J. EDGAR HOOVER ON THE SHOOTING OF OSWALD BY RUBY.


HOOVER, J. EDGAR. 1895-1972. Typed Letter Signed ("J. Edgar Hoover"), 1 p, 4to (200 x 260 mm), Washington, DC, December 3, 1963, to Lawrence Kimmelman, with original transmittal envelope.Kimmelman has written a letter to Hoover, a transcription of which is present, in which he expresses outrage at the bungled events in Dallas surrounding Kennedy's assassination. "Why did the Dallas Police Department announce the transfer of Oswald from the City Hall to the county Jail as if it were some sort of 'ribbon cutting ceremony'?" And why was Ruby allowed to walk freely through the police station for three days? Hoover responds: "My staff and I certainly share your concern over the brutal assassination of President Kennedy, and we want to assure you that the full forces of the FBI were immediately deployed to assist the Secret Service and local authorities."