The complete Texas Monthly JFK Archive

Mother of the Decade [November 1973]

Lee Harvey Oswald’s mother wants to tell the world how she got out from under Jackie’s shadow.

Who was Jack Ruby? [November 1975]

If you thought you knew, you were probably wrong.

The Man Who Saw Too Much [March 1976]

Twelve years later Hugh Aynesworth is still following the Kennedy assassination story…or is it following him?

Welcome, Mr. Kennedy, to Dallas [April 1981]

The Legacy of Lee Harvey Oswald [November 1983]

Twenty years ago he thrust himself into our lives; he is there yet.

Why Do They Hate Us So Much? [November 1983]

A great man was dead and an outraged world desperately wanted someplace to lay the blame. It chose Dallas and changed the city forever.

Still On the Case [November 83]

Assassination buffs come in all shapes and convictions—archivists, technologists, mob-hit theorists, and more—but they are all obsessed with Lee Harvey Oswald, and his crime is the focus of their lives.

Behind the Lines: The Sixth Floor [April 1988]

Behind the Lines: The Day We Knew Where Everyone Was [January 1989]

The case against conspiracy.

I Was Mandarin … [December 1990]

Clues left behind by a former Dallas cop convinced his son that he killed President Kennedy—but that’s just the beginning of the mystery.

Can Hollywood Solve JFK’s Murder? [December 1991]

Director Oliver Stone may not be sure who did it or how, but he is sure he knows why.

“I Knew I Had Been Hit” [October 1993]

In a chilling excerpt from his autobiography, the late John Connally offers his close-up account of the Kennedy assassination.

ASKed Out [January 1994]

Lee Harvey’s Legacy [March 1995]

Rachel Oswald did not kill John F. Kennedy, but for more than three decades she has struggled to make peace with the darkest day in Texas history.

Behind the Lines: The Fourth Tramp [April 1996]

A new book about Lee Harvey Oswald reveals that conspiracy theorists are still straining to repackage old news into something new.

The Assassination at 35 [November 1998]

A handsome young president, a convertible limousine, a sniper, three shots (we think); and our lives were changed forever. A special report on what is, for many, the defining event of the past fifty years.

A Ride for Mrs. Oswald [January 2003]

On November 22, 1963, I was a police reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. I worked the late shift, but I rushed to the office as soon as I heard that President Kennedy had been shot, and I started answering the phones. The first call I took was from the mother of the alleged assassin. She asked me for a lift to Dallas. Guess what I said?

The Witness [November 2003]

For forty years Nellie Connally has been talking about that day, when she was in that car and saw that tragedy unfold. She’s still talking—and now she’s writing too.