For an instant, standing on the running board of the motorcade car, he entertained the vain hope that maybe it was just a firecracker or a blown tire.
But he knew guns and he knew better.
Mr. Landis has spent most of the intervening years fleeing history, trying to forget that unforgettable moment etched in the consciousness of a grieving nation.
And he realized that what he read was not quite right, not as he remembered it.
As it turns out, if his recollections are correct, the much-discussed “magic bullet” may not have been so magic after all.
Persons:
Paul Landis, John F, Kennedy, Landis, John Jr, —
Organizations:
Secret Service, Mr
Locations:
Dallas, Dealey Plaza, Washington