Timing is everything.
Bob Jackson's photograph is familiar to most Americans, especially those who are old enough to remember the events as they unfolded on Sunday, November 24, 1963. He was there when a young man, Lee Harvey Oswald, was shot to death while handcuffed to officer Jim Leavelle as the Dallas Police were escorting him through the basement garage of the city jail. His killer, Jack Ruby, accomplished his goal with a single shot to Oswald's abdomen from a .38 special Colt Cobra pistol. Millions of people witnessed this event as it was broadcast nationwide. I am certain others across the land had similar reactions as the black and white images gave America a first-hand look at live, televised murder.