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Benny Bob Barrett Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Benny Bob Barrett. A Dallas County deputy sheriff from 1966 to 1977, Barrett was often assigned guard duty inside Jack Ruby's cell at the Dallas County Jail and later in his room at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Over a period of approximately seven months, Barrett had numerous personal conversations and interactions with Ruby about a variety of topics, including the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.Interview conducted at the Dallas County Criminal Courts building and The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on September 22, 2009 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and forty-one minutes long.
Benny Bob Barrett Oral History
09/22/2009
Born digital (.m2ts file)
115 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2009.001.0073
Immediately prior to this interview session, Mr. Barrett led a small group on an informative walk-through of Jack Ruby's jail cell on the sixth floor of the Dallas County Criminal Courts building. Video from that tour is included at the conclusion of the oral history recording. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
Mr. Barrett passed away on July 28, 2015. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator
Benny Bob Barrett Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Benny Bob Barrett. A Dallas County deputy sheriff from 1966 to 1977, Barrett was often assigned guard duty inside Jack Ruby's cell at the Dallas County Jail and later in his room at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Over a period of approximately seven months, Barrett had numerous personal conversations and interactions with Ruby about a variety of topics, including the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.Interview conducted at the Dallas County Criminal Courts building and The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on September 22, 2009 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and forty-one minutes long.
Benny Bob Barrett Oral History
09/22/2009
Oral histories
Ruby, Jack
Barrett, Benny Bob
Dallas County Jail
Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)
Jack Ruby (OHC)
Parkland Memorial Hospital (OHC)
Law Enforcement (OHC)
Born digital (.m2ts file)
115 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
2009.001.0073
Immediately prior to this interview session, Mr. Barrett led a small group on an informative walk-through of Jack Ruby's jail cell on the sixth floor of the Dallas County Criminal Courts building. Video from that tour is included at the conclusion of the oral history recording. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
Mr. Barrett passed away on July 28, 2015. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator
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