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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was an alleged [[Kennedy assassination|assassin]].
'''Lee Harvey Oswald''' was an [[America]]n man whom [[history]] recorded as being responsible for the [[assassination of John F. Kennedy]] in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] on [[22 November]] [[1963]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') Sources agreed that Oswald had not been wholly responsible for the assassination; one held that his biography and the assassination was engineered by the [[Time Lord]] [[Designer]] [[Berenyi]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Untitled (DWM 171 short story)|Untitled]]'') while another claimed that the fatal shot was taken by [[James Stevens]] in order to stop a plot by {{Delgado}} that could have resulted in [[nuclear war]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')


On [[22 November]] [[1963]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] was photographed in Dealey Plaza in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]. [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] passed within a few feet of him an instant before [[Kennedy assassination|being fatally shot]], presumably by Oswald. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''; [[WEB]]: ''[[Defending the Earth!]]'')
Berenyi spent a lot of her time on her programming of Oswald. She had him wear a [[brown]] shirt for the assassination, of which the connotations were clear, as well as making him the [[chairman]] of the [[Fair Play For Cuba]] committee, giving him a [[Russia]]n [[wife]] and even having him defect a few [[year]]s prior. She believed that [[United States government|the government]] would "love him" in this regard. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Untitled (DWM 171 short story)|Untitled]]'')


One account alleges, however, that Oswald had been prevented from carrying out the assassination by [[The Master|the Master]]'s minion, [[Francis Cleary]]. Oswald's life was saved by time-travelling journalist [[James Stevens]] whose still older self completed Oswald's mission by shooting Kennedy and letting Oswald take the blame. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')
According to another account, Oswald was an innocent employee of the [[Texas School Book Depository]]. On the day of the assassination, he found the mentally programmed [[Francis Cleary]] with [[Lee Harvey Oswald's rifle|a rifle]] and fought him for control of the weapon. The pair scuffled and Oswald managed to tear Cleary's shirt to reveal a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] uniform underneath. He staggered backwards in shock which allowed Clearly to swing the butt of the rifle through the air and into Oswald's head, rendering him unconscious. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')


[[File:K9OswaldArrestedNewspaper.jpg|thumb|right|''The Daily Standard'' reports on [[23 November]] [[1963]]: "Latest on Kennedy Assassination: Police arrest suspect" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Cambridge Spy (TV story)|The Cambridge Spy]]'')]] The next day, on [[23 November]] [[1963]], the front page of the ''Daily Standard'' reported the capture of Oswald for the [[Kennedy assassination]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Cambridge Spy (TV story)|The Cambridge Spy]]'')
According to the account featuring Berenyi, as the [[President of the United States|presidential]] motorcade approached she handed Oswald the rifle, who then loaded it in preperation. Oswald fired three shots, killing Kennedy, and then put the gun down and ran down the stairs as his programming instructed him to. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Untitled (DWM 171 short story)|Untitled]]'') According to the account featuring Stevens and Clearly, Stevens roused Oswald into consciousness after he had killed Kennedy. A [[minute]] or two later he stumbled down the stairs, all while proclaiming his innocence. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')


Twenty-five years later, on [[23 November]] [[1988]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] asserted to [[Ace]] that Oswald was influenced to kill [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] by the [[Nemesis|Nemesis comet]]. The pair had just arrived from the [[22 November|22]]-[[23 November]] [[1963]] [[Shoreditch Incident]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'')
Oswald was spotted by a [[policeman]] and was later [[arrest]]ed whilst visiting a [[cinema]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Untitled (DWM 171 short story)|Untitled]]'') On [[23 November]], the front page of the ''[[Daily Standard]]'' in [[London]] reported the capture of Oswald for the assassination of Kennedy. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Cambridge Spy (TV story)|The Cambridge Spy]]'') However, the case never made it to trial ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') because Oswald was shot and killed by [[Jack Ruby]], who was working for the [[Central Intelligence Agency]], soon afterwards. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Untitled (DWM 171 short story)|Untitled]]'')


== Behind the Scenes ==
In [[1996]], Stevens wrote [[Who Killed Kennedy|a book]] which explained that Oswald was not the assassin after all, revealing that he had used a [[Time Ring]] to travel back in time and kill Kennedy himself. Stevens considered him "a man wronged by [[destiny]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* In ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'', two guest characters were ''[[Harvey (Asylum of the Daleks)|Harvey]]'' and [[Oswin Oswald|Oswin ''Oswald'']].
* In ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'', two guest characters were ''[[Harvey (Asylum of the Daleks)|Harvey]]'' and [[Oswin Oswald|Oswin ''Oswald'']].
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' premièred with ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' at 17:15 on [[23 November]] [[1963]], the day after Lee Harvey Oswald killed President Kennedy; the 23rd was the setting of both ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Cambridge Spy (TV story)|The Cambridge Spy]]''.
* He was played by [[Toby Aspin]] in the ''Red Dwarf'' episode ''Tikka to Ride'' and [[Daniel Webber]] in the mini-series ''11.22.63''.
 
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Lee Harvey Oswald

Lee Harvey Oswald was an American man whom history recorded as being responsible for the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on 22 November 1963. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy) Sources agreed that Oswald had not been wholly responsible for the assassination; one held that his biography and the assassination was engineered by the Time Lord Designer Berenyi (PROSE: Untitled) while another claimed that the fatal shot was taken by James Stevens in order to stop a plot by the Master that could have resulted in nuclear war. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)

Berenyi spent a lot of her time on her programming of Oswald. She had him wear a brown shirt for the assassination, of which the connotations were clear, as well as making him the chairman of the Fair Play For Cuba committee, giving him a Russian wife and even having him defect a few years prior. She believed that the government would "love him" in this regard. (PROSE: Untitled)

According to another account, Oswald was an innocent employee of the Texas School Book Depository. On the day of the assassination, he found the mentally programmed Francis Cleary with a rifle and fought him for control of the weapon. The pair scuffled and Oswald managed to tear Cleary's shirt to reveal a Soviet uniform underneath. He staggered backwards in shock which allowed Clearly to swing the butt of the rifle through the air and into Oswald's head, rendering him unconscious. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)

According to the account featuring Berenyi, as the presidential motorcade approached she handed Oswald the rifle, who then loaded it in preperation. Oswald fired three shots, killing Kennedy, and then put the gun down and ran down the stairs as his programming instructed him to. (PROSE: Untitled) According to the account featuring Stevens and Clearly, Stevens roused Oswald into consciousness after he had killed Kennedy. A minute or two later he stumbled down the stairs, all while proclaiming his innocence. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)

Oswald was spotted by a policeman and was later arrested whilst visiting a cinema. (PROSE: Untitled) On 23 November, the front page of the Daily Standard in London reported the capture of Oswald for the assassination of Kennedy. (TV: The Cambridge Spy) However, the case never made it to trial (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy) because Oswald was shot and killed by Jack Ruby, who was working for the Central Intelligence Agency, soon afterwards. (PROSE: Untitled)

In 1996, Stevens wrote a book which explained that Oswald was not the assassin after all, revealing that he had used a Time Ring to travel back in time and kill Kennedy himself. Stevens considered him "a man wronged by destiny". (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)

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