Upstairs and weve got to keep it that way. Lights burning, children asleep, and peace and security everywhere. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook. We are live in charleston, west virginia, for the next stop on the 50 capitals tour. The governor and Lieutenant Governor will be our guests on the bus during washington journal. And join darryl photographed a dozen american president s beginning with president eisenhower. Next in interview with him about his career working for United Press International and u. S. News and world reports. He photographed president kennedy minutes before his assassination, and the signing of the camp david accords. The Briscoe Center for American History at the university of texas at austin recorded this 40 minute interview and archived his photos along with others and nationally recognized photographers. We will talk to a little bit about some of the photos from your colle
We are going to talk to you a little bit about some of the photos from your collection on display. The first one that we have , at least chronologically, is the photo that was taken on november 22. Can you tell me a little bit about that photo of the kennedy motorcade . Mr. Heikes sure. I was given a camera that i normally dont use, but i used that one. I got out and they ride in the street. The dallas cops were pretty lenient, they always were with the dallas press. We could go anyplace we wanted to. I positioned myself at the corner of main and harwood because the limo would have to turn. So it gives you a different perspective, and it is just driving straight down that street. It was just making the turn off of harwood on to main. Across the street from harwood and main is dallas city hall. Which i would return to later that night, but day, rather , then night also. I was set up, and there was a woman who had a character across the street who had a caricature across the street, all