Robert MacNeil and a Missing Film?

[Josh Cron]

From Robert MacNeil's Oral History for the Sixth Floor, 4/16/2004:

On what became known as the grassy knoll, a couple is sitting there and bending over a child, as though they’re protecting it with their bodies. And then I saw some people start running up the grassy knoll, including policemen. So I thought, “Oh, well they’re chasing the gunman.” So I ran with them up the grassy knoll. I’ve seen film of me running up there, which has since disappeared. But anyway, I got to the top of the grassy knoll at the fence, and by this time there are several people along the fence, and policemen, and everybody’s looking around and finally one of the policemen goes over the fence.

 

I am far from an expert on the photographic evidence. Is MacNeil seen running in any known film?

[Robin Unger]

In the Darnell film where Bill Newman is pounding his fist into the grass, it appears to be MacNeil running along the footpath just behind Atgens.

[Josh Cron]

Much appreciated Robin. That does indeed appear to be MacNeil.