Heroism Radio Script
After leaving KLIF, Ruby showed reporter Russ Knight a "Life Line" radio script titled "Heroism" and discussed political hostility toward President Kennedy in Dallas.
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Jack Ruby Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Jack Ruby through 63 dated historical records for United States of America.
Jack Ruby, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1963–1967Years on this page
1963
Kay Coleman and Harry Olsen
Early on November 23, Ruby spent about an hour talking with dancer Kay Helen Coleman and Dallas police officer Harry Olsen about the assassination.
Oswald Press Conference
Around midnight, Ruby attended the Dallas police press conference where Lee Harvey Oswald briefly appeared before reporters and television cameras.
Post Office Box Inquiry
Ruby visited a post office seeking the identity of the person renting a box listed on an "Impeach Earl Warren" billboard, but an employee refused to provide the information.
Sols Turf Bar
At Sol's Turf Bar, Ruby argued about Dallas and the assassination and displayed photographs of the "Impeach Earl Warren" billboard he had investigated.
Arrest of Jack Ruby
Arrested for the assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald
Assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald
When Ruby was arrested immediately after the shooting, he told several witnesses that he helped the city of Dallas "redeem" itself in the eyes of the public, and that Oswalds death would spare Jacqueline Kennedy the ordeal of appearing at Oswalds trial. Carlin phones Ruby for him to wire her $25, had she not phoned, Ruby would not have been in downtown Dallas. Assassinates Lee Harvey Oswald
Pago Club Visit
After midnight, Ruby visited the Pago Club, ordered a Coke, and questioned why the establishment remained open while the city mourned President Kennedy.
Indictment for Oswald Murder
The State of Texas indicted Jack Ruby on November 26, 1963, for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Twistboard Promotion
Ruby promoted his twistboard exercise device at the Texas Products Show during the first week of November 1963, using one of his dancers to demonstrate it.
Harold Tannenbaum Association
The HSCA reported that Ruby knew New Orleans nightclub figure Harold Tannenbaum and was considering a business partnership with him during the fall of 1963.
1964
Change of Venue Hearing
A hearing on Ruby's request to move his murder trial outside Dallas began on February 10, 1964; the trial court ultimately refused the requested change of venue.
Murder Conviction and Death Sentence
A Dallas jury found Ruby guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald on March 14, 1964, and assessed the death penalty.
Trial
Ruby's lawyers argued that he could not have received a fair trial in the city of Dallas because of the excessive publicity surrounding the case. Following Ruby's March 1964 conviction for murder with malice, Ruby's lawyers, led by Sam Houston Clinton, appealed to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the
Trial
highest criminal court in Texas
Assassination of Jack Ruby
The Warren Commission finds that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the murder of Kennedy, and that Jack Ruby acted alone in the murder of Oswald
Commission Finding
The Warren Commission concludes that Jack Ruby acted alone when he killed Lee Harvey Oswald.
Cuba Influence Examination
The Warren Commission examined whether foreign or Cuban influence had any connection to Ruby's shooting of Oswald and reported no evidence establishing such influence.
Warren Commission Organized Crime Finding
The Warren Commission concluded that the evidence did not establish a significant link between Jack Ruby and organized crime, despite investigating his criminal associations and nightclub contacts.
1966
Trial
Arrangements were underway for a new trial to be held in February 1967, in Wichita Falls, Ruby was admitted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, suffering from pneumonia
Death of Jack Ruby
Ruby made a final statement from his hospital bed that he and he alone had been responsible for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald
1967
Death of Jack Ruby
Death of Jack Ruby, from a blood clot in the lungs
Health of Jack Ruby
doctors realized he had cancer in his liver, lungs, and brain
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.