The Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald
Pandemonium reigned in downtown Dallas on the afternoon of November 22, 1963. An assassin’s bullet had murdered President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Within an hour, police had arrested their lead suspect Lee Harvey Oswald, a former Marine and accomplished sharpshooter. On Sunday morning, November 24, with TV cameras in place, and NBC airing it live, Oswald was led through the department’s basement for transport to the county jail. And, for the first time, the nation watched an historic national news event – as it happened.
Written by Joe Garner and Brian Williams
Contributors:
Gary DeLaune, formally a reporter for KLIF Radio Dallas
Bill Lord, formerly a producer for ABC News
Ike Pappas, formerly a reporter for WNEW Radio New York
Bob Huffaker, formerly a reporter for KRLD Radio and television and the CBS affiliate in Dallas
Fred Rheinstein, formerly the field director for NBC News
Chad Hagan, formerly a producer for NBC News
Homer Vinso, formerly a cameraman for NBC News
