L. C. Graves Oral History
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L. C. Graves Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with L. C. Graves. A Dallas Police detective in the Homicide and Robbery Bureau, Mr. Graves was walking on Lee Harvey Oswald's left side when Oswald was shot on November 24, 1963.Interview conducted at Mr. Graves' home on March 2, 1994 by Wes Wise with Bob Porter. The interview is one hour and one minute long.The video attached to this record is an excerpt. The entire interview is available in our Reading Room to on-site researchers or by submitting a Rights & Reproductions Request Form.
L. C. Graves Oral History
03/02/1994
Hi-8 videotape
61 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1994.007.0003
Mr. Graves passed away on February 11, 1995. Students and researchers who have accessed this recording over the years never fail to point out the rather unfortunate clash of patterns between the wallpaper and Mr. Graves' shirt. I have regularly used this interview during oral history workshops, and during a session at the 2010 Oral History Association annual conference, as part of a larger discussion on the importance of backdrops, lighting, camera angles and communication with the partipant in advance of the interview. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
The suit of clothes Detective Graves was wearing at the time of the Oswald shooting was featured in the Museum's exhibition, Dallas Law Enforcement: Voices From History, from November 2006 through October 2007. The suit was donated to the City of Dallas by the detective's widow and borrowed by the Museum to be included in the exhibit. - Megan Bryant, Director of Collections & Intellectual Property
L. C. Graves Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with L. C. Graves. A Dallas Police detective in the Homicide and Robbery Bureau, Mr. Graves was walking on Lee Harvey Oswald's left side when Oswald was shot on November 24, 1963.Interview conducted at Mr. Graves' home on March 2, 1994 by Wes Wise with Bob Porter. The interview is one hour and one minute long.The video attached to this record is an excerpt. The entire interview is available in our Reading Room to on-site researchers or by submitting a Rights & Reproductions Request Form.
L. C. Graves Oral History
03/02/1994
Detectives
Oral histories
Graves, L. C.
Ruby, Jack
Oswald, Lee Harvey
Dallas Police Department
Dallas
Law Enforcement (OHC)
Jack Ruby (OHC)
Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)
Hi-8 videotape
61 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1994.007.0003
Mr. Graves passed away on February 11, 1995. Students and researchers who have accessed this recording over the years never fail to point out the rather unfortunate clash of patterns between the wallpaper and Mr. Graves' shirt. I have regularly used this interview during oral history workshops, and during a session at the 2010 Oral History Association annual conference, as part of a larger discussion on the importance of backdrops, lighting, camera angles and communication with the partipant in advance of the interview. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
The suit of clothes Detective Graves was wearing at the time of the Oswald shooting was featured in the Museum's exhibition, Dallas Law Enforcement: Voices From History, from November 2006 through October 2007. The suit was donated to the City of Dallas by the detective's widow and borrowed by the Museum to be included in the exhibit. - Megan Bryant, Director of Collections & Intellectual Property
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Photograph of courtroom sketch of L.C. Graves testifying during the Ruby trial
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Notebook used by Dallas Times Herald reporter Bob Fenley the day Oswald was shot
11/24/1963
Dallas Police Department case report for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald
11/24/1963
Photo of Lee Harvey Oswald moments before he was shot by Jack Ruby
11/24/1963
