/internal/media/dispatcher/74067/fullRaymond R. Cline Oral History08/06/2009Duration: 95 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2009.001.00560Oral History with Raymond R. Cline.
A Dallas police officer from 1954 to 1977, Cline was assigned to the Dallas Trade Mart for President Kennedy's planned luncheon. He once visited Jack Ruby's Carousel Club after being told that officers received free drinks there. Later in his career, he came to know Marina Oswald when she worked at a Dallas convenience store on his patrol beat.Oral Histories6416129869Oral historyVideotaped oral history interview with Raymond R. Cline. A Dallas police officer from 1954 to 1977, Cline was assigned to the Dallas Trade Mart for the scheduled presidential luncheon. Prior to the Kennedy assassination, Cline recalled visiting Jack Ruby's Carousel Club after learning that police officers received free drinks. Later in his career, he became acquainted with Marina Oswald when she worked at a Dallas convenience store on his patrol beat.
Interview conducted at Mr. Cline's home in Farmersville, Texas on August 6, 2009 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and thirty-five minutes long.Oral historiesCline, Raymond R.Oswald, MarinaRuby, JackCarousel ClubDallas Police DepartmentDallasDallas Trade Mart (OHC)Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Jack Ruby (OHC)Law Enforcement (OHC)Raymond R. Cline passed away on January 9, 2013. - Stephen Fagin, Curator