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    involve the assassinations of previous presidents, vice presidents, senators, civil rights activists and political figures. Assassinations although tragic are inevitable that usually occur due to political reasons or payments and they don’t only affect the lives of their families but the lives of innocent citizens. Three political assassinations that might interest you are the assassinations of President Abraham Lincoln, President John F. Kennedy and his brother Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy considering

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    Rough Draft John Fitzgerald Kennedy the 35th US president was assassinated riding through Dallas, Texas. He was driving with his wife right next to him when he was killed. He was at a 10-mile motorcade with not only his wife, but his vice president, Lyndon B. Johnson, and the Texas Governor John Connally and his wife. His vice president was sworn in on November 22nd, at 2:39pm. His death was far more than unjustified, for all he was trying to for was unify America and its people. On November 29,

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    in American History is the assassination of John F. Kennedy. JFK was one of the most loved presidents of our time. One article of his death wrote, "The day the country weeped"(John). The JFK assassination is filled with many conspiracy theories that cannot be proven to be exact facts. Such theories include a Government cover-up”CIA”, Mafia influence, The Illuminati, and Gay Thrill Kill Theory. The idea that lone mind, Lee Harvey Oswald, plotting to kill President Kennedy is too simple to believe.

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    Top Secret On November 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was traveling through Dallas in a parade and was sitting in the back seat of an open convertible car with his wife. A bullet struck the president and killed him causing great grief in America. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the murder of the president, JFK. For 52 years people have questioned the facts surrounding the assassination. Did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone, or is there a conspiracy? I believe that

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    The assassination of John F. Kennedy is one of the most devastating events in our nation’s history. John F. Kennedy, also known as JFK, became America’s 35th president when he was elected in 1960. Soon after being elected, Kennedy made it a goal to land a man on the moon. As promised, in 1969, Apollo 11 did just that. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins were the astronauts that were sent into orbit and eventually landed on the moon (Dunbar). These two events helped shape our nation’s

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    President John F. Kennedy was traveling in the presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza. John F. Kennedy was spending some time with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy, Texas governor John Connally, and Nellie Connally. The birds were chirping and the crowds of people waiting to see the president were yelling and excited. Things seemed normal, and then gunshots rang out. Governor Connally had been shot in his shoulder, President John F. Kennedy had a hole in his head, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy was reaching

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    Established Politico writer, Philip Shenon, in his article on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, distinguishes the CIA had further involvement with the assassination than they would like us to believe. Shenon’s purpose is to analyze the possibility that the CIA director, John McCone, hid agency secrets that covered up facts of the assassination. He applies a passionate tone in order to offer an explanation to his fellow conspiracy theorists. Shenon is a conspiracy theorist himself and has spent

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    When it comes to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy I personally had never taken a closer look. I just knew what I was told in school, which was that Lee Harvey Oswald murdered the President. I had always assumed that the case had been a top priority and had been solved. I occasionally read mostly through Facebook posts about conspiracy theories regarding the case and ignored it, seeing that there are conspiracy theories about everything. In the beginning of the film I was a little skeptical

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    The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy “On Friday, November 22, 1963 just southwest of the intersection of Elm and Houston streets in Dallas, Texas, hundreds of people witnessed one of the most famous murders in recent history” (Waggoner 8) . His wife was with him and she tried to save him but he died on the way to the hospital. President Kennedy was only 46 years old when he got killed. His term of presidency lasted from 1961-1963 (Kreiser Par.) President Kennedy was married with 3 kids

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    On November 22, 1963, the world was stunned as they watched the president’s brain be spilt in the back seat of a limousine. President John F. Kennedy was riding in a motorcade parade along Elm Street of downtown Dallas, Texas, when gunshots were heard. Instantly, bystanders were running for their lives as a gunman, or gunmen, was on the prowl. Lee Harvey Oswald, ex-marine, the perceived assassin, was accused just seconds later and captured merely an hour and a half after the search began. Oswald

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