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

Ruby’s activities preceding the President’s Dallas trip

Beyond a broad investigation into Ruby’s background and associations, the Commission examined Ruby’s pattern of activities during the two months preceding President Kennedy’s Dallas visit to determine whether unusual conduct might be linked to the President’s trip.

Accounting for Ruby’s late 1963 whereabouts

The Commission specifically accounted for Jack Ruby’s presence in Dallas on every day after September 26, 1963, except five: September 29, 30, and October 11, 14, and 24, with no evidence he left the Dallas-Fort Worth area on those days. One report placing Ruby in Dallas on September 28 suggests he likely remained on September 29 and 30, when Oswald was in Mexico City. The Commission found no evidence Ruby traveled to Mexico at that time, and both Ruby and Ralph Paul stated he did not leave the Dallas-Fort Worth area during September, October, or November 1963.

Ruby’s business activities in October and November 1963

During October and November 1963, Jack Ruby maintained his usual vigorous pace of business activities, directing considerable attention to his two nightclubs and other business promotions. In the final month before the Kennedy trip, his time was increasingly occupied with personnel problems at both clubs, with no indication he devoted less than full attention to these matters or appeared preoccupied with other affairs. Acquaintances felt Ruby seemed depressed and concerned that his friends were deserting him, but there were no signs of secretive conduct.