/internal/media/dispatcher/74068/fullRaymond "Sonny" Fisher Oral History09/01/2009Duration: 50 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2009.001.00680Oral history with Raymond "Sonny" Fisher.
The only full-time Tarrant County deputy sheriff in 1963, Fisher was on horseback outside the Hotel Texas on the morning of the assassination. There he met President Kennedy, who was photographed petting Fisher's horse, Snuffy.Oral Histories6391229881Oral historyVideotaped 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.Oral historiesFisher, Raymond "Sonny"Kennedy, John F.Connally, JohnHotel TexasTarrant County Sheriff's DepartmentFort WorthFort Worth (OHC)Law Enforcement (OHC)Following 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 Raymond "Sonny" Fisher passed away on June 27, 2025. - Riley Harris, Collections Cataloger