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Phil Burleson Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Phil Burleson. A notable Dallas defense attorney for many years, Burleson was hired by lead attorney Melvin Belli to be part of the defense team for Jack Ruby during his 1964 trial. Burleson remained part of Ruby's legal counsel longer than any other attorney, representing Ruby until his death in January 1967. Interview conducted at Mr. Burleson's office on April 4, 1995 by Wes Wise and Bob Porter. The interview is two hours and twenty-four minutes long.
Phil Burleson Oral History
04/04/1995
Hi-8 videotape
Duration: 144 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1995.043.0009
Phil Burleson passed away at the age of 61 on May 29, 1995, less than two months after this interview was recorded. As Jack Ruby's longest-serving attorney, Burleson appears in a number of photographs in the Museum's Collection. Perhaps most haunting is this image of Burleson and prisoner Jack Ruby inside Ruby's cell at the Dallas County Jail in 1964: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/27339. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
Phil Burleson Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Phil Burleson. A notable Dallas defense attorney for many years, Burleson was hired by lead attorney Melvin Belli to be part of the defense team for Jack Ruby during his 1964 trial. Burleson remained part of Ruby's legal counsel longer than any other attorney, representing Ruby until his death in January 1967. Interview conducted at Mr. Burleson's office on April 4, 1995 by Wes Wise and Bob Porter. The interview is two hours and twenty-four minutes long.
Phil Burleson Oral History
04/04/1995
Attorney
Jack Ruby trial
Oral histories
Ruby, Jack
Burleson, Phil
Belli, Melvin
Tonahill, Joe H.
Dallas
Jack Ruby (OHC)
Hi-8 videotape
Duration: 144 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1995.043.0009
Phil Burleson passed away at the age of 61 on May 29, 1995, less than two months after this interview was recorded. As Jack Ruby's longest-serving attorney, Burleson appears in a number of photographs in the Museum's Collection. Perhaps most haunting is this image of Burleson and prisoner Jack Ruby inside Ruby's cell at the Dallas County Jail in 1964: https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/27339. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
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