John F. Kennedy assassination rifle John F. Kennedy assassination rifle In March 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, using the alias "A. Hidell", purchased by mail order a 6.5×52mm Carcano Model 91/38 infantry rifle (described by the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy as a "Mannlicher–Carcano") rifle with a telescopic sight. He also purchased a revolver from a different company, by the same method. The Hidell alias was determined from multiple sources to be Oswald. Oswald fired the rifle from the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, Texas, to assassinate U.S. President John F. Kennedy as his motorcade drove by on November 22, 1963. Photographs
Reflections on the Life, Assassination, and Legacy of John F. Kennedy Reflections on the Life, Assassination, and Legacy of John F. Kennedy November 22, 1963: Reflections on the Life, Assassination and Legacy of John F. Kennedy is a book of approximately 90 reflections on John F. Kennedy by journalists, White House staff members, family and close friends, civil rights leaders, celebrities, and individuals who had encounters with him. It was compiled by journalist and author Dean R. Owen and published in September 2013 by Skyhorse Publishing. Owen interviewed approximately 100 people for the book. He did not ask anyone questions on Kennedy’s sex life or conspiracy theories related to the president’s