Stephen Vaughn Oral History

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Videotaped oral history interview with Stephen Vaughn. Vaughn is the grandson of the late Dallas County deputy sheriff Willard Vaughn. As a jailer, Vaughn spent time with Jack Ruby during his incarceration at the Dallas County Jail from 1963 to late 1966.Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on March 7, 2012 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty-four minutes long.

Object Details

Object title:

Stephen Vaughn Oral History

Date:

03/07/2012

Terms:

Oral histories

Ruby, Jack

Dallas County Jail

Dallas County Sheriff's Department

Dallas

Jack Ruby (OHC)

Law Enforcement (OHC)

Non-Rememberers (OHC)

Medium:

Born digital (.m2ts file)

Dimensions:

Duration: 24 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2012.001.0022

Curatorial Note:

A number of Dallas County deputy sheriffs were assigned to "babysit" Jack Ruby in his cell at the Dallas County Jail. For additional perspectives, see the Museum's oral histories with Benny Bob Barrett (https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/29886), Al Maddox (https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/21466) and Archie Barnes (https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/26219). - Stephen Fagin, Curator