Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Biographical Profiles

This section includes concise biographical summaries of 9 individuals affiliated with the Commission’s work, spanning historians, legal professionals, and government investigators. Each entry outlines birth date and location, educational credentials (undergraduate, graduate, and law degrees where applicable), professional experience (including military service, academic roles, and government positions), and notable accomplishments such as editorial appointments, bar admissions, and publication contributions. Key figures include U.S. Air Force historians Alfred Goldberg and Arthur Marmor, legal professionals Murray J. Laulicht, Richard M. Mosk, Stuart R. Pollak, Charles N. Shaffer Jr., and Lloyd L. Weinreb (many with federal judicial clerkships and roles in the Department of Justice), Internal Revenue Service investigator John J. O’Brien, and Alfredda Scobey, a law assistant for the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Acknowledgments

This section documents the Commission’s formal acknowledgments of support received during testimony collection across the United States. It extends special gratitude to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Harold Barefoot Sanders Jr. and his assistant Martha Joe Stroud for their dedicated assistance, followed by a list of 62 lawyers, secretaries, and clerks who contributed extensive effort to the Commission’s operations.

List of Witnesses

This section presents a full roster of 552 witnesses who provided testimony to the Commission, organized in a table with columns for witness name, brief description of their role or connection to the events under investigation, and the volume and page number of their testimony in the Commission’s official records. Notation codes indicate the format of each witness’s contribution: “C” for in-person appearances before Commission members, “D” for depositions taken by Commission legal staff, “A” for submitted affidavits, and “S” for provided statements. The included excerpt features entries for a wide range of individuals, including law enforcement officers, medical personnel, acquaintances of Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby, government officials, and subject matter experts.

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This chapter functions as a categorized reference index of individuals relevant to the investigation of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, organized by professional affiliation, relationship to the Oswald family, or role in related events. Each entry includes the individual’s full name, descriptive role or affiliation, and corresponding page citations across official Commission report volumes.

Dallas Police Department Personnel

Lists members of the Dallas Police Department cited in the Commission report volumes, including their assigned ranks, job functions, and corresponding volume and page references for their testimony or mention in investigation materials.

FBI Agents and Staff

Lists Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents and staff referenced in the Commission report volumes, including their roles within the Bureau and corresponding volume and page citations for their relevant statements, testimony, or investigative work.

Secret Service Agents

Lists U.S. Secret Service agents cited in the Commission report volumes, including their assigned roles and corresponding volume and page references for their accounts of protective detail operations or related investigation materials.

Texas School Book Depository Employees

Lists employees of the Texas School Book Depository (TSBD) referenced in the Commission report volumes, including their job roles at the building and corresponding volume and page citations for their testimony about events on the day of the assassination.

Parkland Hospital Staff

Lists medical staff and personnel at Parkland Hospital cited in the Commission report volumes, including their clinical roles and corresponding volume and page references for their treatment of assassination casualties or related testimony.

Oswald Family Members

Lists members of Lee Harvey Oswald’s immediate and extended family referenced in the Commission report volumes, including their familial relationships to Oswald and corresponding volume and page citations for their statements about Oswald’s life and actions.

Texas Acquaintances of Oswalds

Lists individuals residing in Texas who were acquaintances of the Oswald family, cited in the Commission report volumes with corresponding volume and page references for their relevant statements about the Oswalds.

New Orleans Associates

Lists individuals associated with the Oswalds or the assassination investigation based in New Orleans, cited in the Commission report volumes with corresponding volume and page references for their relevant accounts.