Waggoner Carr
congressman testified Oswald was CIA
Democrat Waggoner Carr spent ten years as congressman from Texas, including two terms as Speaker. Later, as Texas Attorney General, he oversaw the prosecution of Billy Sol Estes and Jack Ruby.
He led the Texas investigation into the assassination of the president and testified before the Warren Commission that Lee Oswald was on the CIA payroll receiving $200 a month as an undercover informer for at least a year before the killing in Dallas. The Warren Commission chose not to believe his testimony when the official story was that Oswald was the known to be a lone shooter.
He led the Texas investigation into the assassination of the president and testified before the Warren Commission that Lee Oswald was on the CIA payroll receiving $200 a month as an undercover informer for at least a year before the killing in Dallas. The Warren Commission chose not to believe his testimony when the official story was that Oswald was the known to be a lone shooter.
Texas Politics in My Rearview Mirror
by Waggoner Carr
Collection of humorous, interesting, and true stories about life on the Texas political front. Also included more serious information on the role Mr. Carr played while serving as state attorney general during the traumatic days following the Kennedy assassination in Dallas.