The JFK Assassination: An Interview

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

Everyone knows about John F. Kennedy's assassination and everyone knows that it is still a mystery who exactly killed him. Today people still do think th think that Lee Harvey Oswald killed Kennedy. But I think Lee Harvey Oswald setup by someone. For example was Lee Harvey Oswald The only one in the building at a time. All of these questions are going to be unknown but still think about it, could there been.

At 10:30am: Kennedy remarks to Jackie "you know, last night would have been a hell of a night to assassinate a president…" that is a reference to their late night motorcade through For Worth in Texas. At 11:50am: Multiple co-workers see Oswald on the first floor of the book depository eating lunch. With the motorcade leaving Love Field to begin the motorcade through Dallas.12:05pm: President Kennedy makes his first of many stops at groups of people waiting to meet him and shake his hand, delaying the motorcade by five minutes. The president 's last minutes are crunching to the impact of the gun shot from Lee. At 12:29pm: The president 's limo turns onto Elm St. The first shot is fired missing the president. A fragment from the bullet or debris from the street hit James Tauge who is watching the motorcade in Dealey Plaza. A man is standing near the Stemmons Freeway sign with an opened umbrella. With the umbrella man it is also a conspiracy theory that deals with JFK. At 12:30pm: The second shot is fired, causing Kennedy to go into Thornburn 's position, He was shot in the throat. This is a common neurological response to spinal damage. The third shot is fired, hitting the president on the back, right side of his head, causing a portion of his head behind his right ear to blow out. Right after the third shot is fired. Oswald quickly gets a Coke from the soda machine in the

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

Two days after the JFK assassination, the official suspect, Lee Harvey Oswald, was shot dead by Jack Ruby, a Dallas strip club owner. Oswald’s famous remark that “I’m just a patsy” (Warren Commission Hearings, vol.20, p.366) inevitably led to suspicions that his murder was a convenient execution.

There have been numerous attempts of assassinations on seating presidents of the United States. There have been about 20 attempts to kill not only sitting presidents but also sitting presidents, and also president-elects. Among the presidents, gunshot has killed them Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy. Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan are United States Presidents that were injured during assassination attempts. All the other presidents of America from John Kennedy have gone through attempts of assassinations. The majority of this assassination cases are connected to political ambitions with some cases being connected to political gains (Clerk, 2007). In this paper, the assassination of James Garfield and John F. Kennedy will be covered.

As thousands of individuals heard the shots and witnessed the death of President Kennedy, a few key individuals were composed enough to provide crucial information regarding the horrific act. There were many photographers and individuals videotaping in the Dealey Plaza who captured one of the most devastating moments in United States history. Abraham Zapruder shot the “Zapruder film,” perhaps the most famous film from November 22, 1963 (Groden 20). Zapruder’s film is a relentless “clock” of the assassination. It not only gives a visual record of the reactions to the gunshots, but also represents a device to verify the timing between the shots fired, which occurred in an incredibly short time span, less than nine seconds (Groden 21). Video evidence from Zapruder and many others indicates that policemen and Secret Service agents on the scene did not turn towards the book depository when hearing the shots, but towards the grassy knoll. “More than 80 percent of eye witnesses interviewed were drawn

I have recently watched The Day Kennedy Died which was a detailed documentary on the day he died. It had interviews from the killers neighbors, co workers, Mr. Kennedy's closest secret service agent, from a lot of bystanders, to someone who else felt the bullet and it also shows the details on who killed the murder. This movie is one of the best thing to watch if you want to know every little detail about that day. Though some of the graphics in it can be shocking and disturbing but it shows nothing but the truth.

Few historical events are as hotly debated as the assassination of president John F Kennedy on November 22nd,, 1963. Many argue that we will never know the complete truth of what happened that day, and to an extent that is true. Peter Ling, author of the article “Killing Kennedy” argues that because of the ill performed and confused investigation of the assassination, too many details have been lost for us to ever find out the entire truth about the events that took place that day. There are others who believe that the evidence we already have is sufficient, even if some was muddled and lost. Someone who thinks along these lines is Max Holland, author of the article “The Truth Behind JFK’s Assassination”. He argues that even though the details are a little blurred, we know all that we need to know in order to understand what happened. I feel as though there is credence in both arguments, we should always strive to completely understand the events that happen around us, but it is not always necessary to know about every single little detail.

Nearly everyone old enough to remember knows exactly what they were doing on November 22, 1963. The impingement of his death caused a public exigency for information, made television necessary and created an environment of information overload. Kennedy's assassination shocked the world. People were glued to their television screens as they observed a mixture of fact, speculation, and unfiltered drama as one of the most important events in history unfolded before their eyes.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, is assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas, in an open-top convertible.

John F. Kennedy’s death marked the end of one era and the beginning of another. Consequently, America had changed forever, but ultimately for the better. The murder of John F. Kennedy cast a massive shadow on his legacy because without that moment in time, the United States would not have progressed the way that it had. The first impact was done just moments after the shooting. The assassination of John F. Kennedy allowed television to surpass newspapers. The unfolding events were delivered instantly to the viewers and therefore they did not have to wait days for headlines. It was well suited for television because it allowed the country to keep up with the seemingly never ending story that began with the death of a president then the demise

On November 22, 1963 national tragedy struck America after the catastrophic death of the thirty-fifth president of the United States, John F. Kennedy. Kennedy arrived in Dallas with his wife, Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy, by his side and rode in a convertible limousine behind John and Nellie Connolly through Dealy Plaza. When the motorcade took way through downtown Dallas, shots were fired at president Kennedy soon killing him. The assassination of president John F. Kennedy made questions surface about his death, and when those questions were left unanswered, distrust of the government in the 1960’s formed; in return led conspiracies to thrive.

November 22, 1963 started off as any other day in the Simon household: Mary Ann got up, went to feed the animals and grab some breakfast before heading to work at the Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service Office. A normal day at work consists of working with farmers. She would have to record which fields had corn, soybeans, wheat, or nothing. She would also record how many acres of each crop was planted in which field. Around noon, she took her thirty minute lunch break and came back to an unimaginable scene on the TV. She and her coworkers saw a scene on TV that can’t be unlived. The scene she saw was the shooting of the beloved President John F. Kennedy. “At 12:30 p.m., c.s.t., the president’s limo proceeded

If I could travel to any historical period and place, I would surely go back to Dallas, Texas on the 22nd of November, 1963. I would go there on that day in order to stop the assassination of a great president, John Kennedy. I strongly believe that if he was still the president, civil rights campaign would yield positive results, there would be laws favorable to white and blacks, women would have more freedom, etc. He would have also stopped our unnecessary involvement in the Vietnam War. His death was a great tragedy to humankind and the while world, if I was able to go back in time I will try my possible best to avert the assassination. He would have done a lot of wonders if he were to be the president. His humility alone changed my perspective