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William Barry IV Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with William Barry IV. Five years old in 1963, Barry is the son of the late William Barry III, an engineer at ABC News radio in Washington D.C. for more than thirty years. Barry III frequently visited the White House and had personal encounters with every president from Dwight Eisenhower to George H.W. Bush. Interview conducted via Zoom on March 2, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

William Barry IV Oral History

Date:

03/02/2022

Medium:

Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 30 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2022.001.0010

Curatorial Note:

In 2022, William Barry IV donated to the Museum a collection of twenty reel-to-reel audio tapes from ABC News radio in Washington D.C. covering the inauguration and assassination of President John F. Kennedy as well as the 1965 inauguration of President Lyndon Johnson. Subsequently, Mr. Barry also donated an extensive collection of material saved by his late father as chief engineer at ABC News radio in Washington D.C. related to the presidency and the U.S. Space Program. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

William Barry IV Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with William Barry IV. Five years old in 1963, Barry is the son of the late William Barry III, an engineer at ABC News radio in Washington D.C. for more than thirty years. Barry III frequently visited the White House and had personal encounters with every president from Dwight Eisenhower to George H.W. Bush. Interview conducted via Zoom on March 2, 2022 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty minutes long.

Object Details
Object title:

William Barry IV Oral History

Date:

03/02/2022

Terms:

Interviews

Oral histories

Press

Eisenhower, Dwight D.

Kennedy, John F.

Johnson, Lyndon B.

Nixon, Richard M.

Bush, George H. W.

Ford, Gerald

White House

ABC

Washington, D.C.

News Media (OHC)

Kennedy Family Acquaintances (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m4a file), Born digital (.mp4 file), Born digital (.vtt file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 30 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2022.001.0010

Curatorial Note:

In 2022, William Barry IV donated to the Museum a collection of twenty reel-to-reel audio tapes from ABC News radio in Washington D.C. covering the inauguration and assassination of President John F. Kennedy as well as the 1965 inauguration of President Lyndon Johnson. Subsequently, Mr. Barry also donated an extensive collection of material saved by his late father as chief engineer at ABC News radio in Washington D.C. related to the presidency and the U.S. Space Program. - Stephen Fagin, Curator