Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: Lee Harvey Oswald Was My Friend Featuring Paul Gregory

As a member of Fort Worth’s Russian immigrant community, Paul Gregory recounts his time in the company of JFK’s assassin.

Matters of Policy & Politics•November 20, 2017
Area 45: Lee Harvey Oswald Was My Friend Featuring Paul Gregory

In November 1963 Paul Gregory’s family resided in Fort Worth, Texas. As members of the city’s Russian immigrant community, they befriended Lee and Marina Oswald. Gregory recounts his time in the company of JFK’s assassin, possible motivations for Oswald’s committing the crime, and why he doesn’t buy into the many conspiracy theories surrounding the events in Dallas. Paul Gregory is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution.

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Paul R. Gregory

Paul R. Gregory

Bill Whalen

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