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

Arrest for Distributing Fair Play for Cuba Literature

Arrest for Distributing Fair Play for Cuba Literature Oswald spent the night of August 9 in jail and was interviewed the next day by a New Orleans Police Department lieutenant and, at Oswald’s request, an FBI agent. He maintained he was a member of the New Orleans FPCC branch with 35 members and that he had been in touch with “A. J. Hidell,” the president. Later that day Oswald was released on bail; two days later he pleaded guilty to the charges and paid a $10 fine, while the charges against the Cuban exiles were dismissed. Marina testified that the arrest upset Lee and that afterward he “became less active, he cooled off a little.”

Media Appearances for the Fair Play for Cuba Committee

Media Appearances for the Fair Play for Cuba Committee On August 16, Oswald, assisted by at least one hired helper, again distributed Fair Play for Cuba literature, this time in front of the International Trade Mart; that night’s television newscasts featured pictures of his activities, which later hindered his attempts to obtain employment. Bringuier sent a friend to Oswald’s home posing as a Castro sympathizer to extract information, but Oswald saw through the ruse. William Stuckey, a radio broadcaster whose program “Latin Listening Post” had long sought an FPCC member, learned about Oswald from Bringuier and visited him on August 17, recording a roughly five-minute interview that aired that evening. On August 21, Stuckey arranged a debate between Oswald and Bringuier on the 25-minute public affairs program “Conversation Carte Blanche.” Oswald defended the Castro regime and discussed Marxism but was put on the defensive when his defection to Russia came up. Stuckey testified that the program had effectively ended the FPCC in New Orleans but that Oswald had seemed clean-cut and intelligent and had conducted himself well.