In 2011, he donated to the Museum a large collection of photographs and artifacts from his career with the Associated Press. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator

Mr. Kaufman passed away on February 3, 2016. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator