The Assassination Of 1963: The American Camelot

On November 22nd, 1963, President Kennedy had traveled to Dallas, Texas to participate in a motorcade that was traveling to Dealy Plaza. He was sitting with his wife, Jacqueline on the back of a convertible followed by his Vice President, Lyndon Johnson behind him. While he passed the Texas School Book Depository, Lee Harvey Oswald set up a sniper post on the 6th story of the building. Oswald allegedly fired three shots at Kennedy, one missing him and two striking him in the neck and head. Sadly, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy passed away from his gunshot wounds and his Vice President, Lyndon Johnson was sworn into office right away.

On November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m., President Kennedy was shot as his motorcade drove

On Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, John Kennedy hoped to gain support for the upcoming election. Kennedy, who was accompanied by his wife Jaqueline, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson, Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas, Governor John B. Connally, and Mrs. Connally was riding in an open car in a motorcade driving from Love Field airport to the Dallas Trade Mart (“Kennedy”). At 12:30 p.m. CST, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot (“Kennedy”). The fearless John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy seemed to know that death would eventually arrive at his doorstep, as it did. Although one shooter, Lee Harvey Oswald, was able to slay the president, questions still remain if he was the one and only shooter. Many unanswered

As President John F. Kennedy once said,“Camelot has ended again. Which means that it has ended before. And probably will again. For it is a legend, and legend seldom dies for long, if at all.” The legend of Camelot has lived on in the hearts and minds of many fellow Americans.  Kennedy’s presidency reminded many of the reign of King Arthur because of his chivalry, his determination, and his family resemblances.

On a clear sunny day in Dallas Texas, November 22, 1963 to be exact, at about 12:30pm, the President's car rounded the curve in front of the Texas School Book Depository building and proceeded on to Main Street throughout Dally plaza. Shots rang out and the President was rushed to the nearby hospital and was declared dead at 1pm. The Vice President took the oath of office and flew back to Washington with the slain leader. The accused assassin was arrested, charged and then executed on national television in front of millions. Three days latter, the Texas officials in charge of the investigation declared the case closed and the new President set up a hand picked committee to investigate. The

JFK Assassination - John F Kennedy was the 35th President, and was was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. Friday, November 22, 1963 in Dallas Texas. JFK was killed in a moving car by Lee Harvey Oswald. He was traveling with his wife Jacqueline, The governor of Texas, and his wife when he was shot. They had a 10 month investigation before they found Lee and didn't find him until September 1964. They say that Lee acted alone on the assassination but he was killed by Jack Ruby before the trial. That marked the 4th president to be successfully assassinated. JFK was also known as the last president to be successfully assassinated.

There were two essay questions which I found equally interesting. Question one about President Roosevelt’s “New Deal”. As a business student, the change in the economy after the depression led by President Roosevelt’s “New Deal” shaped the economic growth in the country.

On November 29, 1963, our 35th President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. A young and vigorous leader who was a victim of the fourth Presidential assassination in the history of a country. This assassination was known as a world tragedy, and a great lost to our nation. Many conspiracies were formed while the investigation of his assassination was undergoing, making his case unsolved. But with the many conspiracies, the assassination caused a lot of effect on our country over the years. Making the JFK assassination a remarkable case.

Thirty-fifth president John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. There campaigning for next year’s presidential election, he would have never expected to be assassinated while sitting in a motorcade, waving at the people who had congregated in the streets. The drop in the stock market, conspiracy theories, and dilemmas regarding social aspects of America were things that were affected after his assassination. The assassination of John F. Kennedy is the most controversial presidential assassination in American history.

On November 22, 1963 president John F. Kennedy was in a parade going through Dallas, Texas. He was shot and killed in his convertible as people watched helplessly. The car rushed to the Parkland Hospital what has been just a few miles away. The doctors tried to save him, but they failed, within hours the body was flown on Air Force One to the Navy Medical Center in Washington D.C. Americans mourned their president. If they were to stay on the first route and went through main street, he would not of got shot.

At President John F. Kennedy's funeral, his widow, Jacqueline, said that she wanted Kennedy to be remembered “...like King Arthur—a peacemaker who died in a campaign to pacify the warring factions of mankind.”(today.com) Jacqueline compared the United States' president to the king of a fictional Camelot? What does this mean?

On Friday November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in the city of Dallas, Texas. Since then, many have speculated the truth behind the events of the Kennedy assassination. Although Lee Harvey Oswald was claimed to be the mastermind behind the horrific murder, many theorists still believe today that there is more to the story than the government is willing to admit.

So it happened John F. Kennedy may have been president when Camelot was a hit on Broadway. He was not King Arthur has was not pure or victorious. His movie star looks as described by his widow projected the image of other virtues he willingly described to him. In real life he was as pure as the driven slush; he was a physical wreck taking massive doses of medication that allowed him to be him. He took also steroids for his addiction disease painkillers for his back, antispasmodics for his colitis and antibiotics for urinary tract infections, at times the American Camelot reportedly could not ever put his socks on. He was very inspirational and almost plunged the world into a nuclear war. He didn’t waste any time on his first day at office he championed justice and in his January 20th inauguration address he clearly stated “In the long history of the world only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hours of maximum danger. For him the knights of the round table, led by the idealistic Arthur, served justice much of what he served on his short term at the white house

On Nov. 22, 1963, Kennedy was shot to death in Dallas, Texas, the fourth United States president to die by an assassin's bullet. The state funeral of President Kennedy was watched on television by millions around the world. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Finally, the end of who left the legacy behind him. November 22, 1963, JFK got killed by the hand of Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas. Two shots gun came through his head. Moreover, the trip of JFK to re-election it was the end of his life. The death of JFK it was critical case and took 50 years to end it. This assassination shows that the presidents have to get the enough security before go anywhere. Hence, being arrogant end the life of JFK by a pair of shots in his