Limo would have to turn. It gives you a different perspective and it is just driving straight down that street. Just making the turn off of harwood on to maine. Across the street from harwood and maine is dallas city hall. Which i would return to later , ratherht, but day than that night. I was set up and there was a woman who had across the with jfk a way head caricature. I went over and talk to her and told her that when the motorcade came by to be sure to have it straight up and hide. So that whenself they got there and they were waving, i waited until that caricature fit in to what it was doing and i made the frame. Frames. Ade two afterwards,ar and we were passed it. Once the picture was made, i was about six blocks from the Dallas Times Herald, which is where i was working for upi. I started running in the street to get there so that we could get the picture out. As it turned out, i had gone about maybe a half a block and this motorcycle copart run over the foot of a pedestrian,
Upstairs and weve got to keep it that way. Lights burning, children asleep, and peace and security everywhere. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook. We are live in charleston, west virginia, for the next stop on the 50 capitals tour. The governor and Lieutenant Governor will be our guests on the bus during washington journal. And join darryl photographed a dozen american president s beginning with president eisenhower. Next in interview with him about his career working for United Press International and u. S. News and world reports. He photographed president kennedy minutes before his assassination, and the signing of the camp david accords. The Briscoe Center for American History at the university of texas at austin recorded this 40 minute interview and archived his photos along with others and nationally recognized photographers. We will talk to a little bit about some of the photos from your colle
On november 22. Can you tell me about that photo . Ride theen a dallas cops were lenient. We could go any place we wanted to. I positioned myself at the corner of main and harwood because the limo would have to turn. So it gives you a different per spec of and driving straight down the street. Turn off ofthe hardwood on to maine. Across the street from harwood and maintenance dallas city hall, which i would return to later that night. I was set up and there was a woman who had a caricature across the street all the way with jfk had caricature. I talked with her and told her when the motorcade came by, be sure to have it straight up and hide. I arranged myself so that when they got there i waited until that caricature fitted in. I only made like to frameless because it was too far and afterwards they were passed it. Thes about six blocks from blocks from the dallas time. I started running in the street to get there to get the picture out. I had gone about half a block and this motorcycl
We are going to talk to you a little bit about some of the photos from your collection on display. The first one that we have , at least chronologically, is the photo that was taken on november 22. Can you tell me a little bit about that photo of the kennedy motorcade . Mr. Heikes sure. I was given a camera that i normally dont use, but i used that one. I got out and they ride in the street. The dallas cops were pretty lenient, they always were with the dallas press. We could go anyplace we wanted to. I positioned myself at the corner of main and harwood because the limo would have to turn. So it gives you a different perspective, and it is just driving straight down that street. It was just making the turn off of harwood on to main. Across the street from harwood and main is dallas city hall. Which i would return to later that night, but day, rather , then night also. I was set up, and there was a woman who had a character across the street who had a caricature across the street, all