What Howard Really Saw
One of the Warren Commission's most important witnesses was Howard Leslie
Brennan, the steamfitter with superb eyesight who reported seeing Lee Harvey
Oswald fire from the southeast window of the sixth floor of the Texas School
Book Depository. If Brennan was right about what he saw, then the basic story of
the assassination was settled—Oswald fired
three shots from behind and did all the damage. If Brennan was wrong, then all
bets are off.
Brennan's story is widely believed to contain key inconsistencies and
uncertainties, such as whether his eyesight was really as good as he claimed,
how much he really saw that day, and why he declined to identify
Oswald in a lineup. Here we present his testimony to the Warren Commission
(1964) and the first two chapters of his book (1988). The book purports to
resolve all the discrepancies and tell the full story that he was afraid to tell
in 1964. Unfortunately, there is no way we can verify his full story
because it remains that—eyewitness testimony
without supporting documentation that can be tested objectively. So it's up to
each of us to draw our own conclusions. Enjoy!
Testimony
to the Warren Commission in 1964 plus affidavit (four parts total)
Excerpts from his 1988 book
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2