JFK Assassination - 48 Years Later

I had a great time Saturday at Dave and Trudy's – a wonderful pre-Thanksgiving dinner and lively conversation with informed, interesting people.

At one point the discussion got around to the the John F. Kennedy assassination in Dallas. Dave had recently been to Dallas and visited Dealy Plaza, where the assassination took place. He was surprised, he said, by how close the Texas Book Depository (where Oswald shot from) was to the point where the bullet hit President Kennedy.

I was interested to hear that, because it mirrored my own reaction when I visited the site about 8 years ago. One of the talking points of conspiracy theorists has been that the distance between the two was so great that firing with such accuracy was unlikely, even for a trained marksman such as Oswald.

It's been 48 years since the assassination. (So long that I need to explain what I mean by "Dealy Plaza" and "Texas Book Depository." If you're above a certain age, these need no explanation.)  But the assassination continues to fascinate.

The NY Times today has an interesting little video about "The Umbrella Man," a bystander who figured in some conspiracy theories. Entertaining, and definitely worth watching.

You'll find it here.