I know you were just a toddler, but do you have any recollections of turbulence in the household?A: I don't have any real memories of those ages. Church leaders had suggested to Oswald that she use an assumed name when coming to Ann Arbor, but she declined. I don't think that's true. As for what his exact role in the assassination was - well, he'll have to be judged for that before God. As she told the Warren Commission during her three days of combative testimony, "It is no crime to sell the pictures. I would have liked for him to have his day in court.Q: Where do you stand today as far as your perception of what really happened out there in Dealey Plaza?A: I've never publicly said one way or the other for sure. But see, I'm matter-of-fact about a lot in my life. The APB [all points bulletin] for the suspect of JFK's assassination was described as an early or mid-twenties caucasian male between 59511 in h Whom do you really think of as dad?A: Kenneth. Why are 40+ guests suddenly reading this very old thread, as well as a smaller but still significant number reading an old thread on Marina? "We have to get the Government to move before it's too late.". Moreover, Porter gave birth to her daughter, June Lee, on February 15, 1962. I've never seen her act like that, like she needed to become more of a crusader, and it's taking its toll. "We have to get the Government to move before it's too late.". Almost immediately, she began receiving offers of help money, clothing, food, housing from around the country. Q: Do you worry about telling your children as they grow up? A: It was unusual. And they say: "Oh, we can take pictures? 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. Well, I was satisfied with my dad, so I've never felt this big need to connect with Lee or do the daughter-father thing.Q: One can't help but notice that you address him as "Lee. His writing has been published byThe New Yorker, The New York Times, The New Republicand many others. Lee Harvey Oswald's youngest daughter, Rachel, was only one month old in 1963 when her father allegedly killed president Kennedy. Do I need to be more compassionate' about it? Do I need to be more compassionate about it? I couldnt remember anything after he was shot, Baker said. "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. She was struck by the plight of Marina Oswald, the young Russian wife of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. The Presidents were all around the walls in the rooms. 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']. 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. She had been in the United States all of 17 months. I know some who wouldnt hesitate to try to make a mental case out of me, she told interviewer Jean Stafford. ), Despite privacy concerns, she's pushing for the release of all records pertaining to the assassination. 1.65 m). But I don't remember that. She was never recognized. In 1963, after the assassination of President Kennedy, Oswald was arrested. Jack Ruby, in full Jack L. Ruby, original name Jacob Rubenstein, (born March 25?, 1911, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.died January 3, 1967, Dallas, Texas), American nightclub owner who killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the suspected assassin of Pres. It's not a matter of being ashamed, it's a matter of wanting to be judged as June Oswald and not "the daughter of Lee Harvey Oswald.". I felt they manipulated her and made her look foolish. Terms of Use 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.". Lee Harvey Oswald also was accused of killing Dallas police officer J.D. My first serious boyfriend -that's what he was fascinated about. Porter married Oswald during his temporary defection to the Soviet Union and emigrated to the United States with him. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Social justice drove Campbell, and he urged worshippers to engage with the world to right its wrongs. The Michigan Daily made no mention of her presence (We just dont think shes news, the editor said). For all I know it's still tapped. We always used my stepfather's name, Porter, growing up, even though we were never legally adopted. I started worrying about, first of all, do I have a responsibility to tell them? 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. A: Yes, I'm also very excited about that. And she said, "June Oswald?" Q: When were you actually told about your father and the assassination? The couple later married on April 30, 1961. But she was not too happy that I had found her and at that moment in time was not interested in. Well, I was satisfied with my dad, so I've never felt this big need to connect with Lee or do the daughter-father thing. Tho I have been told that both daughters have been burned. And I said, "Yes?" Got a question? The churchgoer turned to her minister at Ann Arbors First Presbyterian Church. She was pretty strong. Before the year came to a close, the churchs leaders would invite Oswald to Ann Arbor and offer to host her while she studied at U-M. Believe me, if anybodys in their right mind, its Mrs. Margeurite Oswald.. Obviously, if I'd wanted to share that I would have told everyone a long time ago. Porter was born in the city of Molotovsk, in Arkhangelsk Oblast, in the northwest of the USSR. But anonymity exacted a curious price of its own, as June faced myriad graceless references to her father, mother and family. I think she is out to make money than if she has to say he is guilty. For all of Oswalds notoriety, there was little reaction to her being on campus. "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. ", 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. Porter still lives with her second husband Kenneth, however in private, and is afraid to go out in public. I know some people can remember vividly like it was yesterday, but I don't do that - even about yesterday. In addition to attending classes, Oswald made several trips to Detroit, including to a Detroit Pistons game. Whom do you really think of as dad? I do blame him for having beat my mother, and not being a good father or a good provider. One of the latest authors to wade into the conspiracy waters is Norman Mailer, whose book "Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery" will be published next month. We always used my stepfather's name, Porter, growing up, even though we were never legally adopted. This is material I never would have known about insofar as my mother's side of the family, because my mother was illegitimate, you know. For all I know it's still tapped. But see, I'm matter-of-fact about a lot in my life. Within weeks, donations topped $12,000 and by early 1964 would grow to $70,000 the equivalent of nearly $600,000 today. 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. She should send James Files a letter. I said in effect to each person who criticized, The one thing you havent shown us is that what we have done is unlike Christ., Sources: English Language Institute records; First Presbyterian Church (Ann Arbor) records; and Harlan Henthorne Hatcher Papers, all at the Bentley Historical Library; A history, the First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1826-1988: incorporating A sesquicentennial history 1976, newly revised and updated, editors Lila Miller, Robert M. Warner, Carl R. Geider; Warren Commission Report and Hearings; Follow Me, by Ernest T. Campbell. You are the hope for the future, Baker said. Her combative attitude never wavered. Thank you for posting this excellent article. Citing an extensive collection of government records and personal accounts, Baker argued the governments investigations of President John F. Kennedys assassination, of which Oswald was charged, were flawed. Because some people have called me and said, "I knew your father and he really loved you." And we got to President Kennedy and I was told to go across the hall during that one. She didn't feel like Kenneth was her dad. In my book she belongs where her husband is. She didn't feel like Kenneth was her dad. A: Well, there was a lot of misinformation being released related to a book, "Case Closed," by Gerald Posner. WebAbout one year after Lee Harvey Oswald returned from the Soviet Union with his new Soviet wife and young daughter, he became famous when he was arrested on suspicion of killing President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. You have permission to edit this article. There was a bill passed at the end of the Bush Administration that required all Government agencies to review their files for any information related to the assassination and to release it -- unless they felt there were matters of national security or a couple of other issues. Just out of the blue. But the unmovable Marguerite remained unapologetic. In her early years, grocery Oct. 19, 2013 at Loyola University in New Orleans. She was pretty strong. As UPI reporter Preston McGraw noted, "One at a time, quickly, the two women bent down and kissed the corpse.". So l never connected it as a big negative or anything. Q: How are things between you and your mom these days? There were hysterics. See, this is the difference. Although Baker was not in Dealey Plaza when Kennedy was shot, she said she spoke with Oswald 37 hours before. Earlier in the week, Baker toured sites in New Orleans significant to her relationship with Oswald, such as the former offices of Reily Coffee Company and Oswald and Bakers rendezvous locations. Oswalds wife Marina, two daughters, brother Robert and mother Marguerite were the only mourners. (Other than Russian, I dont know any other language, she testified. A good person. One of the latest authors to wade into the conspiracy waters is Norman Mailer, whose book "Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery" will be published next month. Q: What is the status of your present-day identity? We stayed with her for the summer. Judyth Vary Baker, the lover of Lee Harvey Oswald, gave her perspective on the medias Audrey Marina Rachel Oswald - Everything You Wanted To Know About Lee Harvey Oswald's Daughter - Ned Hardy Audrey Marina Rachel Oswald was born on The public first came to know Marina Oswald through a black-and-white photograph snapped as she left a Dallas jail, where her husband was held after the Kennedy shooting. Just get out. There's always been this little group that's followed us -- Mom, Rachel and me -- and calls us and is fascinated by anything surrounding us. If you are willing to consider me to become your companion, I shall give you my best to make you happy and pull you out of the morass of bitterness, came an offer from Bangalore. It might not have told us very much about the assassination of JFK but it provides an excellent insight into what it must be like to be the child of a much hated historical figure. Q: I guess you must be encouraged that the review board was finally sworn in last year. So he moved to Boston and wanted me to join him. In her early years, grocery shopping A: The "second spirter," right. Outside of class, students visited museums, zoos and sporting events while practicing their English. She wished to face reality, not dodge it, the church reported in its newsletter. Destructive 'Super Pigs' From Canada Threaten the Northern U.S. Did an Ancient Magnetic Field Reversal Cause Chaos for Life on Earth 42,000 Years Ago? But you have to understand that, aside from what role he had in the assassination, there's the issue of what role he had in our family. She implored the audience to question accepted knowledge about the assassination. I know that in my life, Lee wasn't a good man. The reason she is here is that we can teach her more in a shorter period of time, said Catford, the Institutes director. The assassination has also been a constant in the life of June Oswald Porter, the 33-year-old daughter of Lee Harvey Oswald. I started worrying about, first of all, do I have a responsibility to tell them? Fitzgerald, JFK Novelist is proudly powered by, In thriller novel SAVING JACKIE K "Everything in my novel is true, except the stuff I made up. But it was so funny because Mom talked to them for -- I mean, nobody noticed that the date wasn't there! Marina Oswald spent hours before the Warren Commission in early 1964. I had a conversation like that with her in about 88. Rachel loved listening to that. A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials. Q: Over the years, you've kept a pretty low profile. Great!" There were a lot of things leading up to that that they wanted Mom to do, and Mom in recent years has gotten more and more involved, I guess because she's getting older and trying to rectify some of the things she may have done unintentionally -- like stating publicly that Lee did it. ", on Interview with Lee Harvey Oswalds Daughter She Believes in his Innocence, Interview with Lee Harvey Oswalds Daughter She Believes in his Innocence. l think her physical health and mental health have been damaged in recent years over all of the pressures put on her. 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. I have to admit that when I heard that he used to play with me all the time, that was a nice feeling. Given everything above, you'd probably expect his return to be announced by dozens of men in dark glasses bundling him out the airport and into a mobile interrogation chamber. I think she is a phony in the whole deal. On November 25, 1963, the nations gaze was transfixed by the horse-drawn caisson and final burial of President John F. Kennedy. I don't think that's true. They first met last April in Washington. Two Lutheran ministers had agreed to conduct the service at the request of the Reverend Louis Saunders, an interdenominational Christian minister. If someone has it, I would also like to read it again. Dr. Ernest T. Campbell, welcomed the idea as the one thing we might do to partially redeem the tragedy.. Are they going to take after some ancestor we don't even know? Rachel loved listening to that. Oh great!". In the spring of 1961, Lee Oswald met Marina Prusakova at a dance in Minsk, Belarus. A: Yes. They lived their lives as best as possible. Under the shadow of the stigma. That Lee Harvey Oswald killed Officer Tippit and President Kennedy! Mar Wish there were more, by the family of Lee. By then, he had moved on from Ann Arbor to the pulpit of Riverside Church in New York City. He tracked me down. But dad is Dad. She was 23, neatly dressed in a skirt, sweater and winter coat, and looking like a graduate student with books tucked under her arm. Marguerite Oswald had a series of bizarre reactions to her sons transgression, forever making her a famous mother to history. Two days later, as authorities transferred him to a different jail, Oswald was gunned down by Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner. Perhaps my opinion is wrong, but at least I do not want to live with her and listen to scandals every day. WebDespite the fact that the later Warren Commission declared that Lee Harvey Oswald was the assassin of President Kennedy, and he acted alone, many conspiracies about the assassination abound to the present day. Its the first time weve seen pictures of her in about 20 years. He was 99. 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. She believes that her phones are tapped by the Secret Service and the Secret Service wants to kill her. Audrey Marina Rachel Oswald is the second daughter of Porter and her first husband Lee Harvey Oswald. In Dallas, Porter gave birth to a second daughter, Audrey Marina Rachel Oswald. 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. My father is Kenneth Porter, the man I grew up with, the man who was there for my mother and Rachel and me. Nonetheless, during several interviews over the past she reports being content. Why have you started to speak out?A: Well, there was a lot of misinformation being released related to a book, "Case Closed," by Gerald Posner. She came to New Orleans to give the discussion and promote her book, Me and Lee: How I Came to Know, Love and Lose Lee Harvey Oswald. Audience members received a book with their ticket purchase, and Baker signed copies throughout the day. MORE THAN 30 YEARS AFTER the Kennedy assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald is a name that will not go away. And then, they tell a story about how after that I stood up in front of the whole class and said, "My father shot the President." They had no idea their church had offered to host her, to the point of leaders offering to pay for her transportation, housing and coursework out of their own pockets. There were times when we didn't have milk to drink. Marina was stunned by Marguerites aggressive publicity seeking and despised her incessant focus on money. WebAudrey Marina Rachel Oswald is the second daughter of Porter and her first husband Lee Harvey Oswald. Porter stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx. Or are we going to provide help simply because here is a human being in trouble who desperately needs help?. The widow of Lee Harvey Oswald was telling me her reaction to reading an account of her husbands funeral, written by her late, long-estranged mother-in-law. She uses her stepfathers name, Porter, to avoid unwanted attention from being related to an infamous character. She had been in the United States all of 17 months. This struck a chord with someone in the congregation who believed the church could help Lee Harvey Oswalds widow through education, assimilation and the English Language Institute. Mom was always overprotective of us. Mailer is such a great writer; I was just so enthralled. It's right across from the Capitol, and she was a waitress. In 1965, Marina Oswald [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Oswald_Porter ] got remarried to Kenneth Jess Porter, an electrician who was a neighb Please get her away from Michigan. 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. She sat us down, with my stepbrother, and started to explain who our father was- that it wasn't Kenneth - and who Lee was and what he had done. Raised by her stepfather, Rachel Oswald Porter didnt know who her birth father was as a young child. Reporters came over and she would tell us, "Shhhh, go in the other room.". Images of John F. Kennedys assassination hold a permanent place in the American consciousness. Q: I assume you've seen the footage of Lee being shot by Jack Ruby. Privacy Statement A: It would have been, like, first grade. MORE THAN 30 YEARS AFTER the Kennedy assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald is a name that will not go away. Porter is 81 years old. The first chapter opens with my family, and he goes way back to my great-grandmother in Russia. Upon entering public school, June took the surname of her stepfather, Kenneth Porter, who married Marina in 1965. One woman said that she had belonged to a church for forty years and what it had done for her in all that time she could write on the back of a postage stamp, Campbell said. And they got my mother on television in a live interview -- she still doesn't have a good grasp of the language -- and they were asking her specific questions about this book. I felt they manipulated her and made her look foolish. Accused Assassin of President John F. Kennedy. Then I find out he's been doing some quote-unquote assassination research. I have to remind Rachel that this is the man who beat our mother, who didn't provide for his children. Q: Do you worry about telling your children as they grow up?A: I do. He beat my mother. A: I don't have a comment on it as far as its conclusions because I haven't read them, but I did start the book. A: I remember what I did during that time-out was, I plotted how I could run for class president and win! 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. During college, Rachel supported herself at the Texas Chili Parlor in Austin. According to the story, Rachel was a miserable, lonely child - her dogs had been 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. A: Yes and no. Oswalds wife Marina, two daughters, brother Robert and mother Marguerite were the only mourners. By the early 60s it was enrolling hundreds of students a year for intensive courses in vocabulary, composition, and grammar. Marina and Lee Oswald had two 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. https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/30/magazine/lee-harveys-oldest-june-oswald.html. She got all caught up, because she wants so badly to have this identification with her father. DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Robert Edward Lee Oswald Jr., the older brother of presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, has died in Wichita Falls. And I said, "Yes?" 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. Are they going to take after some ancestor we don't even know? This was before wiretapping got more sophisticated. Several days after the funeral, Texas radio and TV reporter Bob Huffaker arranged a phone interview with her. Q: How did you feel about being singled out?A: I remember what I did during that time-out was, I plotted how I could run for class president and win! She is very grateful to the Institute and to the Church.. A few months later the young family moved back to the United States. A: I've always called him that. I said I appreciate it, but I really don't get involved in that. Thanks for the video; I'd never seen it before. Oswald was considered an average student at the English Language Institute. In 1980 she was convinced by conspiracy buffs that the one in Harveys grave was a Russian spy and not Oswald. In the surreal days that followed the 1963 assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, as the nation absorbed the dual horror of the presidents murder and the subsequent and very public killing of his alleged assassin, a churchgoer in Ann Arbor looked for a bright spot. Now, Mom does articles that she doesn't bother to tell me she's doing, and sometimes my name comes up. We are very close -- except when these kinds of things come up. She copied it and put it on all my staff's desks. During college, Rachel supported herself at the Texas Chili Parlor in Austin. A: No. when it was going on, and somebody said, "Your father was a hero." Rachel believes her father was involved in the. John F. Kennedy, on November 24, 1963, as Oswald was being transferred to a county jail. And there have been public hearings there and in Dallas and Boston. That didn't set well with me. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The law said that if they felt that way, then those documents needed to be turned over to the Assassination Records Review Board and those folks would review the records and either concur, release them in blacked out state or release them entirely. 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. I can't imagine the burden they've carried over the years, but I hope they have found some peace in their lives. Then I find out he's been doing some quote-unquote assassination research. It was just kind of eerie. The first car was The National Enquirer. Q: To what extent have you followed the various conspiracy theories? If she was led to LHO in Russia and then to his family after Dallas, what does that tell us? Somehow those boxes came down and she was reading, and I guess she felt it was time to tell us. Several years later, Ernest Campbell reflected on the episode initiated by one of his congregants. Cookie Policy His goal was simple yet demanding. Just out of the blue. Send her back to Texas and if she felt any sorrow at all for the horrible thing her husband did to Jackie and all of the decent citizens of the United States, she would go back to Russia (where she belongs), said a writer from the Upper Peninsula. She copied it and put it on all my staff's desks. So I ended up supporting him. they went on with their lives as the girls hardly knew their father and are not bothered by others I have to remind Rachel that this is the man who beat our mother, who didn't provide for his children. For years, the widow of Lee Harvey Oswald has avoided cameras while she tries to live a quiet life in Rockwall, northeast of Dallas. I would have liked for him to have his day in court. WebMarina met Lee Harvey Oswald (a former U.S. Marine who had defected to the Soviet Union) at a dance on March 17, 1961. She was born after her family moved to Dallas from Russia. After her death from cancer on January 17, 1981, Marguerite Claverie Oswald was laid to rest in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Records: 281. It was hilarious.Q: If someone was to ask you today who your father is, what would you say? It started in 1941 with nine students. Mom accused me one day of being ashamed of who I was. Lee Harvey Oswald was the assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. We always had this really bad connection, and when you'd pick up the phone you'd hear that other click. It would seem a perfect fit for Oswald. Because some people have called me and said, "I knew your father and he really loved you." At U-M, she would join 29 international students from Mexico, Israel, Greece, the Dominican Republic and elsewhere hoping to improve their English. For many years, the widow has avoided cameras while she tries to live a quiet life in Rockwall, northeast of Dallas. [3] They married six weeks later and had a 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. Not so with Oswald. I tell her, "Rachel, for all we know, we could have been living in the streets." It was always a big deal in November, when it was very stressful in the house. Q: One can't help but notice that you address him as "Lee.". 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. Very interesting. Q: How old were you then?A: It would have been, like, first grade. And she said: "I'm so and so, and I just want you to know that I've written a song about you - and your child. A: Something had come up where Mom had old boxes of letters out. He wasn't much of a husband, he wasn't much of a father. I move all the way up there, and his parents wouldn't even let us stay in his house because I was the daughter of Lee Harvey Oswald. A: I think there definitely is circumstantial evidence that could imply he had something to do with it because of the characters he was hanging out with in New Orleans. 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