The JFK Assassination 1963 · 26 Aug 2026 · 13 min

Defector, Drifter, Suspect: The Making of Lee Harvey Oswald

Before the shots in Dealey Plaza, Lee Harvey Oswald had already walked into the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and tried to give his country away. This is where the JFK assassination story really begins.

The JFK Assassination 1963
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Defector, Drifter, Suspect: The Making of Lee Harvey Oswald

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Before Lee Harvey Oswald ever set foot inside the Texas School Book Depository, before the motorcade turned onto Elm Street, before any of it, he had already done something almost no American of his generation had done. He walked into the United States Embassy in Moscow and tried to give his country away.

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