“I’m one of the few people that has met Lee Harvey Oswald, his wife, JFK and his wife. My father was running a 7/11 store on the corner of University and White Settlement in Fort Worth. Behind that was another street named Carol street. Lee Harvey Oswald’s mother lived there on that street. So when he came back from Russia and was out of the service, he moved in with her. His wife would often come in to buy strawberry ice cream--that was her favorite--so she’d come in and I’d help her find that. Some days I would even help with the groceries. Then when Lee Harvey Oswald came in, she’d say, ‘Look Lee, this is my little helper Ed,’ and at that time I never would have thought what it would turn into. Now, when Kennedy came in on Thursday night, that [next] morning he got up and gave a speech. Mom and dad took me down there and there was so many people in front of the Texas hotel [waiting for him]. We were moved to the side of the street. We wound up next to [Kennedy’s cars]. I see him, his wife and the governor. I’m standing there and I see Mr. Kennedy as he sits down and his wife comes out and I was just petrified. I have on my high school jersey because it’s [gameday]. He said, ‘You gonna win tonight?’ I said, ‘Yes sir!’ and he said, ‘Way to go!’ and I said, ‘Yes sir!’ and he said, ‘You havin’ fun?’ and I said ‘Yes sir!’ and he said, ‘What do you like most about today?’ and I said, ‘Seein’ your wife. She’s perrr-ty.’ And Jackie said, ‘Well thank you very much! You’re such a kind young man.’ I was crying. I saw him that morning, you know? And they were so involved with everybody. That was truly Camelot at that time; everybody looked up to him. Then that afternoon I saw the guy that killed him and realized I used to talk with him and his wife. We totally lost all of our innocence that day in America. I don’t think nobody was ever the same after that.” -Ed Sugden, Stockyard tour guide