A conspiracy is a “secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful” ("Conspiracy."). One of the most conspiracy filled events in history just happens to be the John F. Kennedy assassination. Some ideas are way out there, but others sound like they might have at least a hint of truth in them. The book 1984, relates to a few of these schemes of how and such an event would happen, but even more importantly how it was covered up. In the book they were masterminds at covering up events and it is now my job to figure out how this book is similar to the JFK assassinations. To understand these conspiracies, one must know the events that happened on this fateful day. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, who was our thirty fifth …show more content…
Another interesting conspiracy is that the mob was involved in the whole assassination. To be more specific it is widely thought to be Carlos Marcello who was the head of the Cuban mafia. It is said that the mafia was mad at John and Robert Kennedy for their effort to wipe out organized crime. It is said that a few CIA agents had taken part in the conspiracy. ("Whether It's CIA, Mafia, LBJ or Even Aliens, JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theories Never Die.")
This is a little farfetched as far as how little evidence there is to prove this true. Regardless this would explain why Jack Ruby shot Oswald as to tie up loose ends. Numerous mobsters have “confessed” to being part of the JFK assassination all from different mafia’s (
"Whether It's CIA, Mafia, LBJ or Even Aliens, JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theories Never Die."). Even though it is highly unlikely there is still a possibility that there might be truth in this.
The last and most important conspiracy to discuss is the idea that Lyndon B. Johnson (Kennedy’s Vice President) was behind the whole thing and planned it out in order to get the presidential seat. LBJ had the perfect opportunity in Texas which is his home state. Johnson and his friends controlled much of the tours details. He is said to have hired gunmen to shoot Kennedy from the now notorious grassy knoll. ("JFK Conspiracy Theorist Points Finger at LBJ.")
This suggests that there is more than
The day November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, would soon become known as a tragic day in US history. John F Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, had been drumming up support for the upcoming election. Tragically, he was brutally gunned down by Lee Harvey Oswald. At first glance, this assassination seems like a simple murder. A communist defector simply was angry with JFK and decided to kill him. Many people have failed to notice, however, that the CIA not only had motive to kill JFK, but they also attempted to cover up many details about Lee Harvey Oswald, and JFK in general. If the general populus continues to believe what the CIA wants them to, we will never understand who
Finally, the C.I.A., Oswald ,and Ruby had many connections with the assassination of Kennedy.Ruby was known for his mob relations and kept the mob still as an assumed
Widely regarded as one of the most beloved presidents, John F. Kennedy is still remembered to this day. President Kennedy was involved in one of the most controversial topics in the history of the United States. Although a few presidents prior to JFK were unfortunately assassinated, JFK’s assassination is the one most discussed. Although many Americans know that Lee Harvey Oswald was the man that shot President Kennedy, no one knows what motivated him to do so. The FBI concluded that he committed the crime on his own will without ties to any groups. However, not everyone believes what the FBI tells them. One of the more popular theories regarding the President’s assassination is that CIA had plotted to kill him. In an online article, “The CIA and the JFK Assassination” written by the Mary Ferrell Foundation, the author of the article discusses the theory of the CIA killing the President and how the evidence supports the theory. This conspiracy theory garners a specific audience as the text targets those who are in fear of national security, have beliefs in Christianity, distrust the U.S. government, interested in socially significant events, and value knowing the truth.
However Castro found out about the plot, apparently through one of the Mafia bosses who was a Cuban sympathizer, Carlos Trafficante, and redirected it back at Kennedy. Another one of the mafia bosses also wanted to get back at Kennedy. Kennedy had won the presidential election with the mafia's help, and still his brother Robert, Attorney General at the time, was publicly prosecuting these same bosses as an effort to put down organized crime. It is believed that Trafficante redirected the Cuban exiles to accompany Oswald in Dallas. The third is the amount of government cover-ups that arose from the assassination. One year earlier Kennedy had made a secret pack with Russia that he would not interfere with the Cuban government. But Kennedy broke this pack by plotting to assassinate Castro. It was believed that if Castro was assassinated then Russia would have retaliated with nuclear weapons. Therefore Kennedy had to be eliminated so that this would not have happened. His death virtually eliminated the threat of Soviet retaliation against the U.S. for his plot to remove Castro using Mafia resources. The murder of Oswald by Jack Ruby plays into this theory that the government was somehow involved. Why would Jack Ruby kill Oswald? I believe that Ruby killed Oswald so that he would not leak to the public that the assassination was a conspiracy. How would the American people take it? Our president was killed by our own
The CIA’s involvement in the killing of JFK is one of the popular theories put forward by conspiracy theorists. President Kennedy was said to have told an official in his administration, “I want to splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it to the winds” (McGovern, 2013, para. 3). Many of the individuals who disliked Kennedy believed he was the reason for the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961. They also believed that he would reduce the size of the military industrial complex and that he was not going after communism hard enough. The CIA was involved
A brief history of the investigations of the JFK murder is required to be able to understand the timeline of events. On November 22, 1963 John F Kennedy was assassinated. Seven days later, Lyndon B Johnson authorized the Warren Commision to perform an investigation of JFK’s murder. After about a year of investigation, the commission determined that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing the president; however, this lead to many conspiracy theories about JFK’s death. One popular theory,
There is a plethora of conspiracy theories regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. They range from the incumbent of the former Soviet Union to organized crime.
A brief history of the investigations of the JFK murder is required to be able to understand the timeline of events. On November 22, 1963 John F Kennedy was assassinated. Seven days later, Lyndon B Johnson authorized the Warren Commission to perform an investigation of JFK’s murder. After about a year of investigation, the commission determined that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing the president; however, this lead to many conspiracy theories about JFK’s death. One popular theory, or the magic
that day. Many say Lee Harvey Oswald was the shooter but I think Oswald never even pulled the
On November 22nd, 1963, President John F. Kennedy (JFK) was shot and killed in a motorcade running through Dealy Plaza, in Dallas, Texas. Shortly after, a man by the name of Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested and charged with the murder of President Kennedy. Over the years there has been much controversy over if Lee Harvey Oswald was in fact, the only man involved in the assassination of JFK. The assassination is still a topic of debate to this day and has spawned many conspiracy theories. At the time, there was little persuasive evidence to prove that Oswald was involved in any sort of conspiracy to assassinate the president, but as time went on people began to grow suspicious of certain things. In 1966,
I think that Oswald was part of a bigger conspiracy because no one believes that it was only Oswald that killed JFK because how can you fire a sniper four times in a row. The gun will move each time the gun is fired. But I don’t think it was Oswald because after you just killed someone how can you just be eating lunch as calmly wouldn’t he feel guilty for killing a man like JFK. I think that Oswald didn’t kill him because if he killed someone wouldn’t he try to get away. Honestly it had to more than him or it had to be another large conspiracy and he was apart of it. When he was arrested and was taken to the court I think that the guy that killed was part of the conspiracy with Oswald but he killed so that Oswald wouldn’t tell anyone about
For years prior to the election of President Kennedy the CIA had the phones of various Mafia leaders tapped (Dallek). On all of the recordings held by the CIA there is no evidence of the Mafia’s involvement with the assignation of the president. It is believed the Mafia had more reason to kill the Attorney General Bobby Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968, than his brother the president.
By April 2013, 59% of Americans polled believed that JFK was assassinated by more than one person, including Oswald, and that they were involved in a conspiracy (AEI). For the sake of clarity, conspiracy theory is defined as; a theory that explains an event or situation as the result of a secret plan by usually powerful people or groups. In reality, there have been sinister conspiracies a foot, in the past. For example, a small group of people in the business community plotted to over throw FDR because they believed he was a part of a communist conspiracy. However, when they tried to enlist the help of retired general Smedley Butler, he reported them to congress.There are also government conspiracy’s that turned out to be true as well.
Many conspiracy theories have tried to explain who was responsible for Kennedy’s murder and some have cited the involvement of the USSR, FBI, CIA and Cuba among others. The death of Kennedy remains a mystery despite numerous investigations which have since been carried. There have been no conclusive prove that Oswald murdered the president and even if he did, people still do not believe that he acted alone as reported by the Warren Commission.
“And just as the president got straight in front of us… the third shot rang out. And I can remember seeing the side of President Kennedy’s head come off” (“The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza” 27). On November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and since that day people have debated who actually killed him. There are many theories on how he was killed and who killed John F. Kennedy, the many theories are the lone assassin theory that the Warren Commission used stating that Lee Harvey Oswald was the only shooter and he killed John F. Kennedy there are theories that claim the Mafia had John F. Kennedy killed, and there are theories that the CIA had John F. Kennedy killed.