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JFK Assassination Controversy

Adam Elass. JFK Assassination Controversy. Did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone in the assassination of John F. Kennedy, or was he part of a conspiracy involving the CIA?. Background Information. President John F. Kennedy was shot on November 22, 1963.

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JFK Assassination Controversy

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  1. Adam Elass JFK Assassination Controversy Did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone in the assassination of John F. Kennedy, or was he part of a conspiracy involving the CIA?

  2. Background Information • President John F. Kennedy was shot on November 22, 1963. • He was shot in Dallas, Texas, in the presidential limo at Dealey Plaza during a parade to welcome the president. • Lee Harvey Oswald is said to have fired the bullet that killed John F. Kennedy and injured Governor of Texas John Connally from his rifle on the sixth floor of a nearby building.

  3. What is the controversy and Why? • The controversy behind the Kennedy assassination is whether or not Oswald acted alone. • It is a controversy for several reasons, specifically because there are several aspects of the assassination that were unclear, and because many people think that there was a conspiracy behind JFK’s death.

  4. Viewpoint1: Oswald Acted Alone • Gerald Posner is the author of Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK. • Posner believes that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, and believes the Warren Commission investigated the assassination properly (contrary to the belief of the majority of America).

  5. Gerald Posner • Posner is an American investigative reporter. • His previous job was being an attorney. • When the book Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK was written, the intended audience was the American public, as conspiracy theories circulated quickly in America following JFK’s death.

  6. Viewpoint 2: JFK Was Killed as a Result of a Conspiracy Involving the CIA • Jim Garrison believes that JFK was killed as a result of a conspiracy involving Oswald, David W. Ferrie, and Clay L. Shaw, who he believed had connections to the CIA. • Garrison put Clay Shaw on trial for conspiracy to assassinate Kennedy, but Shaw was acquitted.

  7. Jim Garrison • Born in in Iowa in 1921, he then moved to New Orleans as a child. • In 1962, he became District Attorney of New Orleans until 1973. • Garrison put Clay Shaw on trial for conspiracy to assassinate JFK. • He wrote On the Trail of the Assassins in 1988, which was about his investigations.

  8. Evaluating the Two Viewpoints • Gerald Posner’s view that there was no conspiracy behind the entire JFK assassination is a result of his background. As an investigative reporter, he is determined to get to the bottom of any given story, and so he uses the facts that are available and presented to the American public, and from that, he is able to draw a conclusion. Also, as an investigative reporter, he would not be too fond of conspiracy theories because they would not provide 100% solid answers, which he needs, resulting in him accepting the publicized, official story. However, he may not be the most credible source of information, as he received much criticism for having wrong facts in his book. • Jim Garrison’s view that there was a conspiracy behind the whole JFK assassination is probably due to his background as well. As District Attorney, he is intent on getting to the bottom of whatever conspiracy there may have been behind the entire JFK assassination. Being District Attorney, he probably had to employ skepticism to the presented facts because he would not want anybody involved in a heinous crime to go unpunished. He would have to investigate further into conspiracy theories to look into all possible aspects in order to find out anyone who may have been involved.

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  10. Bibliography • Garrison, Jim. “Opening argument made by Jim Garrison.” 1969. The Col. L. Fletcher Prouty Reference Site. 24 Oct. 2009 http://www.prouty.org/opening.html. • “Gerald Posner Revealed.” Simon & Schuster. 24 Oct. 2009 <http://authors.simonandschuster.ca/Gerald-Posner/46635449/author_revealed>. • “Jim Garrison Biography.” BiographyBase. 24 Oct. 2009. <http://www.biographybase.com/biography/garrison_jim.html>. • Southwell, David, and Sean Twist. Unsolved Celebrity Mysteries. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2008. • Wrone, David. “Review of Gerald Posner, Case Closed.” 1995. University of Rhode Island. 24 Oct. 2009 <http://karws.gso.uri.edu/JFK/the_critics/wrone/Review_of_Case_Closed.html.> • YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5cCzDbtVnM&feature=fvw

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