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Book Nook: 'American Confidential - Uncovering the Bizarre Story of Lee Harvey Oswald and His Mother by Deanne Stillman

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What turned Lee Harvey Oswald into a killer? Was it his mother?

In November of 1963 the assassin Lee Harvey Oswald killed President John F. Kennedy. You might wonder, how did this guy turn into somebody who could do such a thing? Oswald's father died before he was born. He lacked a father figure for most of his life. His mother, Marguerite Oswald, was a difficult person. But she coddled her youngest son. How did her behavior and outlook on life shape the man who became this notorious individual? In her new book Deanne Stillman does a little digging into the Oswalds. What she found out isn't very pretty.

The Book Nook on WYSO is presented by the Greene County Public Library with additional support from Washington-Centerville Public LibraryClark County Public LibraryDayton Metro LibraryWright Memorial Public Library, and Tipp City Public.

Vick Mickunas introduced the Book Nook author interview program for WYSO in 1994. Over the years he has produced more than 1500 interviews with writers, musicians, poets, politicians, and celebrities. Listen to the Book Nook with Vick Mickunas for intimate conversations about books with the writers who create them. Vick Mickunas reviews books for the Dayton Daily News and the Springfield News Sun.