The house at 1026 N. Beckley Avenue in the

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section of

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was the temporary residence of

Lee Harvey Oswald Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was a U.S. Marine veteran who assassinated John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, on November 22, 1963. Oswald was placed in juvenile detention at the age of 12 fo ...

at the time of the assassination of

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John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...

. Oswald rented a room at this house for $8 a week, beginning October 14, 1963, under the name O.H. Lee. The building is located approximately 2 miles from the

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, where Oswald began working on October 16.

History

Built in 1935, the three-bedroom home was bought by Gladys Johnson in 1943. It is now within the Lake Cliff historic district. Johnson's granddaughter, Patricia Hall, restored Oswald's bedroom and maintains the living room as it was in 1963 when Johnson's housekeeper, Earlene Roberts, was interviewed there after the assassination. Since 2009, she has opened the house for paid tours as the Oswald Rooming House Museum.

Kennedy assassination

Beginning October 14, 1963,

rented a small room in the Johnson house for $8 a week. He slept there on weeknights, and went back on weekends to suburban Irving, where his wife and children were living. On the date of the assassination, November 22, Oswald returned to his room immediately after shooting President John F. Kennedy from a sixth floor window of the

. According to housekeeper Roberts, Oswald entered the home in a "hurry", grabbed a jacket and left on foot three to four minutes later. He made no comment to Earlene when she told him about the assassination of JFK, which was now all over the news and on TV.Warren Commission Hearings, Volume VI p. 43
Testimony of Mrs. Earlene Roberts
/ref> Shortly thereafter, Oswald was confronted by Dallas Police officer

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less than a mile away from the house. After exchanging a few words, Oswald fatally shot Tippit; a short time later, he was arrested at the

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Oswald Rooming House Museum
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Housekeeper Earlene Roberts Interview - CBS news (YouTube)

History

Kennedy assassination

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