rare video: CBS Dan Rather butchers Zapruder film narration 11/22/63

[Richard Price]

In my opinion, and it is just that, this shot came from the 6th floor eastern most window of the Dal-Tex Building just as Howard Brennan said it did before his testimony got changed to reflect the TSBD.   I know it is controversial and there is NO ABSOLUTE PROOF or even substantiated proof from someone else, but as discussed in a previous post, if his original testimony is read carefully and parsed, he was an engineer and spoke in very precise terms most of the time.  When he did not, his words were being manipulated by others or he was being vague for his own protection as he had come to realize that HE was the only one who saw the REAL assassin (or at least one of them).  He said the shots came from the "RED BRICK" building on the sixth floor eastern most window.  When you look at pictures that show the TSBD and the Dal-Tex together, you can see that the Dal-Tex building is much more "red" than the TSBD.  This is to me, the perfect location if designed as a military ambush by professionals.  The shooter is completely behind the direction of the many spectators and thereby completely invisible.  The only thing preventing this from being the case was Howard Brennan's positioning himself so that he had a "panoramic" view of the motorcade and happening to look up at the right time when the motorcade was late in arriving and then again as he heard what he thought was a shot.  Other than this, the only person/people to have seen the assassin was in the jail house across the street from the window that the shooter chose.  Where the other shooters were located and how many, I am not sure, but after reviewing Brennan's testimony (1st day), in my mind there is no doubt he is NOT referring to the TSBD.  He quickly changed to using very vague wording upon realizing that he was the "ONLY one who saw this and that his life was in danger.  His words were corrupted by the officials doing the interviewing, he was placed under surveillance, by whom, he was not sure and put under immense stress about his and most importantly his families safety almost immediately.  To buttress his remaining "in line" with the official story, at some point before he testified to the WC, he had, as he described it, "his eyes sanded" in an ACCIDENT on the job.  This served two (at least) purposes, one he could no longer see better than perfect as he could on the day of the assassination and this could be called to attention by those questioning him (he now had to wear glasses) and two it served as a warning to him and his family that he could get hurt if he tried to tell the real story.  As to the prisoner(s) in the jail, I had long wondered about how they saw the assassin at such an angle across the street and indeed even across the intersection from their location. Their testimony was discounted as it was thought to be at too great a distance and too much of an angle from their windows to have seen the details they said they saw.  Now, understanding that the assassin was basically right across the street from them and one floor up, it is easily understandable especially since Brennan says the assassin stood calmly in the window with no perceived worry of being seen and not attempting to hide.

[David Andrews]

9 hours ago, John Butler said:

Wasn't Gov. Connally shot directly below his right shoulder blade and the bullet came out under his right nipple.  This type of wound could not be done with Connally facing backwards as described by Dan Rather.

Take a look at the extant Zapruder.  He's shot when he's in full mid-turn, shirt front facing the camera.  Only his head faces Kennedy.  He gasps and then falls back.  He didn't make that great swivel in his seat, and then discover, "Oh, I'm hit!" like a cramp came over him.  Before he looked at Kennedy, he was intact.

Edited January 29, 2021 by David Andrews

[John Butler]

Where did Clint Hill dismount from the p. limo?

Rick McTague noted this in a comment,  “- Around :35, Rather says a single Secret Service man was standing on the back bumper of the limo, not seen in the film today.”

Rather said this 3 times.  The Secret Service man was Clint Hill.  So, in the turn and later on Elm Street, Rather has Clint Hill on the back of the p. limo.  This is not seen in any film of Houston or Elm Street.  Who is deceiving the public?  Is it Dan Rather or the films of Houston Street and Elm Street?

Clint Hill is seen on Main Street and other streets on the back of the p. limo.  I did a short study of Clint Hill on the back of the p. limo earlier.  From that study:

 

We see Hill on the back of the p. limo turning onto Main St.  The next photo shows that Hill is dismounting from the vehicle on Main Street.  But, it is difficult to see exactly where.  The 3^rd and 4^th photos are from the Jeffries film and show Hill on the vehicle.  That’s a problem.  We will get to that in a moment.

  The 4^th and last photo attempts to give information on where Hill dismounted from the vehicle.  The AMIPA film mentioned on the map does not have Hill on the back of the p. limo.  So, his dismount occurred somewhere after Jeffries filmed the p. limo from his location and where the AMIPA film begins.  Maybe?

Notice in the photo that has Clint Hill is dismounting the vehicle (photo top right hand) there is a flag in the upper left-hand corner.  This is seen better in the next photo.

Notice there are 3 sets of flags.  Clint Hill has dismounted from the limousine on the east side of the 3 overhead flags.  These same 3 overhead flags can be seen in this next Jeffries frame.

 

Jeffries is taking his film on the west side of the 3 overhead flags.  He is near South Lamar St.  So, the set of 3 flags must be between South Lamar Street and South Griffin Street.

Here’s the problem.  This is a Jeffries frame also showing Clint Hill on the vehicle.

 

It is a Jeffries frame close up taken from a position on South Lamar Street.  The last of 3 colored flags that should be seen are whited out.

This means that Hill was still on the vehicle on the west side of the overhead flags after he had dismounted from the p. limo on the east side of the overhead flags.  Huh?

This is typical Kennedy nonsense in Dealey Plaza.  One thing contradicts another. 

To sum up.  Where did Clint Hill get off the p. limo on Main Street?  Did he get off at all according to Dan Rather?  Most films show that Clint Hill was not on the back of the p. limo from at least South Market Street to Houston Street and then Elm Street.   

Edited January 31, 2021 by John Butler