The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

Chronological Timeline

This table outlines a chronological timeline of events related to Lee Harvey Oswald and/or the assassination of John. F. Kennedy. It is not a complete timeline, but should rather be viewed as a work in progress.

Contents

Date
Time EST (24 Hr)
Agency
Incident
Source
10/18/39LHO born
12/2/53FBIJames Hosty arrives at Dallas office of FBI 4H441
1/13/54LHO transfers to Beauregard Junior HS from Public School 44 in NYC
9/8/55LHO's mother writes letter to school authorities explaining family moving to San Diego, CA. Later turns up in Ft Worth, TX
10/24/56USMCLHO completes enlistment contract for three years in USMC CD82
10/26/56USMCLHO joins 2d Recruit Training Battalion, San Diego, CA CE1961
12/11/56USMCLHO qualifies with M-1 as a "Marksman" with score of 212 CD82
1/6/57USMCLHO reports on sick call for tonsillitis and given 600000 IU of penicillin CD82
1/18/57USMCLHO departs 2d Recruit Training Bn, San Diego, CA CE1961
1/20/57USMCLHO joins "A" Company, 1st Bn, 2d Infantry Training Rgmt, Camp Pendleton, CA CE1961
2/26/57USMCLHO departs "A" Company, 1st Bn, 2d Infantry Training Rgnt, Camp Pendleton, CA CE1961
2/27/57USMCLHO departs on leave. CD82
3/13/57USMCLHO returns from leave. CD82
3/18/57USMCLHO joins Marine Aviation Det, Naval Air Technical Training Command, Jacksonville, FL CE1961
4/3/57USMCLHO departs Marine Aviation Det, Naval Air Technical Training Command, Jacksonville, FL CE1961
4/4/57USMCLHO assigned to Kessler Air Force Base, Biloxi, MI CE1961
4/27/57USMCLHO begins "Aircraft Control and Warning Operator" course at Keesler AFB. MS. CD82
5/3/57USMCLHO granted FINAL CONFIDENTIAL clearance at MAD, NATTC, Jacksonville, FL. CD82
6/19/57USMCLHO departs Kessler Air Force Base, Biloxi, MI CE1961
6/20/57USMCLHO departs on leave. CD82
6/25/57USMCLHO awarded MOS 6741, Aviation Electronics Operator CD82
6/30/57USMCLHO returns from leave. CD82
7/1/57USMCLHO departs on leave. CD82
7/4/57USMCLHO returns from leave. CD82
7/9/57USMCLHO joins 4th Replacement Bn, MAT&RC, El Toro, CA CE1961
8/21/57USMCLHO departs 4th Replacement Bn, MAT&RC, El Toro, CA CE1961
8/22/57USMCLHO embarks on "USS Bexar" at San Diego for Japan CE1961
9/12/57USMCLHO arrives Yokosuka, Japan aboard "USS Bexar" and joins MACS-1, MAG-11, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Atsugi, Japan CD1961
10/27/57USMCInjury Report on LHO shooting incident CD82
10/27/57USMCLHO admitted to Yokosuka Naval Hospital for gunshot wound of upper left arm. CD82
10/27/57USMCLHO reports on sick call for gunshot wound of upper left arm CD82
11/16/57USMCLHO released from U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan and returns to MACS-1 CE1961
11/20/57USMCLHO embarks aboard "USS Terrell County", LST 1157 w/MACS-1 for maneuvers in Philippines CE1961
3/7/58USMCLHO embarks from Corregidor w/MACS-1 aboard "USS Wexford County", LST 1168, to Atsugi, Japan CE1961
3/18/58USMCLHO arrives Atsugi, Japan w/MACS-1 following maneuvers in Philippines CE1961
4/11/58USMCLHO tried on violation of ART 92, USMJ, possession of un-registered privately owned weapon CD82
4/14/58USMCLHO request for extension of overseas tour approved. CD82
4/14/58USMCLHO requests extension of overseas tour to May 59 CD82
4/29/58USMCLHO convicted of violating ART 92, UCMJ; sentence: 20 days hard labor, $25 for two months and reduced to PV1; hard labor vacated for six months. CD82
5/2/58USMCLHO participates in familiarization firing of Riot Gun at NAS, Atsugi, Japan. CD82
5/7/58USMCLHO participates in familiarization firing of .45 cal pistol at NAS, Atsugi, Japan. CD82
5/9/58USMCLHO participates in familiarization firing of Riot Gun at NAS, Atsugi, Japan. CD82
6/22/58USMCLHO departs on leave to "Cnf SSCM" - Leave identified as "SP" CD82
6/27/58USMCLHO charged with violation of ART 117, UCMJ, wrongful language to NCO, and ART 128, assault of NCO; guilty of charge 1, not guilty of charge 2; hard labor for 28 days & $55 for one month. CD82
6/30/58USMCCancellation of LHO extension of overseas tour submitted. CD82
6/30/58USMCLHO returns from leave to "Cnf SSCM" - LHO only debited .5 days leave but his advance balance increases from 5 to 9.5 days. CD82
7/1/58USMCLHO departs on leave to "Cnf SSCM" - leave identified as "SP" CD82
7/3/58USMCCancellation of LHO overseas tour approved; new rotation date 11/58. CD82
7/28/58USMCLHO reports on sick call for rectal bleeding CD82
8/12/58USMCLHO returns from leave to "Cnf SSCM" - LHO only debited 3.5 days leave - this is reflected in a change to his record as it was initially entered as returning on 7/24/58. CD82
9/10/58USMCLHO departs MACS-9, MWHG, #d Marine Air Winf, El Toro, CA CE1961
9/14/58USMCLHO embarks aboard AKA 105 w/MACS-1 for South China Sea; at Ping Tung, Taiwan on 9/30/58 CE1961
9/16/58USMCLHO treated for urethral discharge CD82
9/28/58USMCLHO treated for urethral discharge CD82
10/5/58USMCLHO arrives Atsugi, Japan after maneuvers in South China Sea CE1961
10/6/58USMCLHO begins duty w/Sub-Unit 1, H&MS-11, MAC-11, at Atsugi, Japan CE1961
10/6/58USMCLHO treated for urethral discharge CD82
10/7/58USMCLHO sick at Atsugi Station Hospital CE1961
10/13/58USMCLHO returns from Atsugi Station Hospital CE1961
10/24/58USMCLHO treated for urethral discharge CD82
11/2/58USMCLHO departs Yohosuka, Japan aboard "USS Barrett" for San Francisco CE1961
11/15/58USMCLHO arrives San Francisco aboard "USS Barrett" CE1961
11/15/58USMCLHO arrives San Francisco aboard "USS Barrett." CD82
11/16/58USMCLHO joins Casual Company, Marine barracks, U.S. Naval Station, Treasure Island CE1961
11/19/58USMCLHO departs on leave. CD82
12/18/58USMCLHO returns from leave. CD82
12/21/58USMCLHO departs Casual Company, Marine barracks, U.S. Naval Station, Treasure Island CE1961
12/22/58USMCLHO joins MACS-9, MWHG, #d Marine Air Winf, El Toro, CA CE1961
2/25/59USMCLHO scores 2(P) in Russian on DA AGO PRT-1570 test CD82
3/23/59USMCLHO passed USAFI HS GED CD82
5/6/59USMCLHO qualifies as "Marksman" with score of 191 for M-1 at El Toro MCAS, CA CD82
6/23/59USMCInvestigative report of LHO shooting incident completed CD82
8/19/59USMCLHO requests discharge by reason of dependency; approval recommended. CD82
9/2/59USMCLHO request for dependency discharge approved. CD82
9/11/59USMCLHO signs "Notice of Obligated Service" advising him of obligation of reserve service until 12/8/62. CD82
9/11/59USMCLHO released from active duty by reason of hardship CD82
9/11/59USMCLHO executes NAV FORM 5511-14 "Security Termination Statement"; certifies individual has no classified material in possession and addresses prohibition on revealing classified information in future. CD82
3/8/60USMCTELEX to CDR, USMC Air Reserve Training Command advising a pending report from federal agency regarding LHO and directing discharge of LHO IAW Para 10277.2.f MARCORMAN CD82
4/26/60USMCInitial letter to LHO advising of discharge proceedings. CD82
5/19/60USMCLetter to Commandant, USMC advising of discharge of LHO by reason of misconduct. CD82
6/17/60USMCLetter top Marquerite Oswald advising her of discharge proceedings against LHO. CD82
6/24/60USMCFollow-up letter of notification to LHO regarding discharge proceedings. CD82
7/26/60USMCLHO recommended for discharge by reason of unfitness, i.e., LHO "has requested that he be given citizenship in Soviet Russia." CD82
7/29/60USMCMemo recommending discharge of LHO by reason of unfitness; memo cites two classified reports; DIO, 9th ND confidential report serial 02049-E, 8 Jun 60 and DIO, 9th ND confidential report serial 02296-E, 27 Jun 60. CD82
8/17/60USMCMemo from Commandant, USMC directing discharge of LHO. CD82
8/29/60USMCFirst endorsement advising OIC, Aviation Reserve Records Section, USNAS Glenview, IL. to discharge LHO. CD82
9/13/60USMCLHO receives UNDESIRABLE discharge. CD82
1/30/61USNAVYLHO writes to SECNAV appealing discharge. CD82
2/23/62USNAVYLetter to LHO from John Connally advising that Connally no longer connected with USN - Connally forwarded letter to Fred Korth, SECNAV. CD82
3/22/62USMCLHO writes to BG Tompkins, HQS, USMC appealing discharge - this letter is fairly well written and raises questions about other documents purportedly written by LHO. CD82
4/2/62USMCLetter to LHO advising USMC has no authority to change status of discharge - recommends Navy Discharge Review Board - sent to Kalinina St. in Minsk. CD82
6/1/62StateLHO executes promissory note for $435.71 from AMEMB Moscow for transportation from Moscow to New York. CE1120
7/13/62StateLHO pays $10.00 (cash) against travel loan. Posted 8/14/62 from 270 Mercedes St, Ft. Worth, TX. CE1120
9/5/62StateLHO pays $9.71 (money order) against travel loan. Posted 9/6/62 from 270 Mercedes St, Ft. Worth, TX. CE1120
10/10/62StateLHO pays $10.00 (postal money order) against travel loan. Posted 10/11/62 from 270 Mercedes St, Ft. Worth, TX. CE1120
11/19/62StateLHO pays $10.00 (postal money order) against travel loan. Posted 11/20/62 from Box 2915, Dallas, TX. CE1120
12/11/62StateLHO pays $190.00 (two postal money orders) against travel loan. Posted 12/12/62 from Box 2915, Dallas, TX. CE1120
12/13/62FBIJames J. Tormey replies to LHO offer of photographic work for Hall-Davis Defense Committee. CD366
1/9/63StateLHO pays $100.00 (postal money order) against travel loan. Posted 1/10/63 from Box 2915, Dallas, TX. CE1120
1/29/63StateLHO pays $105.00 (two money orders) against travel loan. Posted 2/7/63 from Box 2915, Dallas, TX - Loan paid in full. CE1120
3/3/63LHO evicted from 602 Elsbeth Street apartment by Mrs. Tobias 4H442(Hosty)
3/3/63FBIHosty conducts neighborhood check and discovers Marina Oswald speaks no English 4H443
3/4/63FBIJames Hosty reopens Marina Oswald's case in Dallas 4H441(Hosty)
3/11/63FBIHosty checks Elsbeth Street residence for Marina Oswald 4H441(Hosty)
3/14/63FBIHosty determines that LHO has had contact with the "Daily Worker" 4H442(Hosty)
3/14/63FBIHosty verifies LHO living at 214 Neely Street, Dallas, TX 4H442(Hosty)
3/31/63FBIHosty recommends reopening LHO's case 4H442(Hosty)
4/4/63FBIHosty initiates inquiry about Marina Oswald's location 4H441
5/9/63LHO rents at 4907 Magazine from Mrs. J.J. Garner of 4911 Magazine.
5/10/63LHO employed as an oiler by coffee firm
5/29/63LHO requests permission from the FPCC headquarters in New York to form a local branch in New Orleans CD 81b, 150 (LHO's handwritten diary)
6/10/63LHO sends letter to The Worker advising that he formed FPCC in NO and asks for literature CD 366
6/15/63LHO checks out Manchester's "Portrait of a President" and Herman B. Deutsch "The Huey Long Murder Case" from the Napoleon Ave. branch of NOPL.
6/17/63FBINew Orleans FBI office advises Dallas office that LHO is in New Orleans 4H443 (Hosty)
6/19/63LHO fired from coffee company
6/24/63LHO applies for passport at NO DOS office, stating he is photographer planning to spend 3-12 months traveling through England, France, Germany, Russia, Poland, Finland, and Italy.
6/25/63LHO passport issued by DOS
7/10/63USMCNavy Discharge Review Board recommends no change to LHO discharge and SECNAV approves. CD82
7/12/63FBIHosty checks with INS in Dallas for background on Marina Oswald for John Fain 4H446 (Hosty)
7/25/63USNAVYLetter to LHO advising of Navy Discharge Review Board action. CD82
7/27/6319:00LHO participates in lecture on Russia at the Jesuit University House of Studies n Mobile, AL. CD 81b, 154 (LHO's handwritten diary)
7/31/63Arnold Johnson replies to LHO; advises literature being sent. CD 366
8/5/63LHO walks into Carlos Bringuier store and offers to train anti-Castro fighters. Bringuier turns him down thinking him an infiltrator.
8/9/63LHO accosted by three Cubans during a street demonstration supporting the FPCC. LHO arrested for causing a disturbance and held overnight by New Orleans Police. Fined $10. CD 81b, 156 (LHO's handwritten diary)
8/9/63LHO arrested in 700 block of Canal St. after scuffle with Bringuier and 2 other Cubans seeking to stop him from distributing FPCC material.
8/12/63LHO fined $10 in NO municipal court for disturbing the peace. Cubans not fined.
8/13/63LHO writes letter to Arnold Johnson thanking him for literature and giving him honorary membership in NOFPCC CD 366
8/16/63LHO organizes FPCC demonstration in New Orleans in front of the International Trade Mart. CD 81b, 156 (LHO's handwritten diary)
8/16/6319:00LHO's FPCC demonstration is shown on WDSU-TV evening news. CD 81b, 156 (LHO's handwritten diary)
8/17/6320:30LHO participates in discussion about the FPCC on WDSU-Radio. CD 81b, 156 (LHO's handwritten diary)
8/21/63LHO appears on radio with Bringuier, Edward S. Butler, exec VP, Information Council of the Americas, and newsman.
8/21/6319:05LHO participates in discussion with John Battles and Carlos Bringuier on WDSU-radio. Bringuier was involved with LHOI during the 8/9/63 FPCC incident. CD 81b, 157 (LHO's handwritten diary)
8/28/63LHO writes to CC,CPUSA; advises of stay in SU and attempt to dissolve US citizenship; asks if he can fight above or underground for progressive forces; suggests open proclamation of dissolving US citizenship; asks opinion. CD 366
8/31/63LHO writes letter to Mr. Best at The Worker saying family is going to relocate and suggests employment. CD 366
9/1/63LHO writes CPUSA asking how to contact the CP in Baltimore-Washington area; going to relocate in October. CD 366
9/17/63LHO applies for and obtains 15 day Mexican tourist card at NO Mexican counsul general.
9/19/63Arnold Jonson replies to 8/28/63 letter to Elizabeth Flynn regarding LHO status; advises remaining in background not underground. CD 366
9/24/63LHO and family leave 4907 Magazine owing 15 days rent.
10/3/63FBIHosty learns from New Orleans office that LHO had left New Orleans 4H446 (Hosty)
10/10/63CIACIA advises FBI that LHO had contacted the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City 17H800, CE833, p.12
10/23/63LHO attends meeting headed by Edwin Walker
10/25/63LHO attends meeting of ACLU at SMU.
11/22/6300:07AF1 lands at Fort Worth.
11/22/6300:30Marina notices LHO still awake.
11/22/6300:50JFK reaches Hotel Texas
11/22/6306:00DPDCPT Will Fritz briefs detectives participating in the DPD security force on specific individual duties. CD 81b, 162 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6307:30LHO dresses, talks with Marina
11/22/6308:08DPDChief Curry on Dallas television
11/22/6308:23LHO enters Buell Wesley Frazier's car for drive to work
11/22/6309:50JFK crosses lot from Hotel Texas
11/22/6309:50JFK talks with crowd.
11/22/6310:00Abraham Zapruder goes home for his camera
11/22/6310:02JFK confers with John Connally at Hotel Texas.
11/22/6310:05Richard Nixon leaves Dallas on American Airlines flight 82.
11/22/6310:05JFK breakfast, sponsored by Chamber of Commerce.
11/22/6310:25JBK appears in pink suit, pillbox hat.
11/22/6311:00JFK and JBK return to hotel suite.
11/22/6311:10DPDCPT Fritz, Detectives Sims and Boyd arrive at Dallas Trade Mart. CD 81b, 162 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6311:14JFK phones John Nance Garner.
11/22/6311:30JFK talks/speculates about assassination.
11/22/6311:32LBJ introduces sister to JFK.
11/22/6312:03Cabinet aircraft leaves Honolulu.
11/22/6312:2513-minute AF1 flight to Love Field.
11/22/6312:40DPDDPD Asst. Chief Lumpkin, Detectives Senkel and Turner, and MAJ Meiddemeyer, U.S. Army, arrive at Love Field. CD 81b, 162 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6312:55Motorcade departs Love Field.
11/22/6313:18Howard Brennan sits on wall below TSBD.
11/22/6313:22H.L. Hunt watches JFK pass in motorcade.
11/22/6313:24FBIMotorcade passes FBI Agent James Hosty.
11/22/6313:29Motorcade turns onto Houston from Main Street.
11/22/6313:30JFK and John Connally shot while riding in motorcade.
11/22/6313:30DPDCPT Fritz, DPD, and SA Robert Stewart, SS, make final inspection of JFK's table at Dallas Trade Mart. CD 81b, 162 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6313:31Dallas patrolman Marion Baker encounters LHO in TSBD.
11/22/6313:33LHO departs TSBD, passing NBC reporter MacNeil.
11/22/6313:33Warren Commision LHO departs front entrance of TSBD. walks .40 miles to Elm St. and Murphy St. CE1119-A
11/22/6313:34First UPI Flash news report.
11/22/6313:37Caroline Kennedy departs White House.
11/22/6313:38Parkland Hospital admits case "24740 white male" suffering from "gunshot wound".
11/22/6313:40Warren Commision LHO gets on bus; rides .15 miles back toward TSBD CE1119-A
11/22/6313:40Walter Cronkite appears on screen with first CBS announcement.
11/22/6313:40Agent Ready calls for priest.
11/22/6313:40Kellerman tells Gerald Behn that JFK "had been hit".
11/22/6313:41DPDDPD Deputy Chief Stevenson tells CPT Fritz that the president had been involved in an accident at the triple underpass and to go to Parkland Hospital. Fritz, Detectives Sims and Boyd depart; Fritz verifies the situation with the police dispatcher. CD 81b, 163 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6313:44Warren Commision LHO gets off bus between Poydras and Lamar St.; walks .20 miles south on Lamar St. CE1119-A
11/22/6313:45DPDCPT Fritz arrives at Parkland Hospital. DPD Chief Jessie Curry places CPT Fritz in charge of the crime scene. CPT Fritz, Detectives Boyd and Sims, and Sheriff Decker depart Parkland Hospital. CD 81b, 163 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6313:45FBIJ. Edgar Hoover advises RFK of JFK shooting.
11/22/6313:48Warren Commision LHO gets in cab at Commerce and Lamar St; rides 2.4 miles to Beckley Ave. and Neely St. CE1119-A
11/22/6313:50Cabinet aircraft turns around in mid-flight to return to Honolulu.
11/22/6313:50Roy Truly conducts "headcount" at TSBD.
11/22/6313:50DPDDPD Asst. Chief Lumpkin, Detectives Senkel and Turner, MAJ Meiddemeyer, U.S. Army, and SA Forrest Sorrels arrive at TSBD. Senkel enters TSBD with Deputy Sheriff Weatherford and conducts search from ground floor up. Turner assists "in searching a box car" CD 81b, 163 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6313:54Officer J.D. Tippit advised by radio to remain alert. CHECK THIS
11/22/6313:55Warren Commision LHO exits cab at Beckley Ave. and Neely St.; walks .30 miles North to rooming house CE1119-A
11/22/6313:57Father Huber arrives at Parkland Hospital. to provide religious services to JFK
11/22/6313:58DPDCPT Fritz arrives at TSBD. CD 81b, 163 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6314:00Washington phone system breaks down; Ted Kennedy cutoff.
11/22/6314:00Warren Commision LHO arrives rooming house at 1026 North Beckley Ave.; remains three minutes, changes shirt, gets pistol. CE1119-A
11/22/6314:00Robert McNamara summons Joint Chiefs of Staff.
11/22/6314:00JFK PRONOUNCED DEAD BY DR. KEMP CLARK.
11/22/6314:02Chase of Secret Service car transporting Caroline Kennedy.
11/22/6314:03LHO departs rooming house in Dallas.
11/22/6314:03Warren Commision LHO departs rooming house; walks ,85 miles to 10th St. and Patton Ave. CE1119-A
11/22/6314:05RFK learns of JFK death.
11/22/6314:12DPDLT. J.C. Day and DET R.L. Studebaker arrive TSBD. CE3145 26H829
11/22/6314:13Agent Roberts tells LBJ. CHECK THIS
11/22/6314:15Joint Chiefs of Staff alert global commands.
11/22/6314:15DPDDallas County Deputy Sheriff, Luke E. Mooney, discovers cartridge cases on floor beneath southeast window on 6th floor of the TSBD. CPT Fritz places Detectives Johnson and Montgomery in charge of that location. CD 81b, 163 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6314:15LBJ - Ken O'Donnell confer at Parkland Hospital.
11/22/6314:16Warren Commision LHO allegedly shoots J.D. Tippit at 10th St. and Patton Ave.; walks .20 miles and drops jacket vicinity of Jefferson and Crawford; walks .40 miles to Texas Theater. CE1119-A
11/22/6314:18John McCormick believe he may be President.
11/22/6314:20DPDDPD LT Day arrives at TSBD to conduct crime scene search. CD 81b, 164 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6314:25DPDDallas County Deputy Sheriff, Seymour Weitzman, discovers rifle on the 6th floor of the TSBD, five feet from the west wall and eight feet from the stairway. CD 81b, 164 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6314:25DPDCPT Fritz directs LT. Day to northwest corner of sixth floor of TSBD where a rifle had been discovered. CE3145 26H830
11/22/6314:26LBJ departs Parkland Hospital.
11/22/6314:32UPI quotes Father Huber, "He's dead..."
11/22/6314:32Lady Bird Johnson sees flag drop to half mast.
11/22/6314:33LBJ boards AF1.
11/22/6314:33Malcom Kilduff confirms JFK death.
11/22/6314:36Marina Oswald checks blanket in garage for presence of rifle.
11/22/6314:40Warren Commision LHO arrives Texas Theater; enters and sits down on first floor, rear, middle. CE1119-A
11/22/6314:40DPDLHO arrested at 231 West Jefferson, the Texas Theater, by N.M. McDonald #1180, T.A. Hutson #1146, H.K. Carroll #923, and Ray Hawkins # 887; Present at LHO's arrest were E.R. Paggett (Traffic Patrolman), Bob Barrett (FBI), Paul L. Bentley (Detective, ID Bureau), M.A. Buhk (Detective, Forgery), Bob K. Carroll (Detective, Special Services), E.L. Cunningham (LT, Forgery), Ray Perkins (Traffic patrol), Gerald L. Hill (SGT, Personnel), T.A. Hutson (Traffic patrol), K.E. Lyons (Special Services patrolman), M.N. McDonald (Patrolman), H.H. Stringer (SGT, Personnel), E.E.. Taylor (SGT, Personnel), John B. Toney (Detective, Forgery), Charles T. Walker (Traffic Patrolman), W.R. Westbrook (CPT, Personnel) CD 81(b), p.75
11/22/6314:50Warren Commision LHO apprehended by Dallas Police following scuffle at Texas Theater. CE1119-A
11/22/6315:00Marina Oswald discovers LHO's wedding ring.
11/22/6315:00LBJ phones RFK from AF1.
11/22/6315:00DPDC2766 rifle taken by LT. Day to Identification Bureau of DPD and placed in evidence box. CE3145 26H830
11/22/6315:04Admiral Burkley retrieves two roses from presidential automobile.
11/22/6315:06LBJ phones three Dallas lawyers, attempting to obtain presidential oath of office.
11/22/6315:08JFK's body removed from Parkland hospital.
11/22/6315:14AP reports SS agent killed.
11/22/6315:20Nicholas Katzenbach dictates oath of office to AF1.
11/22/6315:20DPDCPT Fritz has Detectives Sims and Boyd bring LHO to his office from the interrogation room where he was being held by Detectives Stovall and Rose. SAs Bookhout and Hosty, FBI, Sims, Boyd, and Fritz present during first interrogation period. CD 81b, 165 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6315:30DPDCPT Fritz sends Detectives Senkel, Potts, and LT Cunningham of the Forgery Bureau to 1025 North Beckley to search LHO's room. They arrive and wait for Justice of the Peace David Johnson and detectives Turner and Moore. CD 81b, 165 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6315:30DPDCPT Fritz told Detectives Stovall, Rose, and Adamcik to meet Sheriff Deputy Officers at 215 West 5th Street in Irving, TX; Ruth Paine's house. They meet Deputy Sheriffs W.E. Walthers and J.L. Oxford. CD 81b, 165 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6315:30Cabinet aircraft refuels in Honolulu.
11/22/6315:38LBJ sworn in as 36th President.
11/22/6315:45DPDLT. Day returns to TSBD to continue investigation. CE3145 26H830
11/22/6316:00DPDDETs J.B. Hicks and H.R. Williams arrive TSBD. CE3145 26H829
11/22/6316:15Networks broadcast LHO's arrest.
11/22/6316:15DPDDallas Police Sergeant Gerald L. Hill turns pistol, allegedly taken from LHO in the Texas Theater, over to Detective T.L. Baker, Homicide and Robbery Division. CD 81(b), p.88
11/22/6317:20RFK, McNamara, and General Taylor depart Pentagon.
11/22/6317:33DPDDetective Sims "searches" LHO "again" prior to showup and discovers 5 live .38 cal. cartridges in his left front pocket; Detective Sims discovers a bus transfer slip in his shirt pocket. (TIME ESTIMATED) CD 81b, 166 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6317:35DPDLHO placed in first showup by Dallas Police Department CD 81b, I136d (Fritz's Interrogation Report)
11/22/6317:35DPDHelen Markham identifies LHO as shooting J.D. Tippit. LHO in showup with Bill Berry, R.L. Clark, and Dan Ables. CD 81b, 165 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6318:05AF1 lands at Andrews AFB.
11/22/6318:14LBJ makes first public statement as President.
11/22/6318:26LBJ arrives at White House.
11/22/6319:20LBJ writes John and Caroline note.
11/22/6319:30Robert McNamara arrives at Bethesda Hospital.
11/22/6319:30DPDCecil McWatters, Sam Guinyard, Ted Calloway view LHO in showup CD 81b, 166 ( T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6319:30DPDLHO placed in second showup by Dallas Police Department CD 81b, I136d (Fritz's Interrogation Report)
11/22/6319:40LBJ meets with Congressional leadership.
11/22/6319:56Kennedy children return to White House.
11/22/6320:00DPDDetectives Senkel and Adamcik take affidavit from Marina Oswald, assisted by Ruth Paine and Mr. J.A. Brourantus; Marina Oswald cannot positively identify the rifle as being LHO's CD 81b, 167 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6320:00Autopsy begins on JFK at Bethesda Naval Medical Center
11/22/6320:05DPDCPT Will Fritz signs complaint before Bill Alexander of the Dallas District Attorney's office charging LHO with murder of J.D. Tippit CD 81b, I136d (Fritz's Interrogation Report)
11/22/6320:10DPDLHO arraigned for murder of J.D. Tippit; Judge Johnston presides; William Alexander of the DA's office accepted the signed complaint from CPT Will Fritz; P.M. Sims, E.L. Ford and M.G. Hill present CD 81(b), p.74
11/22/6320:50Caroline Kennedy told of JFK's death.
11/22/6320:55DPDJeanette and Virginia Davis view LHO in showup CD 81b, 167 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6320:55DPDLHO placed in third showup by Dallas Police Department CD 81b, I136d (Fritz's Interrogation Report)
11/22/6321:00DPDLT. Day returns to DPD Identification Bureau to begin checking C2766 rifle for prints. CE3145 26H830
11/22/6321:55DPDDetectives Hicks and Studebaker fingerprint LHO in Homicide Office. CD 81b, 167 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6322:00DPDIrving Police Department Detective McCabe notifies DPD that they have picked up Wesley Frazier. CD 81b, 167 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/22/6322:00DPDParaffin test of LHO hands and face taken by SGT W.E. Barnes and DET J.B. Hicks in the Homicide Bureau. CE3145 26H831
11/22/6324:00DPDLHO placed in jail to await arraignment CD 81b, I137a (Fritz's Interrogation Report)
11/23/63DPDParaffin casts sent to DCCCIL, November 23, 1963 for nitrate tests. CE3145 26H831
11/23/63FBISA Edward C. Palmer obtains original copies of letters by LHO to SECNAV and USMC regarding discharge - letters obtained from William E. Odom, OASD (PUB AFFAIRS) - is this Bill Odom future ACSI of US Army?? CD82
11/23/6300:20DPDChief Curry visits the Homicide and Robbery Office and directs LHO be taken to the showup room on the first floor for a press conference. During that visit, Curry, Henry Wade and CPT Fritz decide to file on LHO for the murder of JFK. CD 81b, 168 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/23/6300:20DPDBuell Wesley Frazier begins polygraph examination; no deception indicated (NDI) CD 81b, 167 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/23/6300:26DPDCPT Will Fritz signs complaint before the Dallas District Attorney, Wggoner Carr, charging LHO with murder of JFK CD 81b, I137a (Fritz's Interrogation Report)
11/23/6300:45DPD"All evidence collected by the Crime Scene Search was released at 11:45 P.M. (CST) November 22, 1963 to Agent Vince Drain..." CE3145 26H831
11/23/6301:23DPDLHO makes first telephone call from jail; jail card indicates no contact; initialed by GRH CD1444
11/23/6302:35DPDLHO arraigned for murder of JFK; Judge Johnston presides; Henry Wade and William Alexander of the DA's office accept the complaint from CPT Will Fritz; Jim Allen present CD 81(b), p.74
11/23/6311:25DPDLHO brought from the jail to CPT Fritz's office in the Homicide Bureau for interrogation. CD 81b, I137b (Fritz's Interrogation Report)
11/23/6311:30DPDLHO interrogated by CPT Fritz, SA Bookhout, FBI, Tom Kelley, SS, Robert Nash, U.S. Marshall, and Detectives Boyd and Hall, DPD CD 81b, 169 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/23/6312:30DPDLT Wells, DPD, instructs Detectives Boyd, Hall, and Dhority to secure a search warrant from JP Joe B. Brown, Jr. and AGAIN search LHO's room at 1026 North Beckley CD 81b, 169 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/23/6312:33DPDLHO returned to jail following morning interrogation. CD 81b, I138a (Fritz's Interrogation Report)
11/23/6313:30DPDDetectives Rose, Stovall, Adamcik, and Moore secure search warrant from JP Joe B. Brown and go to 2515 West 5th Street. Detective McCabe, Irving Police Department accompany them. "They seized several articles belonging to LHO" CD 81b, 169 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/23/6313:30DPDLT Wells, DPD, instructs Detectives Montgomery and Johnson to go to Oak Cliff Cab Company and contact William Scoggins. CD 81b, 169 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/23/6313:35DPDLHO brought from the jail to CPT Fritz's office in the Homicide Bureau for interrogation by Inspector Kelley, SS, and others. CD 81b, I138a (Fritz's Interrogation Report)
11/23/6314:00DPDCPT Fritz issues visitors pass to Marquerite Oswald and Marina Oswald. Juvenile policewoman, Mildred Reeves keeps the Oswald children. CD 81b, 170 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/23/6314:10DPDMarina and Marquerite Oswald begin visit with LHO CD 81b, 170 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/23/6314:10DPDLHO returned to jail following interrogation by Inspector Kelley. CD 81b, I138a (Fritz's Interrogation Report)
11/23/6314:30DPDMarina and Marquerite Oswald return to Forgery Bureau following visit with LHO CD 81b, 170 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/23/6314:40DPDLHO makes second telephone call from jail; jail card indicates contact; initialed by "E...." CD1444
11/23/6315:15DPDLHO placed in show-up for William Whaley and W.W. Scoggins; both identify LHO. CD 81b, 170 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/23/6316:30DPDDetective Hall issues visitors pass to Robert Oswald, per directions of Cpt Fritz CD 81b, 170 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/23/6316:35DPDRobert Oswald's visit with LHO concludes. CD 81b, 170 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/23/6317:22DPDLHO makes third telephone call from jail; jail card provides no indication as to whether contact was made; no jailer initials. CD1444
11/23/6319:00DPDLHO brought from the jail to CPT Fritz's office in the Homicide Bureau and shown photograph of him holding rifle and wearing pistol. Inspector Kelley, SS, and Detective James Bookhout, DPD, present. LHO said the face was his superimposed on another body and that he had never seen photograph before./ Detectives Graves, Sims and Hall bought LHO from jail CD 81b, I138b (Fritz's Interrogation Report) / CD81b, 170
11/23/6320:00DPDMary Bledsoe tells Dallas police that she was on bus with LHO following assassination CD 81b, 170 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/23/6320:15DPDLHO returned to jail following interrogation by CPT Fritz. (Taylor states this occurred at 20:50) CD 81b, I138b (Fritz's Interrogation Report)
11/23/6321:00DPDLHO makes fourth telephone call from jail; jail card provides no indication as to whether contact was made; no jailer initials. CD1444
11/23/6321:00DPDAll detectives, except Sims, Boyd, and Hall, released from duty. They remain until 0100 11/24/63 EST. CD 81b, 171 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/24/6310:30DPDCPT Fritz requests LHO be brought to his office by Detectives Leavelle, Graves, and Dhority. Present at interrogation are Fritz, Forrest Sorrels, SS, Tom Kelley, SS, Harry Holmes, U.S. Postal Service, Detectives Montgomery, Dhority, Leavelle, and Graves. Chief Curry present at beginning and conclusion of this session CD 81b, I138c (Fritz's Interrogation Report) / CD81b, 171 (Taylor's report)
11/24/6312:15DPDLHO departs CPT Fritz's office with Detective Leavelle handcuffed to left arm, Detective Graves holding right arm, accompanied by CPT Fritz, Detective Montgomery, and LT Swain. CD 81b, 171 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/24/6312:21DPDLHO shot by Jack Ruby in basement of Dallas Police Department. CD 81b, 171 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/24/6314:07DPDLHO pronounced dead in Parkland Hospital by Dr Tom Shires. CD 81b, 171 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/24/6316:00DPDJack Ruby bought to CPT Fritz's office by Detectives Hall, Boyd, Montgomery, and Senkel. Present during interrogation are Forrest Sorrels CD 81b, 172 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/24/6316:05DPDJack Ruby arraigned for murder of LHO; Judge Pierce McBride presided; William Alexander of the DA's office accepted the complaint from CPT Will Fritz; Detectives G.F. Rose and Inspector Kelley of the Secret Service present CD 81(b), p.74
11/24/6316:45DPDJP McBride advises Ruby of the charges and his rights (Note: no mention of advising LHO of rights?) Charges accepted by William Alexander of DA's office. CD 81b, 172 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/24/6317:00DPDJack Ruby returned to the jail. CD 81b, 172 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/25/6312:45DPDJack Ruby transferred to the County Jail. CD 81b, 172 (T.L. Bakers report)
11/27/63ADM George G. Burkley composes statement which later becomes CE1126 CE1126
8/17/64Marina Oswald discovers bus tickets for Mexican bus company in brown suitcase for trip from Mexico City to Laredo, TX on 10/30/63.




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