November 22nd, 1963...

[TimG]

The strange thing is that Dallas Times Herald reporter Bob Jackson took the picture Oswald being shot. He was a was part of the President's motorcade, and he had a great viewpoint since he was a young reported with the Dallas Times Herald. He was changing the film in his camera when the shooting happened and missed the actual event and immediate aftermath. Bob was distraught that he missed a once in a lifetime chance for photos. The editor of the Dallas Times Herald, Felix McKnight, consoled him by sending him to photograph the transfer of Oswald from the jail. He was only a few feet away from Oswald when he captured a photo that would win him the Pulitzer Prize. Feliz McKnight made the decision to waive company rights to Bob Jacksons picture, and he gave Bob the rights to the photo. He was a young reporter/photographer and made tens of thousands of dollars by owning the rights to that photo.

I wish Paul Harvey had done a "Rest of the Story" on this one since Bob Jackson went from despair to the Pulitzer Prize in one day.

Oddly enough, I ended up with Felix McKnights original notes from that day through his grandson. It is an amazing piece of history since he ran the largest newspaper in Dallas and was a personal friend of John Connally.