James T. Tague

[Greg Burnham]

My wife and I spent a great deal of time last November speaking with Jim Tague. He was a very cordial, if not delightful, man. He recounted, almost anecdotally, the circumstances leading up to his having been there at that particular moment. He also conveyed his initial indifference toward the president's visit to Dallas, his frustration with the traffic jam caused by the motorcade, which then evolved into shock/dismay upon learning what had actually happened. We have his book. I liked it, but it did not shed any light into areas that have not yet been explored, in my opinion. However, if some folks who have never been exposed to the details of what happened that day are inspired to read the book because of it having been written by another "victim" of the assassins that day--then it will serve a good purpose.