Fri Nov 08 1963 Oswald writes : “Dear Mr. Hunt, (most likely E. Howard Hunt) I would like more information concerning my position. I am asking only for information. I am suggesting that we discuss the matter fully before any steps are taken by me or anyone else. Thank you, Lee Harvey Oswald.” [ref. Last [...]
Also tagged 1963, CIA, E Howard HuntRuth Paine makes a notation on her calender – 23 October LHO purchase of rifle. [ref. Treachery in Dallas, p 293.] In March 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, alias “A. Hidell” ["Alex J. Hidell", an alias invented by Oswald], purchased a 6.5 mm caliber Carcano rifle (also improperly called Mannlicher-Carcano) by mail order. [Warren Commission Report, [...]
Also tagged 1963, A Hidell, Alex J Hidell, Carcano, Revolver, Rifle, Ruth PaineLee Harvey Oswald begins job at Texas School Book Depository. He reportedly obtained it through a contact of Ruth Paine. [ref. Last Investigation, p 422]
Also tagged 1963, Ruth Paine, Texas School Book DepositoryAntonio Veciana travels to Dallas for a meeting with Maurice Bishop (aka David Atlee Philips). In the lobby of the Southland Building, Veciana sees Bishop speaking to a man Veciana later identifies as Lee Harvey Oswald. [ref. Last Investigation, p 141]
Also tagged 1963, Antonio Veciana, Dallas, David Atlee Philips, Maurice Bishop, Southland BuildingOswald moves to New Orleans, and finds employment at the William B. Riley Coffee Company. [ref. Treachery in Dallas, p 320]
Also tagged 1963, New OrleansGeneral Walker shot at in his home. Walker was sitting at a desk in his dining room (working on his federal income tax returns) when Lee Harvey Oswald fired at him from less than one hundred feet (30 m) away. Walker survived only because the bullet struck the wooden frame of the window, which deflected [...]
Also tagged 1961, Edwin WalkerOswald rented post office box number 2915 in Dallas, Texas. The three names authorized to receive mail at the PO box were Oswald, his wife Marina, and “Alex J. Hidell”, an alias invented by Oswald, which he would later use for his one-man branch of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee in New Orleans.
Also tagged 1962, A Hidell, Alex J Hidell, Dallas, Fair Play for Cuba Committee, Marina OswaldAs soon as Oswald returned to the United States he recommenced his efforts to have his dishonorable discharge changed back to an honorable one. On June 19, 1962, Oswald contacted the Navy Discharge Review Board in Washington, D.C. “In this case there is no question as to service, which, as the Naval records show, was [...]
Also tagged 1962, Discharge, Navy, USMC, USSRPauline Virginia Bates stated that Oswald told her that a Dallas engineer named Peter Gregory was interested in publishing his manuscript. On June 19, 1962, Oswald called Peter Paul Gregory, a petroleum engineer born January 25, 1929, in Siberia, who taught Russian at the Fort Worth public library. Peter Paul Gregory became Oswald’s entré into [...]
Also tagged 1962, CIA, Communism, Dallas, Fort Worth, Joint Press Reading Service, Pauline Bates, Peter Paul Gregory, White RussiansOn June 18, 1962, Oswald visited the office of Pauline Virginia Bates. Pauline Virginia Bates (born January 11, 1922; died October 7, 1978) was a public legal stenographer, from Forest Grove, Oregon. In an interview with Caroline Hamilton of The Fort Worth Press, Pauline Virginia Bates recalled her encounters with Oswald: “Lee Oswald wanted the [...]
Also tagged 1962, Pauline Bates, Peter Gregory, SecrecyLee Harvey Oswald meets Russian exile George Sergius De Mohrenschildt (formerly Von Mohrenschildt) and his wife. [Exact date not yet established.]
Also tagged 1962, George De MohrenschildtThe Oswalds arrive in Fort Worth, Texas, where they move in with Lee’s brother, Robert.
Also tagged 1960, Fort Worth, Marina Oswald, Robert OswaldLee Harvey Oswald attends a trade dance on 17 March 1960, where he meets Marina Prusakova. Lee and Marina are married on 30 April 1960, a whirlwind romance.
Also tagged 1960, Marina Oswald, Marina Prusakova, MarriageLee Harvey Oswald arrives in Minsk, where he checks in at the Hotel Minsk. He meets Roza Kuznetsova, who befriends him.
Also tagged 1960, Hotel Minsk, Minsk, Roza KuznetsovaLee Harvey Oswald arrives in Moscow, registers at the Hotel Berlin, and meets his Intourist guide, Rima Shirokova.
Also tagged 1959, Hotel Berlin, Moscow, Rima Shirokova