she did not love him, but thought he was lonely and continued to date him out of pity. [69] Their relationship became more serious–in Oswald's eyes–during the summer and fall of 1960, [66] Vincent Bugliosi put forward the hypothesis that Oswald aimed the Carcano with the open sights, which reduced the time necessary to take the three shots postulated by the Warren Commission. He notes that, with the downward slope on Dealey Plaza, President Kennedy's head would have appeared to Oswald to be a stationary target as the vehicle moved down and away at a slow speed. This suggestion also therefore makes any claim that the scope was defective to be meaningless with respect to Oswald's shooting ability. Gallagher, James P. (January 27, 1993). "Literati Probing Oswald's Days In Minsk". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved June 8, 2014. Warren Commission Hearings, Volume VI". History Matters Archive. p.383 . Retrieved February 4, 2013. Foreign Service Dispatch from the American Embassy in Moscow to the Department of State, Warren Commission Hearings, vol. 18, p. 98, CE 908

Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Appendix 13 1964, p.681. PBS Frontline "Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald", broadcast on PBS stations, November 1993 (various dates). During his Marine Corps service in December 1956, Oswald scored a rating of sharpshooter (twice achieving 48 and 49 out of 50 shots during rapid fire at a stationary target 200 yards [183 m] away using a standard issue M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle), although in May 1959, he qualified as a marksman (a lower classification than that of sharpshooter). Military experts, after examining his records, characterized his firearms proficiency as "above average" and said he was, when compared to American civilian males of his age, "an excellent shot". [62] My father and I were immediately known to the Secret Service by the night of the assassination. We did not want our association with a Marine deserter and avowed communist known in our community. Decades after the assassination, I still have no desire to tell my story, even among friends and colleagues. It was only when I became convinced that my account adds to the limited historical record did I sit down and write. Warren Commission Hearings, vol. 16, p. 96, CE 24, Lee Harvey Oswald's "Historic Diary", entries of October 28, 1959, to October 31, 1959.Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Chapter 7 1964, p.413.

During the investigation by the House Select Committee on Assassinations (1976–1978), the lead attorneys for the Committee, Robert Blakey and Gary Cornwell, were allowed to use WC-139 at an FBI firing range. The attorneys wanted to see how fast the bolt action could be operated. Blakey was able to fire two rounds in 1.5 seconds and Cornwell fired two rounds in 1.2 seconds. This was an experiment to test a possible theory that Oswald in his excitement may have pointed and fired, as opposed to aimed and fired. Some critics of the Warren Commission had claimed it was impossible to fire a Carcano rifle in less than 2.3 seconds. Both the CBS and HSCA tests proved conclusively that the claim was not accurate. [71] Other research [ edit ]

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Warren Commission Hearings, vol. 23, p. 392–393, CE 1785, Secret Service report dated December 5, 1963, on questioning of Marina Oswald about note Oswald wrote before he attempted to kill General Walker. He was court-martialed a second time for fighting with the sergeant he thought was responsible for his punishment in the shooting matter. He was demoted from private first class to private and briefly imprisoned. I show that Oswald had all the characteristics to kill a major political figure – the means, the motive, and the soul of a killer.

a b c d Bagdikian, Ben H. (December 14, 1963). Blair, Clay Jr. (ed.). "The Assassin". The Saturday Evening Post. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Curtis Publishing Company (44): 23. FBI Report of Investigation of Lee Harvey Oswald's Activities for Fair Play for Cuba Committee in New Orleans, Warren Commission Hearings, vol. 25, pp. 770, 773. Oswald asked for legal representation several times during the interrogation, and he also asked for assistance during encounters with reporters. When H. Louis Nichols, President of the Dallas Bar Association, met with him in his cell on Saturday, he declined their services, saying he wanted to be represented by John Abt, chief counsel to the Communist Party USA, or by lawyers associated with the American Civil Liberties Union. [218] [219] Both Oswald and Ruth Paine tried to reach Abt by telephone several times Saturday and Sunday, [220] [221] but Abt was away for the weekend. [222] Oswald also declined his brother Robert's offer on Saturday to obtain a local attorney. [223] Thornley, Kerry Wendell. Series: Records Relating to Key Persons, November 30, 1963 – September 24, 1964. National Archives Catalog. November 30, 1963. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022 . Retrieved April 13, 2022. Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Appendix 13 1964, p.679.Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Chapter 4 1964, p.152. Chapter 3: The Shots from the Texas School Book Depository". Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 1964. p.117. On May 26, Oswald wrote to the New York City headquarters of the pro- Fidel Castro Fair Play for Cuba Committee, proposing to rent "a small office at my own expense for the purpose of forming a FPCC branch here in New Orleans". [115] Three days later, the FPCC responded to Oswald's letter advising against opening a New Orleans office "at least not ... at the very beginning". [116] In a follow-up letter, Oswald replied, "Against your advice, I have decided to take an office from the very beginning." [117]