Marie Tippit : Widow of Officer Allegedly Killed by Lee Harvey Oswald

RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 15, 2018
Marie Tippit demonstrated courage and fortitude during one of the saddest periods in American history. Shortly after 1:00 p.m., November 22, 1963, on a quiet residential street in Oak Cliff, Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit observed 24-year-old Lee Harvey Oswald walking down the sidewalk. People could often be seen walking to work or to a store during a time when car ownership was not ubiquitous, but certain behaviors merited this experienced officer’s attention. He stopped to investigate and was shot four times. A passerby, Domingo Benavides, notified police using Officer Tippit's own police radio of the tragic circumstances.
In a matter of moments, Marie became a widow with three small children.
While the nation watched the funeral of its beloved President John Kennedy, another funeral occurred one hour later for the fallen officer J.D. Tippit at the Beckley Hills Baptist Church in Oak Cliff.
During this tragic weekend, a most endearing exchange of messages occurred between Jackie Kennedy and Marie; the two widows expressed condolences to each other with the kindest sentiments. Also, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and the new President, Lyndon Johnson, called Marie to express their sympathies.
When asked about how she wants the public the remember her fallen husband, she replied, “He was a good Christian man who took his family to church and worked other jobs to support us. No amount of time can take away my pain I feel for the man I loved. And for anyone who thinks I'm over it, well, they never knew J.D. Tippit. And I coming to your library to honor his memory.”

[@dolphfren]

Marie Tippit Born - May 13, 1928 Died - May 13, 2021 Rest in peace, Marie

[@davop4919]

She passed away March 2 2021.

[@gerrywood3584]

RIP marie

[@ronnolter5679]

What was j. D. Tippit doin driving around oak cliff at around 1pm looking for Oswald when president wasn't declared dead to about 1pm to about 1:03 pm. And Oswald wasn't a known suspect yet.

[@dolphfren]

@@ronnolter5679 Not sure Tippet's death is as much of a mystery as who really shoot JFK .kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZzcXoiQZtB6rdE

[@liamodriscoll3739]

R I P AMEN ❤️

[@tRumpblows]

What a lovely, strong woman. Hearing that she was contacted by RFK, Jackie and others warms my heart and takes me back to a simpler time when people had compassion during a horrific, tragic time. I was 11 years old when this happened and at that age did not understand al lot of what was happening. My sincerest condolences to the Tippit family and RIP Marie Tippit.

[@charlesstevens4247]

I was 8 and I shall never forget those days and times because my childhood was over from that point because it became a series of assassinations over and over from that day to now.I am a Black man and I tell you there was a pall over our neighborhood for a long time when JFK was murdered ,peoples souls stopped smiling after that ,no one could fathom it.

[@kwasimensah6013]

@@charlesstevens4247 For many years, at black barber shops, you would always see three portrait photos, prominently displayed on the wall; JFK, RFK and MLK.

[@annychest718]

@@charlesstevens4247 Still he left a legacy for civil rights.. Do you know the history of Martin Luther and the Lutharian Church ? King suffered for his rightious beliefs..he was a strong bold man of conviction..He also left a strong legacy and like the Kennedy's and Malcomb X he will never be forgotten The people that murdered them are satanists super mob..fbi and cia are their minions Colonial Fletcher Pouty said the Dulles brothers were zionists = math nukes star wormwood I was 3yrs old they X-rayed me several times and I became anemic.. when I heard the good he done for the world..he tried to clean house.. Russia was in on it..the ho and red beast are systems ~ Jesus They wanted nukes so badly..and look now..still threatening us

[@americanpatriot9865]

I was 11 yrs old too at the time. I remember riding my bike to school when other kids were riding opposite me going home. They told me the president was killed.

[@silva7493]

@@charlesstevens4247 I was seven, and I felt the same. It seemed like my childhood ended too with the assassinations that would follow and the terrible war in what we knew then as Viet Nam. We were white (and I still am), but we lived in an integrated neighborhood in an integrated city (Oakland, California), and I can also remember that awful pall.

[@zoocheeks]

Just yesterday, I was at the site where officer Tippit was murdered. My husband and I were on a guided tour. They give details about the murder, but none about the man. I also glad to see this interview. What an amazing lady.

[@donofon101]

I had a better guide in 2013. Very informed, a great grand nephew of the Dealeys of the Dallas Morning News that overlooks the plaza.

[@easyabc1404]

Always saying my husband and I you dependant affective!!!! You can't say I was there, Blah Blah Blah. Still with that husband 11 months later? Yes? he is rich or you go to church. No? You were a s-lut and him a wife beater-cheater. But you chosen him so live with it...

[@thomaspick4123]

JD Tippet was an adulterer. He had a girlfriend nearby. JD was sent to that area on an assignment to murder Lee Harvey Oswald, but Lee was not there. JD stood next to badge man, Roscoe White, on the Grassy Knoll while Roscoe blew JFK’s head off. JD Tippet was a handsome man and looked like JFK. JD was murdered, so parts of him could be used to fix up JFK’s corpse on the way back to Washington on Air Force 2. Rachel White and Richard Hooke figured most of this stuff out.

[@stevea2488]

The Dallas police force in the 60's must have been the best PD in the history of the universe to have a full description of Oswald after 24 mins in that mess of confusion at Dealey Plaza .

[@TheHeavensFellen]

yeah, they would catch alot of perps, even mostly when they didnt know who did it, paraphrasing jim leavelle.

[@TheHeavensFellen]

and the scret servicer were at tippit crime scene shortly after, huh? they wrere supposed to be at dealey plaza

[@TheHeavensFellen]

and the scret servicer were at tippit crime scene shortly after, huh? they wrere supposed to be at dealey plaza

[@johnrogan9420]

Know where to find him at the Texas movie 🎥.

[@ChristEnlightenment]

Lmao the police were corrupt as fuck back then, over half the Dallas force was corrupt working with, mafias, cia, and the freemasons of Texas.

[@robyne2260]

I found this part of the story so unbelievable and sad. Just so awful. Her wisdom that they were both doing their jobs. I’m glad she received the honor and recognition her family deserved. 🎖

[@chairlesnicol672]

What they couldn't pull out an extra chair for the guy in the tan jacket to sit in? He hovering in the background n remains standing the whole while! Lol

[@mikewynne7131]

Grace and Wisdom on display in abundance in Mrs. Tippit.

[@redneckgirl3326]

As a dispatcher, this has always been my worst nightmare. My heart goes out to this dear woman.

[@bethdavis7812]

The oldest boy looked so much like his Dad. Mrs. Tippit not only is a strong lady but a beautiful senior who honored her husband all her life.

[@chairlesnicol672]

From what I read Mary Tippet was wanting a divorce She reminded of the "Stepford" wife!

[@ch3blazinggospel669]

Its not time in tragedy to talk about Johnnie Maxie Whitherspoon Thorton she worked at Cooks BBQ where JD moonlighting 2nd job on security, Stephen Thorton and Johnnie got unionized in September of 1963. Their daughter Susan “Susie” Susan Marie Thornton (born June 17, 1964) has died (on July 16, 2021) waitress worker at cooks said she had JD’s eyes. Stephen would stalk and follow JD around… reason for Johhnie and Stepehn Divorce. Marie made a scene at cooks a week later after JD was murdered because Johnnie put flowers on his grave. wonder if it was a case of jealous husband. Always look at jealous husband first, not likely because it was 38 automatic and was strategic shots and fatal head shot. this is house assassination official recap: VIII. MRS. JOHNNIE MAXIE WITHERSPOON “Committee investigators also interviewed Mrs. Johnnie Maxie Witherspoon.(23) Mrs. Witherspoon stated that she became acquainted with Officer Tippit during his employment at Austin's Barbecue.(24) Mrs. Witherspoon informed the committee that she and Tippet engaged in a relationship and started dating for a couple of years.(25) She said that the relationship ended in the summer of 1963 when her husband returned home.(26) She also indicated that Bill Anglin was an associate of J.D. Tippit's.”

[@michaelvasquez9677]

Marie tippit has since died and now rests beside her husband in Dallas Texas. Let them both rest in peace. They are together again and beyond all troubles of this very troubled world.

[@shaungarratt9941]

God bless them all.

[@cedarwest37]

Well...58000... thousand troops died in battle...BOTH...in V.N...and... KOREA....yes.. BOTH have 58000 thousand federal combat troops dead.....now.... with respect to your comment... should you not include these 118 thousand that died with due respect...

[@mogadon7]

If it is her husband in that grave. A double for JFK he was possibly used to make extra 'autopsy; photographs to keep with the official story.

[@manofiske3318]

@@mogadon7 Oh brother....pathetic So many kooks out there

[@blvdcrown3082]

“A rich mans trick“...look it up ...

[@randymillhouse791]

Perhaps we all have known of a doddering elderly person that can be repetitive and boring while telling old stories. THIS LADY IS NOT THAT! What an incredible person she is!

[@ericdanielsbenavidez5867]

Seeing that old footage of her back in '63 at Jay's funeral was so heart wrenching..such a horrible day in history. But such courage and bravery shown by J.f.k and J.D. tippit and his wife Marie along with Jackie are such Angel's..

[@michaelvasquez9677]

She's a real lady.

[@michaelamanek8908]

Classy

[@SomeoneHasToSayIt2525]

That’s the best of America right there. A solid, graceful, genteel and godly woman.

[@terrycuster4213]

You forgot white anglo saxon protestant. JD Tippit was a John Bircher and a racist like almost everyone from DPD. He was part of the conspiracy.

[@scottphillips7524]

@@terrycuster4213 your smoke break is over junior...go flip the burgers and leave the conversation to the adults

[@SomeoneHasToSayIt2525]

@@terrycuster4213 I just love anti-Christian bigots...they’re soooooo obvious!

[@terrycuster4213]

@@scottphillips7524 Don' t call me junior only my father is allowed to do so. If you can' t stand the truth don' t write comments before you did some research. But you need to read other stuff than tabloids.

[@manofiske3318]

@@terrycuster4213 Oh shut up, moron. "Don't write comments" until you've achieved, at minimum, a grade-school student's level of command over the written word.

[@JamesK7911]

Marie finally was able to reunite with her husband after almost 60 years ❤️ Fly High Marie Frances Gasway Tippit 🕊 October 28, 1928 - Mar 02, 2021 (92)

[@coreywestmoreland896]

I live within a mile of the JD Tippit Historical Marker, Oswald’s boarding house, Oswald’s “Rifle Photo” house & Jack Ruby’s Apartment…. I’ve visited Tippets marker several times & all the other sights of JFK. To hear this pure woman speak is a blessing to have been filmed. That being said & believing Tippit & Oswald were both marks of a much higher plot. However, she’s a blessing to know her husband was pure & whoever the evils were to take out her husband aren’t worthy of speaking- As her husband was pure & true. I believe Oswald & Tippit we’re both killed by the same man.

[@israellopez959]

A good possibility.

[@franclin0]

Helen Markham watched Oswald murder Tippit in cold blood. She watched the whole thing from the moment Tippit stopped him.

[@ronalddesiderio7625]

Simpler times. God I miss the 60’s-70’s👍🏾

[@musiclover3205]

Rest in Peace Marie Tippit.

[@gypsyfox3285]

She is with her sweetheart in Heaven for all time now. Forever in each other’s arms.

[@sartainja]

Salt of the Earth person. G-d bless her and her husband.

[@rickporvaznik5030]

What a gracious woman.

[@rsykesjr]

What a sweet, strong and wonderful woman she was. I just saw where she passed away 11 months ago. Condolences to her family and I know they can rejoice in knowing that she’s with her beloved Jay once again. 🙏🙂✝️

[@thenewvoice8]

wait you KNOW? You claim to KNOW - actually KNOW what happens as opposed to what you think, or indeed what you 'Believe' due to a stupid belief in some sky daddy I assume? But to claim to know such a thing is insulting and wrong. You DO NOT 'KNOW' if she is with her husband - you think that and are wrong and clearly a little retarded like most folks who believe such nonsense. oh look out it's the tooth fairy!!

[@thenewvoice8]

AND - his name was JD or J not Jay - the JD didn't stand fort anything, so not Jay - just J - you appreciate he's been dead for so long that you could have KNOWN that - just shows you though -

[@Tuncle54]

@@thenewvoice8- thanks for being such a jerk.

[@FredBerger11.11]

What a kind decent lady. RIP for eternity with JD 🙏🇺🇸🙏

[@antonypelling9194]

Rest in ignorance more like it. This whole event was a coup d`etad , oswald was a patsy.

[@anemjoful]

So sorry for what you and your family has been through. I was five when I was watching on television. My mom and dad were outside. I had heard that an officer was killed. Never heard that he had a wife and 3 children. When I heard the news I ran outside and told them. Wasn't aware of your terrible grief until today 2021. So glad your faith carried you through the grief you carry still today. God was there for you in so many ways. God bless you. You are so inspiring!

[@tats5880]

Took the words right out of my mouth, I was 5 years old back than, all I can remember is watching tv and see a big car driving in a parade and my mom gasping and saying oh my god.but 5 years later when Rfkwas killed I understood so much more.

[@anemjoful]

@@tats5880 JFK, RFK, MLK, and Marilyn and the reporter on What's My Line, Kildare I believe was her name. Plus witnesses and of course Lee Harvey Oswald. So terrible. And of course this policeman. History was changed, as change is trying to take over now.

[@tats5880]

@@anemjoful I agreeing fact the lady from what's my line, I believe must of had something incriminating.. they made sure she wasn't going to get in the way such a shame

[@tomv4408]

RIP Mrs Tippit, and thanks to her and her family for sharing their experiences. For years I've known of J.D. Tippit, but watching this made his story much more real for me.

[@michaelamanek8908]

Yes !

[@kevinbergin9971]

Truly an under reported part of that tragic day. Thanks for posting.

[@johnscanlon2598]

Underreported for a reason , nothing to see here folks

[@DanC-go9lc]

@@johnscanlon2598 What's wrong with you ??? Her husband was killed just doing his job.

[@bryanrmcnair01]

Tippit was double crossed and killed by somebody hired to do it if he didn't do his part!

[@kevinbergin9971]

@@bryanrmcnair01 That Jack Ruby sure gets around.

[@jb-vb8un]

@bryannibnob - thanks fo reminding AMERICA how libs will lie about anything

[@justinsmith1310]

To hear this woman's heart still breaking when talking about something that happened that long ago is really an amazing example of her strength and how big her heart really is. It makes me wish I could just fix every single wrong in her life that she's had to endure

[@danielbostwick5601]

You sweet lady, you sweet soul!! May you one day be reunited with this great man!!!

[@DebbieP-fx5wo]

Thank you for sharing this. JD Tippet has not been forgotten ❤

[@stevepace83]

Through the worst of times it is our honor to show respect for those who have fallen, but even more important to show strength for those who will soldier on. It is especially nice to give this woman and her family a voice for all to learn more about her story.

[@terencewinters2154]

The forgotten man. RIP officer Tippit

[@arcanondrum6543]

No, not forgotten. Independent investigators have looked closer at the events that day.

[@DarkLordofTheSith69]

@@arcanondrum6543 indeed ...tippit was a bigger piece of the puzzle than people realise

[@arcanondrum6543]

@@DarkLordofTheSith69 Yup, like what was "Oswald" doing making that implausible walk to nowhere and frankly, we could ask why Tippit was outside his patrol area? How about we instead ask who the other Dallas Police thought that Tippit looked like.

[@DarkLordofTheSith69]

@@arcanondrum6543 his name at the station was " jfk" ...tippits movements that day are very suspicious..and both tippit and oswald went to top ten records..tippit is deeper in this thing than people realise..my belief after looking into this since 2001 is that tippit was involved and was expendable to tie loose ends up and also the fact his nickname was jfk amongst other officers was a factor too and another reason why he was killed so they could borrow some his parts for the autopsy

[@arcanondrum6543]

@@DarkLordofTheSith69 Well, the official, let me repeat that; THE OFFICIAL Autopsy Pictures of JFK don't seem to match at all, the trauma inflicted when you watch the Zapruder Film (and not the sped-up, cropped version on some conservative Channels but the film shown in the Okiver Stone film "JFK" and countless other sources).

[@silva7493]

What a dear sweet woman. Such a terrible and ongoing loss for her, and the entire family that was. I know a little something about it, having lost a father to a sudden death in my earliest years.

[@SmokinGun55]

This was excellent! A very sad recap to a horrific day that I, as an eight year old, remember very, very well. May JFK and Officer Tippit rest in peace.

[@Cyborg9799]

What a beautiful woman and the respect and honor the police department shows towards her.

[@Solitaryman70]

I knew tuning in to this it wasn’t gonna take long before Mrs Tippit would have me tearing up. 😥😰😢

[@airborne8580]

God bless you Mrs Tippit They definitely don't make them like y'all anymore

[@terencewinters2154]

A very considerate gesture by rfk and jk

[@tomk9820]

I think you meant to say Mrs. JFK, and thank you for your words.

[@johnpersechini4951]

Rfk was a good man. He was different from the rest of the Kennedys. Didn’t agree with all his politics but He was very kind and genuine. It’s a shame he was shot down in his prime of his life.

[@mikeivey7167]

@@johnpersechini4951 John. Not sure if you are aware or not, but it has been reported that RFK and Jackie were having an affair and that both JFK and RFK were also doing Marilyn Monroe at the time of her death. Don’t know if true or not, but if true, doesn’t make either of them good moral people! Not trying to argue.

[@rharvey2124]

@@mikeivey7167 And MM wore an almost see through dress she had to be sewn into just to surprise JFK. The news men had their tongues dropping to the floor and.....

[@Tupelo927]

@@mikeivey7167 Oh for crying out loud, where did you pick up that gossip about Jackie & Bobby? More importantly, why are you spreading it?

[@deanoppergoalieclinics834]

Oh my, I had tears in my eyes 24:30,beautiful person...

[@dianealbrecht496]

Lovely woman, beautiful family. The Kennedys had class. May you all RIP.

[@seanohare5488]

Yes I agree

[@stevewebb6512]

What a lovely lady. I retired from the Queensland Police Service here in Australia, 3 years ago after 37 years service. I too served in the Australian Army prior to my police service. Unfortunately I lost a number of mates during those years and dealt with a few families. It is the ultimate sacrifice to lay down your life in the execution of your duty. Rest in peace JD and Marie (I believe she has since passed away). With Honour he served. On another note. On Monday the 26th of October 1964, one of our policemen, Senior Constable Desmond Trannore was fatally shot at a domestic dispute at an area known as Little Mulgrave, situated near the town of Gordonvale in Far North Queensland south of Cairns. Whilst I performed duties at Gordonvale in 1987, I made some inquiries about his death. Strange thing is that when Des got the phone call in relation to the disturbance, he drove home to his home, which was on the way, and spoke to his wife Colleen. He also spoke to his children. He told Colleen to keep his dinner hot as he would be home after he attended the job. He never returned. It's just as well he did stop at home. His family got to see him for that short time. Uncanny how similar this was to JD's story.

[@dannyburch4973]

Tippit is a hero . Bless his wife and family.

[@kathychambers7217]

Thank you so much for using the word "allegedly". Condolences to the Tippet family.

[@peterchambers3563]

Very well said. Almost all the media state, as fact, that LHO killed the president. However, this was never proven, because, sadly, LHO was never brought to trial. It would be simple courtesy, to include the word "allegedly" a lot more often, since it may be (as I suspect) that he was completely innocent of this crime.

[@billybell6950]

Sad , the truth died with the victims.

[@mikehiggins946]

No it's out there. Just have to read Posner's book.

[@clydebrundage3215]

Here is a very kind and sweet women with tremendous strength. As she demonstrates her personal attributes, keep in mind every year a wife and her children walk the walk she took that day. Thank you to all you wonderful wives who live in the environment of this line of work. We need them so bad. God Bless🇺🇸🚔

[@chairlesnicol672]

Clydebrundridge Yeah n she must have been very tolerant as well cuz hubby JD Tippet had a secret lovelife in a waitress at a local coffee shop Apparently he communicated with his side girlfriend enough to have had a baby with,according to what I researched! So much for the strong Christian description ! Mary Tippet reminds me of that "Stepford" type wife! U know very loyal, subservient,always deferring to her husband without failure! It's sad I'm sorry to have to say! She was never confronted about this, but in her mind she prolly would b in denial about his infidelity behaviour! She would just continue saying great stuff with her opinion on her husband's treatment to her! She'd prolly mention " Oh, I don't talk to people that believe in awful stuff about my husband" So yeah Tippet was an " alert" fine upstanding citizen at times! But it is what it is! Mary seems like a decent kinna person but very gullible!

[@clydebrundage3215]

@@chairlesnicol672 absolutely, after doing more research myself I uncovered what you found out. He was more than likely involved, and paid the price of death for knowing too much just like many others. Yet she managed live her life through.

[@kennethmay9002]

A very impressive woman. RIP.

[@Nyquil5]

A lovely woman. I am glad she was able to be laid to rest next to J.D. I was only 4 months old when the assassination and murder of Officer Tippit occurred.

[@LatinLonghorn80]

God bless this woman! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@MrBillblake123]

A very kind soul. ...... RIP.....

[@williamblair9597]

What a handsome couple. You just never know what life has in store for you.

[@veritasetlibertas7889]

Of all the interviews and things I've watched about the JFK assassination this is one of, if not the most moving things I've seen.

[@maryland8532]

Bravery is often among us and Marie and her family are truly top of the list. Thank you dear lady for your respect and all that you endured.

[@StephanieSoressi]

We will keep paying it forward, Marie. Thanks for all you gave us. RIP and in total joy.

[@vazz22]

God Bless the Tippets family

[@BetrayerSlayerMusic]

Like u kno what happened. Bet Tippit killed the Catholic

[@vazz22]

@@BetrayerSlayerMusic I'm not sure about that (I believe James Files gets credit) however most players involved were mafia Catholic or Jesuits.... JFK never had a chance....Vatican hit all the way!🇮🇹

[@williamkurzenberger6414]

@@vazz22 Most JFK researchers doubt the Files tale. Also, Texas Theatre employees place Oswald in the theatre at the time of Tippit's murder. At any rate, the Tippit family was a collective victim of a political muder. God bless them.

[@BetrayerSlayerMusic]

@@vazz22 interesting.

[@jb-vb8un]

@@williamkurzenberger6414 YA HAVE NO FACTS

[@alexisbelcher3967]

To C.S. Lewis, thank you so very much for your candid insight, reel vs reality truly you gave this 1963 a deep dive.

[@TheHeavensFellen]

that guy is always around, every single jfk video

[@kentgent1567]

interesting coincidence..the prolicfic British writer , CS Lewis, passed on Novemeber 22, 1963

[@johnjaco5544]

What a wonderful lady,thank you.

[@dwaynecollins4974]

What a nice program for a wonderful lady who had such a tragic loss. Would have been wonderful thing if along with their condolences, Washington DC could have made sure this family was taken care of for the rest of their lives financially..

[@maureeng.obrien9259]

Oh Wow RFK called her and extended his sympathy. He never fails to amaze me.

[@100americanmade]

Their family was very graceful and well raised. They tried so hard to bring equal opportunity to America. If they can see America today, I wonder what they all think??

[@formermpc10]

@@100americanmade spinning in their graves at all the conspiracy-minded nuts.

[@ilovebeinggay6794]

I'm so happy to see something in honor of Tippet. He's been almost forgotten due to the high profile of a president's assassination and conspiracy theorists who often fail to even mention his name.

[@sherryirbvin7448]

RIP BOTH U AND JD TIBBIT

[@kellycoleman715]

My cousin Scotty knew officer Tippit. He and his high school buddies used to sneak into an Oak Cliff drive-in movie and officer Tippit caught them once. They said he was a nice guy and laughed at their attempt to sneak in without paying, Scotty and officer Tippit became friends. So sorry for his murder.

[@Lucy0809]

Sad what happened to this lady. Don’t buy a word of what happened to her husband

[@charlesdayon5715]

I was about 22 years old when this happened and I have always thought Tippet was there by design, and Lee Harvey Oswald as well, and the movie theater also. A good book is Roger Stones book " The man who killed Kennedy, the case against LBJ. No wonder their out to get Roger Stone ! I got my copy at Barnes and Noble.

[@usmcmustang2972]

G Gordon Liddy was the operator who shot Tippit.

[@seanohare5488]

I totally agree

[@dougguard1]

So surprised to see she is still with us. All those years, all those tears. We dont know this part of the story well, but thankfully she has opened up about this story.

[@SuperAllbright]

Marie died on March 2, 2021, she was 92. The couple's oldest son, Charles, died of cancer on May 22, 2014, at age 64.

[@peggylavelle581]

She was ready to divorce him for adultry.. Don't feel sorry for her. She made out quite well.

[@terrycuster4213]

@@peggylavelle581 And he was a John Birch member and a mean racist like almost every cop from Dallas finest.

[@joes9954]

​@@peggylavelle581 There are a lot of eyewitness accounts of Tippet acting strangely earlier in the day. One witness described Tippet pulling in front of his car, getting out, looking inside, and then getting back in the car and leaving. An employee of a local music store lent Tippet the use of his phone and stated he seemed bothered and that whomever he was trying to call did not answer. If I remember correctly, in the book Reasonable Doubt, there was a section regarding the possibility that Tippet was shot by a spurned husband and that the wife had a child early in 1964 that might have been Tippet's. Who knows. There is a lot we do not know about this case. None of this excuses the fact someone shot a policeman, but tying it to the JFK assassination is still very questionable at best.

[@tokenjoy]

@@peggylavelle581 There's a special place in Hell for people like you.

[@lousekoya1803]

Thank you !

[@wallcderand6774]

Very moving interview

[@t1m0thy0ne1]

We should make a movie on just Tippit

[@Sarge_2018]

Loyal and loving wife, the way women used to be be. Rest In Peace Mrs Tippit🙏🏽

[@stevenb427]

Your wife must have left you? 🤭 the way they used to be in a bygone age! 🤫👊

[@eddiemunster4094]

@@stevenb427 stupid comment 🙄

[@lllmmggg]

So sad to watch,, even sadder she's gone now too,, but they're BACK TOGETHER AGAIN AND MAY THERE SOULS REST IN PEACE!

[@realtime1845]

Amazing strong women.

[@wendywoo2180]

After Abraham Zapruder sold his film rights of the assassination to Time-Life, he donated the money, I think it was around $10 grand, to Mrs. J.D. Tippitt.

[@mikerca]

Abe Zapruder was paid $150,000.00 dollars for the rights to the film by Life Magazine. He then donated $25,000.00 to Tippet’s widow. Years later Life then sold it back to the Zapruder family for a token of one dollar. The government then paid the family 16 Million dollars for the film.

[@SuperGrimupnorth]

@@mikerca Life bought it to put in a cupboard.. not seen for 10yrs.. but if anything that 16 million tells you Zapruder shot that film for CIA.. why did he even bother to stand on the plinth while filming???..even took a woman from his dress makming factory to hold his legs steady while 'shooting' that film.. think it was actually made for tv/news.. but even with video manipulation it still looked like JFK was shot from the front.. not back. so was never used

[@doravernon1511]

@@SuperGrimupnorth Inspector General (33rd degree) Freemason.

[@ronniebishop2496]

I think it was much more and she wound up with over 600 thousand in donations. Don’t let the world say Americans don’t take care of people.

[@doravernon1511]

@@ronniebishop2496 Zapruder gave Mrs, Tippit the first $25,000 instalment he got from Time-Life. It was $150, 000 paid in yearly increments.

[@chrismalandrini2805]

Humbling strength and grace of mrs. tippit. RIP JD

[@user-nb5cf9me5j]

Those cops holding up a lie. They never apprehended the killer of JD Tipit! Oswald's pistol used different ammo, than shell casing found at scene.. It also had a bent firing pin!

[@Autshot20]

Thank you for including allegedly in the description

[@Ckom-Tunes]

Yeah, there were only ten witnesses to Oswald shooting and fleeing the scene…

[@markbrown1609]

what a crazy day that day for Mrs. Tippit, her husband and the president same day.

[@VickyRBenson]

This was a fascinating presentation, which I greatly appreciated. I was a sophomore in a small college when JFK was assassinated. He had been elected when our American family was still living in South Africa, where I grew up. So I wasn’t very savvy about politics. And living in a Republican state, which didn’t vote for Kennedy, still the grief for our President and his family was heart-felt and the nation seemed united in both our compassion for our first family and outrage for who could have done this. I remember the shooting of police officer Tippett but no other details of his family. I remember soaking up everything I could find about Oswald and his wife and then being horrified by his death by point-blank shots by Jack Ruby. The conclusions I came to back then were that the Warren Commission didn’t reveal the answers by any means. It seemed like a cover-up to me. Many who had significant first-hand reports to share were not even consulted. I didn’t doubt that LHO killed Tippett, however, but I see in the comments that inconsistencies abound. Nevertheless, I was touched by the heartwarming stories told by the the Tippett family, the officers who looked out for the family over the years, and how Jackie and Robert Kennedy reached out personally. I was most touched by the fact that J.D. Tippett was a Christian man, who read the Bible to his family and the fact that of gift God provided in prompting him to come home for lunch just before he died. I love the strength that they showed through the years and how their oldest son must have suffered perhaps the most but come to Christ before he died. The whole story is heart-warming and I was thrilled to have it suggested to me on KZbin. The comments were on the whole heart-warming as well. I’m glad Mr and Mrs Tippett were laid to rest together and that the library captured these moments for all of us. ❤️🌹

[@riapresley5446]

VickyRBenson...beautifully written comment...memory...personal experience during that time ...facts and opinions

[@kiddeath96]

So did everyone know a person who worked for cia or fbi back then.

[@adamandrews8534]

The Tippit family has my profound respect.

[@CitizenPain69]

Why?! Are you that into dead, #corrupt, #dallas "cops" and their klan members?

[@michaelamanek8908]

May God bless this family. This interview was incredible. I never knew. This really opens our hearts and minds.

[@ask4theupgrade359]

God bless this Family - they should definitely publish all those thousand of letters that they received over the years that captures the sentiment of people all around the world, reacting to that moment in history. “Where were you when JFK was shot?” was something I remember adults discussing a lot when I was growing up. JFK’s assassination and funeral played every anniversary on tv for about 20+ years. However, I do remember the assassinations of MLK and Bobby Kennedy in 1968 more vividly. I remember all the adults standing around our brand new TV set and crying, while I played with my Hot Wheels on the floor. It’s my earliest memory as a child. I would start kindergarten that coming fall and go visit the eternal flame 🔥 in Arlington Cemetery on a 5th Grade school trip to see all the Washington Monuments.

[@stddisclaimer8020]

Marie Tippit is one of the very few in the Oak Cliff area who did NOT see Oswald either shooting her husband or fleeing the crime scene with a revolver.

[@markevanger4791]

I sure hope the State of Texas and City of Dallas saw fit to help the Tippet family with financial help after this loss.

[@wilbursmith7627]

I do as well...but l have my doubts as Dallas and Texas wanted to put all of that day behind them as quickly as possible. The Saint l see in this lady was all that she could be and ever asked to be.

[@janetphillips2875]

Abraham Zapruder gave her $25k from the money he received from LIFE magazine, which showed love and compassion on his part. Later on, the govt gave the Zapruder family $16M. I havent read anywhere if they shared any of that or not, in which they didnt have to, but Bless them if they did. I hate that she died thinking that LHO killed her husband, or, in my opinion...just like Clint Hill, she may have went along to get along. I dont believe Oswald did it all.

[@ronmarvicsin7709]

Very nice of the Kennedy family to think of her husband. Mrs Markum was not able to positively identify Oswald. Her testimony in the WC was very scattered. One second she thought it was him next minute she said she wasn’t sure. The WC just took it that she identified him. There were other witnesses that saw two men at the scene of Tippets murder A black lady Camillia(?) said one man ran off that was kinda stick and the other ran another direction but she said neither looked like Oswald. She was never called to testify by the WC.

[@rharvey2124]

One eye witness lady testified Tippett was shot by a short fat man.

[@ronmarvicsin7709]

@@rharvey2124 your right!! She was never asked to testify at the WC either.

[@aaronz7056]

Read Clemmons' words and it's clear she saw Oswald and a bystander who was trying to back away from the shooting, that's all. A steady chain of witnesses firmly demonstrate it was Oswald who fled the shooting and was captured in the Theater where he tried to murder a second cop minutes later.

[@Occupied_South]

God bless Mrs. Tippit.

[@FightingRimbaud]

Mrs. Tippit seems like a wonderful woman. I feel for her loss. That said, it amazes me how after all these years and all the controversy and things that don’t make sense, there are still so many who are waiting in the wings to push the official version. To keep up the charade, is to ignore the testimony of Acquilah Clemmons, the shooting of Warren Reynolds in the basement of his business, who as it happens, was also witness to two men fleeing the scene of officer Tippits shooting.

[@randyharris3175]

Amazing you conspiracy buffs have to come on here dont disrespect this woman

[@randyharris3175]

Clemmons is a liar nobody else of the 10 to 12 people who were there that day seen what she said she seen.Somebody probably slipped a few bucks to say that.

[@kegeshook1734]

@@randyharris3175 Clemmons was not a liar. She was manipulated by Mark Lane who also seems to have edited his interview with her.

[@randyharris3175]

@@kegeshook1734 Okay I agree but she said she was threatned to keep her mouth shut.Do you believe that ? I certainly dont.

[@felipeagonzalez8373]

Now we talking Lee is Innocent

[@billysmith5721]

0:40 a classy looking woman. they told you the news on the phone? very not right

[@13247djs]

The innocence of Oswald

[@susanedrington4878]

What an amazing lady. I am sorry she is gone. 😢

[@adrianwheeler9939]

women like this are rare gems

[@bethvirginiaphillips4583]

That's why they call hers "The Greatest Generation"...

[@CitizenPain69]

Greatest liars. That's about it, little girl. FACT. Stick to knitting and other stuff you have the capacity to comprehend. #Geopolitics and political #assassinations are OBVIOUSLY well ABOVE your pay grade.

[@arcanondrum6543]

She was a looker 0:36 Be also in the "lookout" for other pictures of Officer J.D. Tippit, he bore a striking resemblance to JFK...

[@andrewcontos5093]

Sad

[@brucebowers4554]

God bless y'all

[@raylittle8607]

Very moving moment and a great shock to lose her husband in this way. But there is absolutely no proof that Oswald killed Tippit. The bullets found in Tippit did not match Oswalds gun.

[@Caeruleo]

"But there is absolutely no proof that Oswald killed Tippit. The bullets found in Tippit did not match Oswalds gun." Where are you getting this from? It's a well-documented fact that the bullets were indeed ballistically matched to Oswald's gun.

[@rawbacon]

The evidence is overwhelming that Oswald killed Tippit. There was around a dozen witnesses that saw Oswald shoot Tippit or saw him seconds afterwards fleeing the scene. All the empty shells were matched to Oswald's revolver, all bullets were consistent with his revolver.

[@bryanrmcnair01]

@Raw Bacon WRONG...38 auto is not the same case as the 38 special that he carried! Also the 38 auto would not work in revolver!

[@rawbacon]

@@bryanrmcnair01 No I'm not "WRONG" everything I said is 100% accurate.

[@kentgent1567]

TY..lee inside the theater at 1:00pm

[@davop4919]

In November 1963 I was 3 years old and I distinctly remember watching JFK's funeral on the black and white tv in South San Diego California I didn't understand what I was seeing but even then I could feel the sadness of what had happened...I'll never forget that feeling RIP J.D and Marie Tippit.

[@timacoata7456]

So much class ! Beautiful woman . Touched my heart to hear her speak with such grace . Truly, a Godly and intelligent woman.

[@richardmourdock2719]

I had never heard that Officer Tippett was awarded the Bronze Star. That he never told his wife about it tells you all you need to know about a true hero.

[@chairlesnicol672]

Why did Tippett receive a bronze medal?

[@TRINZINI]

@@chairlesnicol672 WWII service.

[@bassilbrush3540]

Sorry Mrs Tippet you got it wrong. Your husband wasn’t killed by Oswald at all. He was killed by a friend of his, Check out James Files new videos. James can confirm that Oswald was the Patsey and he never fired a single shot.

[@aaronz7056]

Yeah, some clown knows more than everybody who investigated this open-and-shut case at the time.

[@hmrowland6114]

Why were there two different types a shell casings found on the scene, (neither matching the inoperable gun supposedly found on Harvey Oswald? Why was his wallet at 10th and Patton when Harvey had his wallet on him at the time of his unlawful arrest?

[@aaronz7056]

"Unlawful arrest..." The SOB had just been seen murdering a police officer, he was seen as the APB and description went out on the radio regarding Kennedy's killer, the shoe store clerk heard it, saw a guy who was a good match for that trying to hide in his storefront and ducking into the theater, called a tip in, and it was quickly noted the man ducking into the theater was a good match for the Tippit suspect who had just fled in that direction. As soon as police showed up to investigate, Oswald immediately tried to shoot one of them and fought so violently 3 officers were injured just subduing him. What the heck was "unalwful" about this? Oh, and his gun worked just fine and the bullet were matched right to it.

[@RedVynil]

I guess they're never gonna talk about how Oswald DIDN'T kill J. D..

[@aaronz7056]

All credible evidence demonstrates Oswald's guilt.

[@RedVynil]

@@aaronz7056 WHY would he kill him?

[@aaronz7056]

@@RedVynil Tippit was the first cop to confront Oswald after the assassination and when he did so Oswald panicked and gunned him down, much as he tried to gun down a second cop minutes later. Have you done *any* reading on this case?

[@RedVynil]

@@aaronz7056 Yes, LOTS of it!! He didn't do it or the Kennedy murder. If he didn't shoot Kennedy, why would he have panicked seeing Tippet? Tippet was killed because he looked enough like Kennedy to be used as a body double for him! A lot of the guys he worked with called him by Kennedy's name because he looked so much like him. A second cop?? Where did THAT ONE come from?? In all the years I've been looking into this I never heard about a second cop!

[@aaronz7056]

@@RedVynil Oh, Lord... lol

[@rawbacon]

Zapruder gave the Tippits $25,000 which is close to a 1/4 million in today's money.......Zapruder died less than 7 years later, I wonder if he ever did anything to enjoy his windfall in those few year he had before he died.

[@howiegruwitz3173]

You must be a boomer

[@rawbacon]

@@howiegruwitz3173 No.

[@LoveLife-wy8gt]

RIP Mrs Tippit.

[@dwaynecollins4974]

As tragic as a loss this lady had to go through, it's nice to see along with everything else, the word allegedly in front of Oswald's name is being that he never got his day in court. Did he do it? Probably, but once again innocent until proven guilty in a court of law..

[@stddisclaimer8020]

Dwayne Collins: The evidence is overwhelming, the case relatively routine. Had it not been for the prominence of the victim, the case against Oswald could have been tried in two or three days with little likelihood of any but one result. Fifty-eight-plus years of miserable failure in trying to prove a conspiracy. And whether Oswald is alive or not, to defend himself against the mountain of evidence stacked against him, the evidentiary mountain exists all the same.

[@garymoore2535]

If the evidence is so overwhelming, why did the Assasination Review Board (ARB) conclude that there was indeed " a probable conspiracy " ? Why some 60 years later are documents still being kept secret from the American people ? What is so terrible that it still needs to remain hidden to this day ? If some " lone nut " had really killed a President and Police Officer there would be zero need to keep anything secret. President after President have promised to release the sealed JFK files before they were sworn in......President after President when they were in office and presumably learned the truth, changed their minds and agreed to keep the documents secret. Hoover, before ANY evidence had actually been heard by the Warren Commision, said it was essential that the American people believed LHO had killed JFK acting alone. The breaches of security procedures, the trail of deaths, the threats to witnesses, the unbelievable incompetence of the initial investigation should ring so many alarm bells that any reasonable person would conclude a cover up. I believe that most of the Presidents were good people and therefore they decided that any benefit from full disclosure would be outweighed by the damage done by full disclosure. Whatever it is that is being hidden is huge........so huge we may never know ?

[@stddisclaimer8020]

@@garymoore2535 It may be high time to pay better attention in class. The ARRB concluded no such thing as you imagine. To repeat: The ARRB examined all the unreleased files/docs. After their study was done, they reported there was no “smoking conspiracy gun" in any of them. The files that have not been released are because they contain names of people that are still alive and should be protected; or they detail investigative procedures the FBI, CIA or other governmental agencies do not want publicized. The "hidden" files are the last gasp by conspiracy kooks that have nothing left. They have no evidence of a conspiracy and no clue who or what else to blame. Evidently, you're confusing the ARRB with the HSCA, whose determination of "probable conspiracy" was based *_solely_* on last minute acoustical evidence (of a supposed 4th shot). But this evidence was debunked 3 years later by the NRC (National Research Council, part of the National Academy of Sciences), which concluded that the House's conclusion was based on faulty data and poor methodology. This left the House with random static, white noise, and no conspiracy (probable or otherwise).

[@bryanrmcnair01]

@@stddisclaimer8020 2 planes took down 3 buildings also...cause "THEY" say so...RIGHT

[@stddisclaimer8020]

@@bryanrmcnair01 Who "took down" your reason, conspiratard?