60-Year Anniversary of the Assassination of JFK: Interview With Key Witness Ruth Paine

Commentary It was 60 years ago on Nov. 22, 1963, that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in the streets of Dallas with his wife, Jackie. There is a key witness in the investigation of Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of JFK, whom I discovered is living right in Santa Rosa, Calif., where I live; in fact, in the same part of town. Her name is Ruth Paine. She is now age 91 and living in the Friend’s House, a lovely facility for elderly people, sponsored by the Quakers. I called their number and was connected to Ruth. She graciously accepted an appointment for an interview and allowed me to take a picture of her. This was done a year ago, November 2022....