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

第一章

This chapter, titled “CHAPTER I”, chronicles the full timeline of Lee Harvey Oswald’s activities from his 1962 return to the United States through the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the subsequent murder of Oswald by Jack Ruby, and the Warren Commission’s preliminary findings related to the assassination.

Oswald’s Return to the United States

Oswald’s Return to the United States In February 1962, Oswald and his Russian wife Marina welcomed a daughter. After the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service granted a waiver (at the Department of State’s request) to allow Marina to obtain a U.S. visa without first leaving the Soviet Union, the family departed Moscow on June 1, 1962, with $435.71 in travel assistance from the State Department. They arrived in Fort Worth, Texas, two weeks later.

Oswald’s Life and FBI Interviews in Fort Worth

Oswald’s Life and FBI Interviews in Fort Worth The Oswalds first stayed with Oswald’s brother Robert, then his mother, before moving into their own apartment in early August 1962. Oswald began working as a sheet metal worker on July 16. During their time in Fort Worth, he was interviewed twice by the FBI: on June 26, he was described as arrogant, denied involvement in Soviet intelligence activities, and agreed to notify the FBI of any Soviet contact; on August 16, he had a less belligerent attitude and repeated his promise to report intelligence recruitment attempts.

Oswald’s Move to Dallas and Political Views

Oswald’s Move to Dallas and Political Views In early October 1962, Oswald quit his sheet metal job and moved the family to Dallas. The Oswalds had been connected to a group of Russian-speaking local residents who provided material support to the family out of sympathy for Marina and the child, but almost all of the group disliked Oswald. Despite being disillusioned with the Soviet government, Oswald was deeply committed to Marxist ideology, expressed disdain for U.S. democracy, capitalism, and American society, and criticized the Russian-speaking group for embracing American values and pursuing economic advancement.