Subject: Re: NEWMAN @ 12:45 fr. DP Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:26:57 GMT From: Debra Conway Organization: JFK Lancer Newsgroups: alt.assassination.jfk,alt.conspiracy.jfk Russ, Thanks so much for posting this transcript. It was very nice of you. May I post it on our site with a more recent audio interview we have archived? Sincerely, Debra JFK Lancer Productions & Publications "Serving the research community, educating a new generation." http://jfklancer.com Updated regularly Keep up with JFK News. Subscribe at http://jfklancer.com/Groups2.html Russell Burr wrote: > > DRoberdeau wrote: > > > Good Day....can someone please provide a transcript of the tv interview > > with BILL NEWMAN in DP by Dallas WFAA-TV about 15-20 minutes after the > > shooting; you know, the interview done, while holding one of his sons, in > > which he said the shots came from behind him. Thank You in advance. > > Don, Here it is...there might be some slight wording errors, since I was > transcribing it from the WFAA videos I have, but it's pretty darn close. > > **************************************************** > > (Intros between the Newmans and Jay Watson of WFAA) > > JW: Billy, tell me what you saw and what you felt....what happened to you? > > BN: We had just come from Love Field after seeing the President and the > First lady and we were just in front of the TUP on Elm St. at the edge of > the curb getting to wave at the President. > > JW: You were down under the viaduct, so to speak, weren't you? > > BN: No, we were halfway between the TUP and we were at the curb when the > incident happened...but the President was some 50 feet still yet in front > of us, coming toward us and we heard the first shot and the President, I > don't know who was hit first, but the President jumped up in his seat and > I thought it scared him, thought it was a firecracker because he looked > fear and as the car got directly in front of us, well a gunshot, > apparently from behind us hit the President in the side of the temple. > > JW: Do you think the first gunshot came from behind you too? > > BN: I think it came from the same location, apparently there back up on > the knoll, what you call... > > JW: For the benefit of the nomenclature of all you folks, you have gone > out under the viaduct and on the left side there is some grass, do you > think the shot came from on top of the viaduct towards the President, is > that correct? > > BN: Yes sir, no, not on the viaduct itself but on top of the hill, on the > mound of ground, there's a garden. > > JW: How far away would you say that is from where the President was, a > couple, 300 yards? > > BN: Well, I have no idea, I didn't see where the gunshot came from, we > were looking directly at the President, when he was hit and he's more or > less directly in front of us and we didn't realize what happened until we > seen the side of his head, when the bullet hit him in the head. > > JW: Did you see the blood coming out of his head? > > BN: Yes, we seen it, I didn't know if my wife had seen it. > > GN: Yes sir, it was awful. > > JW: Yes, it was awful......what kind of work do you do sir? > > BN: Construction worker, electrician. > > JW: Is this the first time you have seen a President of the United States? > Did you see him here in 1961? > > BN: No sir. > > JW: You're a housewife, took the day off to come downtown to see the > President? > > GN: Yes sir....we did wanted our children to see it. > > JW: Where you in the line of fire? I noticed, remembered vividly whenever > I walked, looked over the bannister across the street, you were down on > the ground, sorta to keep out of the line of fire. What was the first > thought that came to your mind? > > GN: I thought it was a firecracker and I saw the blood and I had the baby > and I just ran and got on top of him and lay on the grass. It scared me, > it was terrible. > > JW: Did you see anyone hit besides.. > > GN: Gov. Connally was kinda turned to his side and he grapped his stomach. > > JW: Thank you (excuses Gayle Newman, who is visibly shaken) > > JW: Mr. Newman, do you have any idea which direction the shots came that > hit the President and Connally....did you say the shots came from one > direction and one from another, it seemed like...? > > BN: No sir, I actually, I feel they both come from behind where we're > standing. > > JW: Right behind you? > > BN: The President looked like he was looking in that direction, I dunno > whether he was hit first, apparently he was, looked like he jumped up in > his seat and when he jumped up and he was hit directly in the head and I > don't know what you call it, the knoll (sounds like mall to me) behind us > but apparentely thats.. > > JW: Where he was, I know that a few minutes after that when I came over > there and asked you people if you'd be kind enough to be on our station > today, I know that the police were all taking back, taking off the ramp, > over the railroad cars, back over there. > > BN: Everyone was going in that direction, I hope the man that shot the > President, I just hope they don't kill him, I hope he lives, I hope he > lives to regret what he did. > > **************************************************** > > During this interview Newman is very shook, almost to the point of being > numb...it seemed to me like he was in shock. > > Bill Newman was interviewed later in the station offices and I believe the > studio...if I recall correctly he gave a similar account.....if he adds > anything Don, I'll post it. > > Hope this helps. > > Russ > > > Don > > CV67 "Big John" USS John F. Kennedy Plank Walker > > sooner, or later, The Truth emerges Clearly. > > WC: http://www.informatik.uni-rostock.de/Kennedy/WCH/ > > HSCA: http://freenet.buffalo.edu/~ck260/hsc.htm > > Daily CT: http://www.thomaskemp.com/ > > Daily LN: http://www1.madbbs.com/~tracy/lho/index.htm > > DP.live.cam: http://www2.earthcam.com/jfk/ > > > > -- > > -- --