Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald at the Texas Theatre

On November 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested inside the Texas Theatre after he fled from the Texas School Book Depository following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The arrest occurred after a shoe store clerk and a witness identified a suspicious man who had entered the theater, leading police to apprehend Oswald in a balcony seat. The Texas Theatre retains period features and displays related to the arrest and the events of that day.