Gov’t Sued For JFK Assassination Footage

If the Zapruder film of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination is worth $16 million – determined by a 1999 appraisal – then the second-most famous video of the event, the Orville Nix film, should be worth $10 million. That’s the argument made by Orville Nix’s granddaughter, who has asked that the government either turn over its copy of the original film to Nix’s family, or pay the full $10 million. Nix was a General Services Administration engineer working in the Santa Fe Building in November 1963, and he filmed the JFK motorcade from a spot near Elm and Houston streets. “This action seeks the return of the original Nix film that would provide an opportunity for researchers and others to examine the JFK assassination and grassy knoll area to confirm the Warren Commission or HSCA findings,” the lawsuit reads. “According to the Warren Commission, the Nix film is nearly as important as the Zapruder film yet the public is mainly unaware of its existence.”