19-09-2014, 04:53 PM
Dawn, that's not entirely correct. What happened was that after the panel discussion at the Sixth Floor Museum
with Marie Tippit and her children Brenda and Curtis (moderated by Hugh Aynesworth),
there was a reception. The attendees were invited to mingle with the members of the Tippit family.
Mrs. Tippit was speaking with some people. I went over and waited my turn and then spoke
with her. She was very gracious. I identified myself and the title of my book INTO THE NIGHTMARE:
MY SEARCH FOR THE KILLERS OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY AND OFFICER J. D. TIPPIT and thanked her for making
public appearances to discuss her husband. I said I was visiting from California for the event and asked if I could interview her while
I was in Dallas today (Friday). She said she had an interview this morning. I asked
whether she could see me in the afternoon. She said to check with the officer, Senior
Corporal Roderick D. Janich Jr., who is curator of the Dallas Police Department Museum and was there in uniform. I did, we exchanged cards, and
he said Mrs. Tippit was busy Friday afternoon and couldn't do an interview then. He said to write him an email explaining what I wanted to talk with Mrs. Tippit about, and he would see if an interview could be arranged if what I wanted to discuss was acceptable. Frank Caplett, who attended with me, was standing
nearby and then told me about the signals Gary Mack had made to the officer, out of my view, while we were speaking. Frank's
email message discusses my meetings with Mrs. Tippit and the officer accurately.
with Marie Tippit and her children Brenda and Curtis (moderated by Hugh Aynesworth),
there was a reception. The attendees were invited to mingle with the members of the Tippit family.
Mrs. Tippit was speaking with some people. I went over and waited my turn and then spoke
with her. She was very gracious. I identified myself and the title of my book INTO THE NIGHTMARE:
MY SEARCH FOR THE KILLERS OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY AND OFFICER J. D. TIPPIT and thanked her for making
public appearances to discuss her husband. I said I was visiting from California for the event and asked if I could interview her while
I was in Dallas today (Friday). She said she had an interview this morning. I asked
whether she could see me in the afternoon. She said to check with the officer, Senior
Corporal Roderick D. Janich Jr., who is curator of the Dallas Police Department Museum and was there in uniform. I did, we exchanged cards, and
he said Mrs. Tippit was busy Friday afternoon and couldn't do an interview then. He said to write him an email explaining what I wanted to talk with Mrs. Tippit about, and he would see if an interview could be arranged if what I wanted to discuss was acceptable. Frank Caplett, who attended with me, was standing
nearby and then told me about the signals Gary Mack had made to the officer, out of my view, while we were speaking. Frank's
email message discusses my meetings with Mrs. Tippit and the officer accurately.