/internal/media/dispatcher/8610/fullDon Archer Oral History03/11/200261 MinutesHi-8 videotapeOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2002.001.00080Videotaped oral history interview with Don Archer. A Dallas police auto theft detective assigned to the Trade Mart during President Kennedy's visit, Mr. Archer later witnessed Jack Ruby shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald and interviewed Ruby that afternoon. Shortly after Oswald died, Archer informed Ruby that he was going to be charged with murder. Archer testified at Ruby's trial in 1964.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on March 11, 2001 by Curator Gary Mack, Associate Curator Stephen Fagin, and Arlinda Abbott. 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.Oral Histories6318021467Oral historyVideotaped oral history interview with Don Archer. A Dallas police auto theft detective assigned to the Trade Mart during President Kennedy's visit, Mr. Archer later witnessed Jack Ruby shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald and interviewed Ruby that afternoon. Shortly after Oswald died, Archer informed Ruby that he was going to be charged with murder. Archer testified at Ruby's trial in 1964.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on March 11, 2002 by Gary Mack, Stephen Fagin and Arlinda Abbott. The interview is one hour and one minute long.
Jack Ruby trialDetectivesOral historiesOswald, Lee HarveyRuby, JackArcher, DonDallas Trade MartDallas Police DepartmentDallasDallas Trade Mart (OHC)Law Enforcement (OHC)Lee Harvey Oswald (OHC)Jack Ruby (OHC)Mr. Archer passed away April 26, 2014. - Stephen Fagin, Curator