Raymond "Sonny" Fisher Oral History
Object number2009.001.0068
Date09/01/2009
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Raymond "Sonny" Fisher
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 50 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Raymond "Sonny" Fisher. In 1963, Fisher was the only full-time Tarrant County deputy sheriff on horseback. Outside the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth on November 22, 1963, Fisher met President Kennedy, who was photographed petting Fisher's horse, Snuffy.
Interview recorded at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on September 1, 2009, by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryFollowing this oral history, Mr. Fisher participated in two Living History public programs at the Museum in 2010 and 2012. The 2010 program may be viewed on the Museum's YouTube channel: Living History with Raymond "Sonny" Fisher - YouTube. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
