The Assassination of Kennedy and The Conspiracies Surrounding It

Very early in Kennedy’s presidency he had his first major conflict in foreign affairs in the Bay of Pigs, which ended in disaster. He was told of a secret plan

On November 22, 1963, the 35th president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas where he was campaigning for the next presidential election. John F. Kennedy, born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts lead a short, but effective presidency where his goal was “a world of law and free choice, banishing the world of war and coercion. His administration thus saw the beginning of new hope for both the equal rights of Americans and the peace of the world.” Some would say that he was one of the most loved presidents in the history of the United State of America, which raises the question, why would someone assassinate John F. Kennedy? And better yet, who would assassinate

On November 22,1963,President Kennedy was in attendance at a Dallas parade.One of the biggest tragic moments happened in U.S. history before the naked eye.President John F. Kennedy was assassinated around 12:34 p.m.as he celebrated with the Dallas crowd to show admiration towards them and their city(Mintaglio 60).The suspected assassin Robert L. Oswald,a former U.S. marine,was afterward caught not long following the assassination in a near by theatre(Newman 56).Later to discover he himself was assassinated by Jack Ruby while he was being escorted publicly to the court room.A study of the John F.Kennedy assassination would include the conspiracy theories, the plans of the assassination ,and the alleged

Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner in Dallas, murdered Lee Harvey Oswald as Oswald was being transferred to the county jail. Although Ruby has never been linked conclusively to the mafia, it is possible that the nature of his business required him to cross paths with underworld criminals. Ruby may have been told by a high ranking person in the mafia to kill Oswald so he couldn’t tell anything to the police.

For nearly five decades, historians have debated over whether or not the John F. Kennedy assassination was from a lone gunman or as part of a bigger conspiracy cover-up. On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot as he paraded through Dallas, Texas. That same afternoon, Dallas police had arrested their suspect, Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswald, an itinerant ex-U.S. marine and self-described Marxist-Leninist, previously lived in the Soviet Union prior to his move back to the United States. However, within days of his arrest, Oswald was dead. Oswald was murdered by Jack Ruby on national television in the basement of a Dallas police station. Historians, through the years, have stated that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone and for himself, while others have maintained that Kennedy was killed as part of a wider cover-up. The Warren Commission Report was established by Lyndon Johnson, Kennedy’s successor, to further investigate Kennedy’s assassination. After nearly a yearlong investigation, the commission, led by Chief Justice Earl Warren concluded that alleged gunman Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassinating America’s 35th President, and that there was no conspiracy, either domestic or international, involved. Despite its seemingly firm conclusions, the report proved controversial and failed to silence conspiracy theories surrounding the event. Historians have held dramatically different views about the

The President's body arrived in a bronze casket with the body unclothed, wrapped in sheets, and the head wrapped “around and around” with gauze and bandages. Accompanying the body was the President's wife, Jacqueline, his brother, Robert, and his personal physician, Rear Admiral Burkley. Robert and Jacqueline went to the upper floor of the hospital to await the completion of the autopsy, while the body was taken to the autopsy room. Upon arrival of the body, Drs. Humes and Boswell opened the casket, removed the body, and began the autopsy (2797).

John F. Kennedy, the youngest elected and first catholic president was campaigning for a second term when he was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. The accused shooter Lee Harvey Oswald, was first arrested for killing a police officer at point blank. It was shortly after the shooting when he was arrested with a gun in his possession at a nearby movie theater. He was then later accused of killing President Kennedy. The evidence presents that there could be alternatives to the official account that was made about the accuser. Conspiracies suggest Oswald acted alone, was framed, or worked with an organization to commit this crime.

mob killed Kennedy in revenge and also to stop the attorney general's campaign ("Did the Mafia

Kennedy’s death has impacted our nation as a whole, as we acknowledge a man of wisdom and prosperity. Kennedy had plans to make action of change and adjustment while in office, but couldn’t achieve that due to a major setback. One great impact is that we lost a leader of our country, and experience the sorrow of his lost in harmony. Leaving America in doubt of hope and change, which was promised. Another impact is that 16,000 military advisors had been dispatched to the country (http://millercenter.org). The Warren Commission’s report, which found Oswald to be the sole assassin, led to widespread dissent and confusion among the American public; with many questions about Oswald’s time spent in the Soviet Union. The Vietnam War turned out to be the first United States loss in a long term armed conflict in history.

JFK had been killed in Dallas, Texas in a hospital called parkland. He was rushed after being shot and he wasn't the only person that had been shot in that scene. John Connally, he was the governor at the time and he had been wounded but had ended up surviving his injuries. He had been marked dead at 1 PM from Parkland Hospital this is the place he was officially dead at.

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.

One of the most amazing facts is that Lincoln was shot at fords theatre and Kennedy was shot in a Lincoln car made by ford. And Lincoln sat in box number seven at the theatre and Kennedy was in car number seven in the motorcade. Another one of the most amazing facts is the John Wilkes booth fled from a theatre and was caught in a warehouse and lee Harvey Oswald fled from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre. There were theories that booth and Oswald were part of a greater conspiracy.

John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States on November 8, 1960. Soon after he took office in January of 1961, Robert F. Kennedy, JFK’s brother began prosecuting the Mafia. RFK was putting them in jail and running them out of business, despite the fact that they helped his brother to be elected. The Mafia became very angry with the Kennedy family because the betrayed them. Giancana also grew angry with the Kennedy’s. The Mafia did not like Robert Kennedy and John F. Kennedy because of their attempts to destroy organized violence. The Mafia might have wanted to kill JFK because they were deceived by the Kennedy family and

On November 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy went on a trip to Dallas, Texas. There he was in a parade with his wife, Jacquelyn the

“Being a young teen at the time I was crying. Him being the youngest president and very handsome all the girls had a crush on him and was devastated he had been shot” (McDaniel, Judy). It seemed as if the world had stopped turning and time had been broken, everything moved in slow motion as everybody's hearts ached for the late president. As everyone was settling back into class they had the reporter on the intercom talking about the attack. By this time they said that he had just died from a gunshot to the head. Gasps, cries, and muttered words of “Please, don’t let this be true” or “Dear God, no” had been filling the room. As the day went on that’s all that was spoke of was president Kennedy’s death and Connally’s close call. It took several months for the nation to adjust to Kennedy’s death and a year to find Kennedy’s killer.