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

Map

Map Oswald explained that a map of Dallas found among his effects was an old city map on which he had marked X’s to denote the locations of firms advertising job vacancies, since he had no transportation and relied on walking or buses. Most of the marked locations were in the Industrial area. He stated he learned of his Texas School Book Depository job through general neighborhood information, primarily from people near Mrs. Payne’s home, and the X at Elm and Houston marked the spot where he had been hired.

Activity Prior To and Following Assassination Attempt

Activity Prior To and Following Assassination Attempt Oswald explained his unusual Thursday night (November 21) visit to his wife by saying he had learned she and Mrs. Payne were hosting a party for neighborhood children and he preferred not to be present. The next morning he brought a sack to work containing his lunch, which he said he placed in his lap or beside him on the front seat to avoid crushing it; he denied placing any package in the back seat, suggesting the driver was mistaken or recalling a different occasion. He described being invited to lunch by a Negro employee who went down and sent the elevator back; before he could descend, the commotion of the assassination began. After a brief questioning by a policeman—during which his boss vouched for him as an employee—he walked out the front door of the building.

A.J. Hidell Identification Card

A. J. Hidell Identification Card When Captain Fritz asked if Oswald knew anyone named A. J. Hidell, he denied it and denied ever using the name as an alias, claiming he had never heard it before. Upon being presented with the actual I. D. card found in his pocket bearing the name, Oswald flared up and declared, “I’ve told you all I’m going to about that card. You took notes, just read them for yourself, if you want to refresh your memory,” adding that Holmes and Fritz already knew as much about it as he did.