Umbrella man (JFK assassination)

Umbrella man
Witt in 1963
Born
Louie Steven Witt

October 20, 1924
Rockwall, Texas, U.S.
DiedNovember 17, 2014
(aged 90)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
EmployerRio Grande National Life Insurance Company
Known forWitness to John F. Kennedy's assassination

The "umbrella man", later identified as Louie Steven Witt (born October 20, 1924-died November 17, 2014), is a figure who appears in several films and photographs of the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy. He was one of the closest bystanders when the President was first struck by a bullet, near the Stemmons Freeway sign within Dealey Plaza. The figure's behavior raised suspicion among investigators due to his maneuvering of an umbrella, as Kennedy was passing him, despite clear skies.

Louie Steven Witt came forward to the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations in 1978, identifying himself as the "umbrella man" in the footage. Witt said that he brought the umbrella that day to heckle Kennedy, as an indirect reference to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.'s support of Neville Chamberlain.

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