Lee Harvey Oswald's Rooming House in Dallas, Texas

For six weeks before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald rented a small space in this quaint Dallas home. While living there, he secured a job at the Texas School Book Depository about two miles away, the same location where the assassination would occur. During those six weeks, Oswald spent weekdays in this boarding house under the name “O.H. Lee,” renting a small bedroom from homeowner Gladys Johnson for $8 a week. Before this, Oswald lived in another home in the nearby Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas,…

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