Sixty Years Ago

RFK got along so well with reporters that the press bus was like fourth or fifth in the funeral cortege.

 

Love the story-ending quote.

 

Point taken. Roy Kellerman, wasn't that the driver's name?

 

First time I heard of reporters hauling Oswald was in the film "Parkland." Then, did some research and reading. FWIW (maybe not much), Paul Giamatti does a good Abraham Zapruder in "Parkland."

 

Your memory is far better than mine. Teh Google tells me that Kellerman was the agent in the front seat of JFK's car, who was dinged for failing to cover the President's body with his own after the first shot per Secret Service doctrine. The driver was an Irishman named William Greer.

 

He only had to get the bolt cycled for the last two. It was ready to go for the first shot.

He didn't need to fire three shots in 10 seconds (or whatever). The clock didn't start until he'd fired the first shot, so he needed 10 seconds to fire two shots. Not overly difficult, or so I have been told.

 

Correct. Thank you.