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[OSWALD, Lee Harvey (1939-1963), association]. MCDONALD, Officer M[aurice] “Nick" (1928-2005). Pair of Signed Photocopied Items Related to McDonald's Famous Arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald after the Assassination of John F. Kennedy and the Murder of J. D. Tippit. [ca. 2000s]. 2 stapled packets of photocopied items, one an illustrated article of the account of Oswald's arrest, with photos of the search for Oswald, Oswald's murder by Jack Ruby, and Oswald's corpse in the morgue (7 pages, rectos only white paper); the other packet is a printed (most likely a computer print-out) of McDonald's personal account of his arrest of Oswald (2 pages, rectos only, on thick paper). All pages approximately 11 x 8 ½". Fine. BOTH PACKETS ARE SIGNED ON EACH PAGE BY OFFICER MCDONALD; THE ILLUSTRATED ARTICLE HAS MCDONALD'S MANUSCRIPT NOTES EXPLAINING THE PHOTOS OR MAKING OCCASIONAL CORRECTIONS. After Oswald fled the scene of the assassination, he encountered patrolman J. D. Tippit (1924-1963) who had been assigned to be on the lookout for “slender white males." Tippit exited his vehicle after spotting Oswald, and Oswald shot him to death. Oswald fled the scene, eventually ending up at the Texas Theatre. McDonald was summoned to the theatre and encountered Oswald (who was then wanted for Tippit's murder); after a struggle in which Oswald attempted to shoot McDonald, McDonald was able to overpower him and arrest him. McDonald was justifiably praised for his heroism and was promoted – ironically, being temporarily seconded to the Secret Service protection detail for Oswald's widow, Marina, and her 2 children. He retired with distinction in 1980 and wrote of his experiences with Oswald in Oswald and I (2013).