. Definitely not. His mother had the same type of imagination. There's a great deal of self-involvement, there's a great deal of desire to elevate himself, to become this world-historical figure. What do you say to people who are so convinced or are trying to believe in his innocence? He pressed the lieutenants, he pressed the platoon leaders. He is the older brother of Lee Harvey Oswald, and a former Marine and salesman. When he first approached the divided cubicles and I picked up the telephone on my side, he picked up his. That's the shocker. Somehow, somebody never realized what the Sam Hill was going on. There is no question in my mind that he also shot Officer Tippit. He moves into his own apartment and everything. He had an interesting experience and he had a Russian wife. I didn't know -- but I think that was his posture all along, with the interrogators. As things progressed down the line the job didn't work out. People ought to take note of this, that he should be interesting. So he thought hed get a post office box that would be a permanent-type thing. He toyed with the interrogators down at the Dallas police station, all that weekend [after the assassination]. You can't set that aside just because he is saying, "I'm a patsy." What was he expecting when he went to the Soviet Union? He started teaching this mans son how to write and talk Russian. They wasn't going to convince him to say something. If they didnt know who worked for them, he could always say he worked for them; he was in control of the FBI then. We were away from Lee during the three years of military school, only seeing him during the summer vacations or holiday-type things. There's a logic in that. As chief counsel to the 1977 House Select Committee on Assassinations, Blakey led the investigation into President John F. Kennedy's assassination, reexamining the evidence with a new forensics panel. LEE HARVEY OSWALD'S COMPLETE AUGUST 1963 WDSU-TV INTERVIEW David Von Pein's JFK Channel 44.3K subscribers Subscribe 415 71K views 9 years ago Three months before he assassinated President. All these ups and downs hes having, he keeps trying to get up and make it at some level, but hes not succeeding. First, the $64,000 question: Why did Lee Harvey Oswald kill John F. Kennedy? It was a terrible thing to look at. discussion+glimpse of a life+links & readings+teacher's guide Saturday, Nov. 23, 1963. It maybe opened up some doors for him. The committee found that there was a "probable conspiracy," suggesting that parts of the Mafia and/or certain anti-Castro Cuban groups "may have been involved.". Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. On Nov. 22, [1963] it went way downhill. Once again, it's just a continual cycle, and it starts downhill. Did he talk about the Russian system and the American system and comparing the two? He says that the "hard physical evidence" from the assassination leads him to one conclusion: "The Warren Commission was correct." Lee Harvey Oswald is dragged from the Texas Theatre by Patrolman C.T. Maybe the next time he went to the library, he would follow up on it, and say Well, lets really see what this is about. That to me is very plausible for him to do. I'm sure for a certain minimal fee, you could ride the subways all day, and he would do it just to get around. Although that was Marguerite Oswald's first network television interview in many years, we were not the first journalists to speak with her. What would have been the appeal to him about something like Marxism? My first lawyer Tom Howard told me to say that I shot Oswald so that Caroline and Mrs. Kennedy wouldn't have to come to Dallas to testify. Lee Harvey Oswald speaks to the press - YouTube 0:00 / 1:08 Lee Harvey Oswald speaks to the press CNN 14.7M subscribers Subscribe 7.3K Share 1.4M views 9 years ago Lee Harvey. Best Known For: Lee Harvey Oswald was a former U.S. Marine who was accused of killing President John F. Kennedy. He imagined himself taking part in something bold and totally separate from anything he had come from. She is wanting to go back to Russia. Everything is deteriorating. Marina was upbeat on it. I was just completely in the dark. He finally got a job that wasnt exactly what he really wanted, but it was a start. the best way to support us is to become a member at SGTreport.TV or become a SubscribeStar Member Thank you & God bless. Theres hard physical evidence there. Marxist doctrine is shot through with this furious rant against the bourgeoisie, against capitalism, against the society that had produced him. The two-hour documentary special traces Oswald's life from his boyhood to that fateful day in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, posing a number of questions: Was Oswald the emotionally disturbed "lone. But she certainly conveyed it to John and I at very early ages. WGBH educational foundation, In Fight Against ISIS, a Lose-Lose Scenario Poses Challenge for West. Hes going to fit in to where he needs to fit in to accomplish what he needs to accomplish what is very essential to get by with, to be somebody. Thats almost unbelievable. It was always separation, separation, separation. But he would look at it. She had certain characteristics that were so much like Lee: the time and circumstances always seemed to be against her; the world owed her a living; she wanted to be somebody. We talked about this at a great length during that first week. He was ready. After Lees return, approximately two weeks, in the latter part of June 1962, he gets a call from one of the FBI agents I believe that was Mr. Fain in wanting to have a meeting with him. But Lee had that same personality type. , Finally, I guess, I couldnt stand it anymore. Oswald grew up in very trying circumstances in the early part of his life. As I learned later on, hes becoming very belligerent to Mother. Lee had high hopes when he first got back as to what he was going to do. Youve talked about Lees character trying to do something, getting frustrated, doing something dramatic. The other thing was he wanted to get settled with the job. You look at that last year his work, and his family, trying to go to Cuba, trying to go back to Russia. I said, "Lee, they've got you charged with the death of the president, shooting a police officer. Did she let you know and did she let him know that the kids were a burden? He was toying with them. He wants to "do like Hemingway." He was ready. She shared her viewpoints as to whether Oswald was guilty, whether he was a government agent and, whether he was pro or against Castro among others. Chapter 1: Summary and Conclusions Chapter 2: The Assassination Chapter 3: The Shots from the Texas School Book Depository Chapter 4: The Assassin Chapter 5: Detention and Death of Oswald Chapter 6: Investigation of Possible Conspiracy Chapter 7: Lee Harvey Oswald: Background and Possible Motives Chapter 8: The Protection of the President That was it. The appeal to Lee of something like that Marxism, communism, socialism, would be something unique, something different not [an] everyday occurrence. They're not progressing at the speed I think he wants to progress. When Lee is discharged, early discharge in September 1959, he returns to Fort Worth for about three days. He started teaching this man's son how to write and talk Russian. The third thing was he wanted to look into his dishonorable discharge from the Marine Corps, because he felt like that was unwarranted because, i.e., he was released with honorable conditions. Hola Elige tu direccin Todos los departamentos. on the Internet. And in this place, he would join this much larger-than-life cause, and he would break permanently with the United States, and he would live happily every after in the Soviet Union. Mobile users: Watch the archive video by clicking here. But you go back to the death of Dad two months before he was born, thats a tremendous impact. You look at all the data there, and it comes up to one conclusion as far as I'm concerned -- the Warren Commission was correct. Apparently he'd been planning this for a long time. You'll receive access to exclusive information and early alerts about our documentaries and investigations. But at the same time, he always was trying to get away from her. You could tell by the tone of the language, not that we could understand the Russian language, but the tone and the facial expressions that they were having an argument. He only had the Marxist argot. Providing exclusive original content and interviews with some of the best known voices in the world of economics and precious metals. He could project this type of image, and he did; he tried to. I think he was surprised when he stepped off the plane in Dallas Field -- he asked me, "What, no reporters?" We were a burden. But this had nothing to do with an intellectual or ideological coming to terms with some kind of intellectual maturation, although Oswald tried to explain it that way. ISIS is in Afghanistan, But Who Are They Really? When Lee came back, how did he react to visits from the FBI when they came and saw him here? However, Bolinas author Josiah Thompson says he has answered one very important question. He is the author of the 1981 book, The Plot To Kill the President, and in the late 1960s he campaigned for and helped write much of the anti-racketeering legislation that would usher in the demise of the Mafia. He says he got that at the theater, and they hadn't been mistreating him since then. Selecteer de afdeling waarin je wilt zoeken. Well, his concern was, was there anything that I was aware of that [there] were going to be charges placed against him from anybody? Initially, when we started talking, I was concerned about his bruises on his face that he had received at his capture at the Texas theater. I know he wanted to travel. . He could project this type of image, and he did; he tried to. I didnt know but I think that was his posture all along, with the interrogators. Maybe the next time he went to the library, he would follow up on it, and say "Well, let's really see what this is about." Lee had high hopes when he first got back as to what he was going to do. What was his wife, Marina, like? Can you describe that for me? Oswald never stood trial for murder, because, while being transferred after having been taken into custody, he was shot and killed by Jack Ruby, a distraught Dallas nightclub owner. In a private note to one of his attorneys, Joseph Tonahill, Ruby wrote: \"Joe, you should know this. After Lee's return, approximately two weeks, in the latter part of June 1962, he gets a call from one of the FBI agents -- I believe that was Mr. Fain -- in wanting to have a meeting with him. Posner also discusses the actions, motivations and mob connections of Jack Ruby, who murdered Oswald. But Lee had that same personality type. What did he do? Hallo Bestemming kiezen Alle. This video contains Oswald's complete television interview. He just wanted to see what he could do about getting it done. Using archival footage, interviews and dramatic reconstruction, "Killing Oswald" explores the mystery of how and why John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald were assassinated in 1963. We had an old black-and-white. But you go back to the death of Dad two months before he was born, that's a tremendous impact. . WDSU-TV interviews Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963 when he was living in New Orleans. [To those who say,] He didnt own a rifle. We know he owned a rifle. That was our affectionate name for Mother. Only weeks earlier, he had visited Soviet. WGBH educational foundation, In Fight Against ISIS, a Lose-Lose Scenario Poses Challenge for West. He pressed the lieutenants, he pressed the platoon leaders. ISIS is in Afghanistan, But Who Are They Really? He did not and would not talk to any of the interrogators about anything of substance. She had been overbearing or whatever. And his attempted murder of Edwin Walker is clearly about that. ", He is the older brother of Lee Harvey Oswald, and a former Marine and salesman. We were a burden. So it's not surprising that after just a few months, he began to grow tired of it. It was wall-to-wall reporters, police officers, FBI, Secret Service. I struggled through about 10 or 15 pages of it. This was a part of his character, that inner self, that we used to say, Me, myself and I will do something.. What did he say, and what were you trying to get out of him? When I returned home from work that evening, I asked him about it, and he said, "Well, everything went all right. One was he wanted to get his manuscript typed up and written. While he does not see Oswald as a Soviet, CIA or FBI recruit, he is careful to point out many of the unanswered questions regarding Oswald's mysterious associations and possible ties to the mob. What Lee missed from his childhood in comparison to me was the whole family being together all the time. He was whats convenient to be. He told me about it, and I told him I'd go with him. This was 1959. That's the way I read him at the time. I couldnt believe it. When Lee got back from Russia, the way he talked about the Russian system, he didnt talk about it politically, in the sense that he was wrapped up in communism or Marxism. After getting some help with the Secret Service as far as getting a pass up to see Lee, I was allowed to visit with him approximately eight to 10 minutes. What did he have in the back of his mind? He was using his own imagination. I dont know how you want to express it, but thats the way he characterized her at the time. That's almost unbelievable. Hed made some contacts within the Russian community in Fort Worth and in Dallas. So from Oswald's vantage point, the Soviet experiment, as he would have seen it, was this marvelous opportunity to transcend where he came from. I would love to be able to say that Lee was not involved in any way whatsoever, or much less to the extent that I believe that he was. He's going to fit in to where he needs to fit in to accomplish what he needs to accomplish what is very essential to get by with, to be somebody. If you had to take a guess about when he got his political beliefs, how he was introduced to Marxism, what would you guess? And why it wasnt stopped sooner. He was on his own in libraries. When Lee came back, how did he react to visits from the FBI when they came and saw him here? If it was any other murder case other than the president of the United States, it would have been resolved right then. She could really become somebody from New York real easy when shes in Texas, putting on the air[s], whatever you call it. It seemed like we were never in a location [more than] six or seven months, maybe a year at the most. . But she certainly conveyed it to John and I at very early ages. In your mind, are there questions about whether Lee shot President Kennedy? Yes, I think that there is a process here, in the same way there had been a process in the Soviet Union, in the same way there'd been a process in the Marines, and the same way there'd been a process coursing through his adolescence. Those are the indications that say he took some thought, some planning over a long period of time. Ive managed to keep it quiet. That was it. He toyed with people like that. Consequently, people left it wide open. With regard to his return home from Russia in June 1962 with his family -- what did he tell you about reporters meeting him, and what do you think it really meant? I dont know. One, we tend to think of Kennedy as having been so great and really all-powerful, almost mythological, and at the same time we tend to think of Oswald as so low, that it seems unfathomable that somebody so low, so inconsequential, could topple someone so great. FRONTLINE reports from Iraq on the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise of ISIS. He was toying with them. Well, his concern was, was there anything that I was aware of that [there] were going to be charges placed against him from anybody? But the diminutive nineteen-year-old Marine was serious. I think that's an understatement. So consequently, he calls me up and he tells me that theyre moving to Dallas. The continuity there, the lack of stability, I think, entered into that to a large degree. That was a training ground [for] his imagination. The main thing was getting a job and a manuscript. He finally got a job that wasn't exactly what he really wanted, but it was a start. But when you take the second look and the third and the 40th and the 50th, hey, enough's enough. What do you do with his actions? Our mother was Lees most important person in his life. As far as material goods the car taking her to a grocery store the first time you cant believe how excited she was. Saltar al contenido principal.com.mx. We talked about family matters. If we go and get right down to the bottom line, we have to say, really and truly, in all candor, [she did] a lousy job, a lousy job. He wasn't present when they took a head count [at the Texas School Book Depository]. What did he do? But the Marine Corps has got set procedures and so forth to follow. I didnt press it any further. When Lee got back from Russia, the way he talked about the Russian system, he didn't talk about it politically, in the sense that he was wrapped up in communism or Marxism. But it was not terribly electric, it did not offer a lot in the way of possibility or newness. As opposed to seeing the Kennedy assassination as the way we ought to see it: as one of the great public tragedies of the twentieth century.