Talk:Howard Brennan

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Markings

The photograph of Brennan in this article shows two markings, A and B. It would be helpful to explain exactly what they represent. One "mark" undoubtably represents where he claims to have seen the gunman positioned. What's the other one? Thanks. Dr. Dan (talk) 01:50, 16 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Brennan made both circles on the photo himself. Circle A does indeed show the window in which he saw a gunman. The other (circle B) shows the window in which he saw 'colored guys' who were watching the motorcade. He identified two of those men. Akld guy (talk) 22:51, 1 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Brennan's year of birth and age at time of assassination, as stated in the article, do not correlate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.187.79.82 (talk) 02:54, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

He gave his age as 45 at the time he testified, in March 1964. That was a few days after his birthday, March 20. In fact the photo of him sitting on the wall looking at the TSBD was taken on March 20, his birthday. Akld guy (talk) 22:51, 1 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Credibility

Brennan is possibly the most discredited witness in American history. The article quotes him as identifying the shooter as standing, something that would have been impossible due to the low height of the partially open window. It also says that he did not identify Oswald because he was "afraid." In fact Brennan went immediately after the assassination to talk to the media and was shown on TV - he testified that to the Warren Commission. The article also doesn't say that Brennan justified his numerous inconsistencies saying that he had had a "trauma" to his eyes. Where is this in the article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.81.159.31 (talk) 03:40, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What would you like the article to say about his vision? According to Brennan's statement to the Warren Commission, at the time of the assassination he had good distance vision and had only recently needed eyeglasses for reading. He said the injury he sustained to his eyes occurred two months after the assassination. With attribution to some reliable source, we cannot include the assertion that he was lying or may have been lying. Location (talk) 21:49, 27 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Memoirist?

Is it really necessary to refer to Brennan as a "memoirist"? He wrote a grand total of one book. And since it was published after his death....I wouldn't call that his "occupation".Rja13ww33 (talk) 17:00, 18 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

His short description is "writer", and his notability hinges around this event, which is what the memoir focuses on. Occupations and reasons for notability are included in the lead. People who write memoirs are called memoirists, regardless of the number of memoirs they write. --Kbabej (talk) 17:03, 18 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

And his "occupation" is steamfitter, which I added. No one said his "occupation" was being a memoirist. --Kbabej (talk) 17:04, 18 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Well memoirist is mentioned before steamfitter. Just seemed odd to me.Rja13ww33 (talk) 18:03, 18 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

His notability rests on his involvement with the assassination; he isn't notable for being a steamfitter. He's notable for the events surrounding the assassination and conspiracy theories. --Kbabej (talk) 18:15, 18 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]