[Statement by J. M. Valentine regarding Police Squad Car #207]

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Statement by J. M. Valentine regarding Police Squad Car #207. Valentine states that he was driving the car on November 22, 1963, and that he only went to the building where the President was shot after hearing about the assassination. He states that he turned his keys over to Sergeant J. M. Putnam and did not drive to Oak Cliff.

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Valentine, J. M. December 2, 1963.

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Statement by J. M. Valentine regarding Police Squad Car #207. Valentine states that he was driving the car on November 22, 1963, and that he only went to the building where the President was shot after hearing about the assassination. He states that he turned his keys over to Sergeant J. M. Putnam and did not drive to Oak Cliff.

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1 p. ; 28 cm.

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These photos document the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and its aftermath. They depict landmarks, people, and important events from before, on, and after November 23, 1963.

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This collection contains newspapers, correspondence, legal documents, police reports, photographs, and video footage documenting the weekend of President Kennedy’s assassination as well as the subsequent investigations into both Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby.

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Valentine, J. M. [Statement by J. M. Valentine regarding Police Squad Car #207], legal document, December 2, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth339934/: accessed February 9, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.

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