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James R. Leavelle personal business card, issued during his tenure with the Dallas Police Department.

Leavelle is best remembered as the Dallas homicide detective who was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald when Oswald was fatally shot by Jack Ruby in the basement of Dallas Police Headquarters on November 24, 1963. His distinctive appearance—most notably the white Stetson cowboy hat he was wearing at the time—became permanently etched into the visual record of the Kennedy assassination aftermath.

Fine condition, with light handling wear.

James R. Leavelle (1919–2019) served for decades with the Dallas Police Department and was one of the primary detectives assigned to the Lee Harvey Oswald case in November 1963. As the officer handcuffed to Oswald at the time of his murder by Jack Ruby, Leavelle became an enduring figure in the visual and historical narrative of the Kennedy assassination and later provided testimony, interviews, and commentary on the events that unfolded inside Dallas Police Headquarters.

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