The word Oswald was stamped in red ink over photographs of the two girls. Several days after the funeral, Texas radio and TV reporter Bob Huffaker arranged a phone interview with her. I think she is a phony in the whole deal. Saunders, who came as an observer, was asked by Marguerite to officiate. The first car was The National Enquirer. He tracked me down. Well, that's what Rachel wants to believe. My biggest concern was that people at the office had my home address and phone number and I didn't want it leaked to The National Enquirer I have two small children, I'm divorced, I didn't want people to harass the kids. MORE THAN 30 YEARS AFTER the Kennedy assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald is a name that will not go away. The way I finally woke up was, one night he said, "I'm gonna sell an article to Penthouse or Playboy" -- I forget which -- "and it's about your mother. "She has a mania: money, money, money," Marina told the Warren Commission several months later. In a February 26 ceremony in Rackham Assembly Hall, Oswald received an engraved U-M certificate alongside her classmates. Mom would smoke all the time. These rarely-seen pictures of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, autopsy, and funeral reveal the full story of the shooting that shook the nation in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. I don't blame him for not being here for me. And I'll tell you why: It could come up at any minute.Q: Did you see the "Seinfeld" episode in which they're at the ball park, and they get spat upon, and --A: The "second spitter," right. Dr. Ernest T. Campbell, welcomed the idea as the one thing we might do to partially redeem the tragedy.. An obituary in the Wichita Falls Times Record News reported the elder Oswald was 83 at the time of his death. For years, the widow of Lee Harvey Oswald has avoided cameras while she tries to live a quiet life in Rockwall, northeast of Dallas. Your email address will not be published. On November 25, 1963, the nations gaze was transfixed by the horse-drawn caisson and final burial of President John F. Kennedy. Well, that's what Rachel wants to believe. Q: When were you actually told about your father and the assassination? Why have you started to speak out? But see, I'm matter-of-fact about a lot in my life. She uses her stepfathers name, Porter, to avoid unwanted attention from being related to an infamous character. My secretary in my last job put two and two together based on one of those articles. The reason she is here is that we can teach her more in a shorter period of time, said Catford, the Institutes director. Lee Harvey Oswalds youngest daughter, Rachel, was only one month old in 1963 when her father allegedly killed President Kennedy, and was shot to death himself. Twenty-eight years later, she granted this TV interview. Raised by her stepfather, Rachel Oswald Porter didnt know who her birth father was as a young child. The strongest reaction to Oswalds enrollment came from the people who were sponsoring her visit: the 2,300-member congregation of First Presbyterian Church. And I said, "Yes?" Anyway, the only person I knew up there was Priscilla Johnson McMillan, who wrote my mother's book. WebIn the show Quantum Leap (1989), there was an episode titled "Lee Harvey Oswald,", which was a 2-hour episode, and showed main character Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) leaping into Oswald's life at various points of significance between 1957 and 1963, beginning in 1963 in Oswald's yard, where Marina is taking the famous photograph of Oswald has indicated a desire to continue her education and mastery of the language is a necessary preliminary to such study. She would be one of 28,000 students on campus. I didn't really want to be the center of gossip in this whole building. Advertising Notice We regard Mrs. Oswald as a typical institute student, said ELI Director John C. Catford when her enrollment was announced. There was a problem saving your notification. And she recalls her childhood as a "pretty happy" time, thanks in large part to her stepfather. Baker, who said she was a trained nurse, referred to the plot as a cancer research project. If the truth can be found that shows Lee had nothing to do with the assassination, I would feel better in that there have been a lot of things said and done regarding my family that all proceeded from an erroneous perception of what he did or didn't do. The Michigan Daily published a special edition with news of President Kennedy's assassination. See, this is the difference. Even an intended compliment could hold hidden barbs - as when a male co-worker remarked on June's resemblance to "a young Marina Oswald," then immediately apologized, saying he "didn't mean to insult her" by invoking the infamous name. We didn't use the Oswald name, and it didn't come up a lot around the house except when reporters would call. We always had this really bad connection, and when you'd pick up the phone you'd hear that other click. Q: Do you worry about telling your children as they grow up?A: I do. "She never knew when we'd run into someone, and she didn't want us to look like poor white trash," June says simply. I'm sure he will respond. I usually end up telling people that I'm seeing very often. Because some people have called me and said, "I knew your father and he really loved you." When my mother came on and this interview went so badly, I decided I really wanted to rebut. I do blame him for having beat my mother, and not being a good father -- or a good provider. Lee Harvey Oswald and Marina Oswald in 1963, as they prepared to leave Russia for the United States. I know some people can remember vividly like it was yesterday, but I don't do that - even about yesterday. Marina was stunned by Marguerites aggressive publicity seeking and despised her incessant focus on money. Porter stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx. They said it would depreciate the value of their home. Two days later, as authorities transferred him to a different jail, Oswald was gunned down by Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner. Without any sources, national news outlets began reporting that two women students allegedly attacked Oswald in a campus building. She also said she watched Oswalds shooting by Jack Ruby two days later. So if I'm able to be detached or seem cold and unemotional about it, it's because I look at Lee in those terms.Q: I assume you've seen the footage of Lee being shot by Jack Ruby. A: Yes and no. If they could prove somehow that he was innocent, he'd still not be a hero, he'd be a martyr. She should send James Files a letter. The couple later married on April 30, 1961. She said she understood English better than she was able to speak the language. She didn't want to listen to anyone. Porter still lives with her second husband Kenneth, however in private, and is afraid to go out in public. Judith Baker, author of "Me and Lee - How I came to know, love, and lose Lee Harvey Oswald," presents an article at a symposium on Sat. Now, Mom does articles that she doesn't bother to tell me she's doing, and sometimes my name comes up. For many years, the widow has avoided cameras while she tries to live a quiet life in Rockwall, northeast of Dallas. After a quick, makeshift service, Marguerite barely missed a beat before stepping up to a television camera: "Lee Harvey Oswald, my son, even after his death, has done more for his country than any other living human being.". He was 99. I have to admit that when I heard that he used to play with me all the time, that was a nice feeling. The couple wed You will be able to leave a comment after signing in, political justice, conspiracy/truth, music, law, Bible prophecy, quote name='John Geraghty' date='May 13 2006, 02:49 PM' post='62308']. You have permission to edit this article. What if, she proposed, the church brought Mrs. Oswald to study English at the University of Michigan? "It is my own opinion that she is out right now to make as much money as she can on her relationship with Lee Harvey Oswald," he told the Warren Commission. But I still have problems in that area, because I date a lot. Oswald was among 30 students in her English Language Institute course. A: Mom kept us together. Almost immediately, she began receiving offers of help money, clothing, food, housing from around the country. Oswald has three children, two daughters, and one son. Judyth Vary Baker, the lover of Lee Harvey Oswald, gave her perspective on the medias treatment of Oswald since his death to a group of professors and community members at Loyola University on Saturday in New Orleans. I've never seen her act like that, like she needed to become more of a crusader, and it's taking its toll.Q: On your relationship with her as well?A: It has put certain strains on it. Oswald was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 18, 1939 to Robert Edward Lee Oswald, Sr. (18961939) and Marguerite Frances Claverie (19071981). Robert Oswald died of a heart attack two months before Lee was born. So he moved to Boston and wanted me to join him. Q: If someone was to ask you today who your father is, what would you say? One would think they would be more anxious to try to, clear his name. Upon entering public school, June took the surname of her stepfather, Kenneth Porter, who married Marina in 1965. Her coldness struck me. So I said, O.K, this is it. She was born after her family moved to Dallas from Russia. It was always a big deal in November, when it was very stressful in the house. Flash forward to June 1962, and Oswald was back in the States, this time with a Soviet wife and newborn daughter. I went on a car trip up to the house I had lived in with Lee, Lee's boarding house, another house Mom had lived in with Lee that's still standing, the path of the motorcade, where the bullets hit.Q: How did you feel about that?A: It was -- unusual. Are you able to maintain the same detachment when you see that?A: The first time I saw it I was very upset, but it gets to the point where it almost becomes unreal, this movie you're watching that has very little to do with you as a person. For all I know it's still tapped. Jackie Kennedys pink dress. Q: To what extent have you followed the various conspiracy theories?A: It's only in recent years that I've started to get involved in all that, mostly as part of trying to get the records released. Privacy Statement Mom accused me one day of being ashamed of who I was. So if I'm able to be detached or seem cold and unemotional about it, it's because I look at Lee in those terms. You are the hope for the future, Baker said. Rachel felt differently. I can tell you that I am very excited about the book in concept. And she said, "June Oswald?" Moreover, she lived there with her mother and stepfather until 1957. His oldest daughter, June, I believe attended the Univ. of Texas and graduated first in her class or very high in her class. Shes made some TV app At U-M, she would join 29 international students from Mexico, Israel, Greece, the Dominican Republic and elsewhere hoping to improve their English. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Judith Baker, author of "Me and Lee - How I came to know, love, and lose Lee Harvey Oswald," presents an article at a symposium on Sat. So I called my staff in, a group of 10 or so, and I said: "Yes, that is me in the article. Q: To what extent have you followed the various conspiracy theories? It was a statement she memorialized by etching it in copper. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. He said things when we were together like he really wanted to have children because "that would be the blood of Lee Harvey Oswald that was flowing through the kids.". June is quieter about her own marriage, which ended in 1992. Q: Did you see the "Seinfeld" episode in which they're at the ballpark, and they get spat upon, and-. Q: I assume you've seen the footage of Lee being shot by Jack Ruby. She however remarried two years after Oswalds murder. "I do not accuse her, but I think that part of the guilt in connection with what happened with Lee lies with her because he did not perhaps receive the education he should have during his childhood, and he did not have any correct leadership on her partguidance. (1963 - 2013) Photos: 50. A: I remember what I did during that time-out was, I plotted how I could run for class president and win! She copied it and put it on all my staff's desks. Well, we're all waiting and a car pulls up in the driveway, and Mom rushes out to greet these parents, and they happen to be a man and a woman, and they've got a camera and she says, "Oh, you're gonna take pictures! I know that in my life, Lee wasn't a good man. I know some who wouldnt hesitate to try to make a mental case out of me, she told interviewer Jean Stafford. "A: I've always called him that. She was one of the most well-known women in the country but at the same time had become what one newspaper called the forgotten woman., What is America going to do about it? wrote editors of The Deseret News. Q: Your childhood doesn't sound like it was easy. I didn't really want to be the center of gossip in this whole building. Lee Harvey Oswald Daughters - Rachell and June - The Oswald Mystery of the JFK Files Watch on By all accounts, she was a devoted mom to her two daughters by Oswald June (now 51) and Rachel (now 50), who told The ENQUIRER: Yes, when asked if she believes her father was innocent. She mentioned that newspapers have never covered her story. A: Part of it was the big anniversary, the 30th. Cookie Settings, The Gunman and His Mother: Lee Harvey Oswald, Marguerite Oswald, and The Making of an Assassin, Dried Lake Reveals New Statue on Easter Island. Great!" Q: Tell me about growing up in the aftermath of the assassination. (Oswald declined all financial offers.). We didn't use the Oswald name, and it didn't come, up a lot around the house except when reporters would call It was always a big deal in November, when it was very stressful in the house. I don't know if I could've done it and kept my sanity: two small children, don't speak the language, dirt poor, everybody in the country pointing their finger at you -- hating you in some cases. I've never seen her act like that, like she needed to become more of a crusader, and it's taking its toll. But both reneged after learning that the funeral would be outside by the grave rather than in a chapel, fearing the potential threat of snipers. JFK assassination revisited and Rachel Oswald Porter. Believe me, if anybodys in their right mind, its Mrs. Margeurite Oswald.. I have two small children, I'm divorced, I didn't want people to harass the kids.Q: Give me an example of what you'd consider harassment.A: When I was pregnant with my first, some lady got my phone number and called in the middle of the night. I can tell you that I am very excited about the book in concept. It started in 1941 with nine students. ", My biggest concern was that people at the office had my home address and phone number and I didn't want it leaked to The National Enquirer. Since I hadn't gotten a response, I toyed with the idea that I might have to go public. Or are we going to provide help simply because here is a human being in trouble who desperately needs help?. Q: Give me an example of what you'd consider harassment, A: When I was pregnant with my first, some lady got my phone number and called in the middle of the night. Get New NovelSaving Jackie Ktoday at Amazon! To avoid argument, the gravediggers were told they were digging a hole for William Bobo., As Secret Service, FBI agents, and a heavy police guard stood watch, seven newsmen serving asvolunteerpallbearers carried the pine coffin to the grave. Outside of class, students visited museums, zoos and sporting events while practicing their English. He shared what it was like for First Presbyterian to have been in the spotlight helping Oswald and of the letters that arrived on his desk. Together, they would learn and study five hours every weekday for eight weeks. Hey Dixie! He encouraged First Presbyterian members to maintain a vital balance between personal religion and constructive involvement in the ongoing life of the world.. Because that's mostly what I think of when I think of Lee. Records do not show who conceived the idea to invite Oswald to study at U-M, only that the person was a member of First Presbyterian who also taught at the English Language Institute. Although Baker was not in Dealey Plaza when Kennedy was shot, she said she spoke with Oswald 37 hours before. Oswald worked sporadically at different jobs, such as a sheet-metal worker and a photoprint trainee. The next memory I actually have is in second grade. James R Leavelle, the detective who was handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald when the killer of John F Kennedy was in turn shot dead by Jack Ruby, has died. For all of Oswalds notoriety, there was little reaction to her being on campus. The assassination has also been a constant in the life of June Oswald Porter, the 33-year-old daughter of Lee Harvey Oswald. After her husbands death, she said she wanted to stay in the United States and improve her English. She believes that her phones are tapped by the Secret Service and the Secret Service wants to kill her. He wasn't much of a husband, he wasn't much of a father. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Oswald is now well along in an eight weeks course at the English Language Institute and is living in one of the homes of the congregation. She later moved to Minsk to live with her uncle Ilya Prusakov, a colonel in the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs, and to study pharmacy. The churchs executive committee agreed. These women were left with a horrible legacy and have no doubt tried to separate their father from his legend- father as Lone Nut, a disgrace or Government worker and valiant spy, patsy? She was struck by the plight of Marina Oswald, the young Russian wife of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Nice to see you over here. Copyright 2023 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes, List of States in the US, Alphabetical list of States in the U.S., and Abbreviation of States in United States. Citing an extensive collection of government records and personal accounts, Baker argued the governments investigations of President John F. 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