/internal/media/dispatcher/73311/fullBenny Bob Barrett Oral History09/22/2009115 MinutesBorn digital (.m2ts file)Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza2009.001.00730Videotaped oral history interview with Benny Bob Barrett. A Dallas County deputy sheriff from 1966 to 1977, Barrett was often assigned guard duty inside Jack Ruby's cell at the Dallas County Jail and later in his room at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Over a period of approximately seven months, Barrett had numerous personal conversations and interactions with Ruby about a variety of topics, including the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Interview conducted at the Dallas County Criminal Courts building and The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on September 22, 2009 by Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator. The interview is one hour and fifty-five minutes 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 Histories6415729886Oral historyVideotaped oral history interview with Benny Bob Barrett. A Dallas County deputy sheriff from 1966 to 1977, Barrett was often assigned guard duty inside Jack Ruby's cell at the Dallas County Jail and later in his room at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Over a period of approximately seven months, Barrett had numerous personal conversations and interactions with Ruby about a variety of topics, including the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Interview conducted at the Dallas County Criminal Courts building and The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on September 22, 2009 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and forty-one minutes long.Oral historiesRuby, JackBarrett, Benny BobDallas County JailDallas County Sheriff's DepartmentParkland HospitalDallasDallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)Jack Ruby (OHC)Parkland Memorial Hospital (OHC)Law Enforcement (OHC)Immediately prior to this interview session, Mr. Barrett led a small group on an informative walk-through of Jack Ruby's jail cell on the sixth floor of the Dallas County Criminal Courts building. Video from that tour is included at the conclusion of the oral history recording. - Stephen Fagin, CuratorMr. Barrett passed away on July 28, 2015. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator