Event Details

January 01, 1978

Description

Lee Harvey Oswald's defection to Russia is discussed in Edward Jay Epstein's book 'Legend'.

Participants (1)

Name Type Mentions
Lee Harvey Oswald person 36 View Entity

Source Documents (1)

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020383.jpg

Reference/Citation Page from a Report • 1.94 MB
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This document is page 231 of a report, identified by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020383', and consists of a list of citations. The citations reference a range of sources from 1900 to 2015, focusing on intelligence, whistleblowing, and historical events, with multiple references to Edward Snowden, Lee Harvey Oswald, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. Notably, it cites two books by Edward Jay Epstein: one comparing Snowden to Lee Harvey Oswald and another on deception involving the KGB and CIA.

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Event Metadata

Type
Unknown
Location
Russia
Significance Score
5/10
Participants
1
Source Documents
1
Extracted
2025-11-17 06:17

Additional Data

Source
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020383.jpg
Date String
1978 (book publication)

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