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THE ASSASSINATION OF JFK November 22, 1963 Dallas, TX. “Authority Forgets a Dying King.” -Alfred Lord Tennyson. 1. November, 1963. 1964 Election coming up Raise support for the Democratic Party JFK goes to Dallas Not well liked in the South
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“Authority Forgets a Dying King.” -Alfred Lord Tennyson
1. November, 1963 • 1964 Election coming up • Raise support for the Democratic Party • JFK goes to Dallas • Not well liked in the South • Drove from Airport (Love Field) through Dallas to make a speech
Suspected where 3 shots were fired from 3 bullet casings found near window Rifle found behind boxes The Texas Schoolbook Depository Building
2. JFK IS SHOT • Nov. 22, 1963 • Lee Harvey Oswald Arrested for shooting Dallas Police Officer JD Tippet • Later charged with JFK murder • Lyndon Baines Johnson sworn in as President on Air Force One • TX Gov. John Connelly also wounded
3. Oswald Assassinated 2 Days Later • Oswald being transferred to another prison • In Police Station Garage, Oswald shot by Jack Ruby • Ruby a Dallas nightclub owner with Mob connections
Warren Commission • Appointed by LBJ to address JFK Murder • Headed by US Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren • 10 month investigation concluded Lee Oswald was the lone assassin • “Lone Gunman Theory”
Was There A Conspiracy??? • JFK at ends with CIA and FBI • Southern States hostile towards JFK and his Civil Rights Policy • And…
Warren Commission • Alan Dulles on Commission • JFK fired him after Bay of Pigs • Records sealed until 2029
Some Weird Things… • 1. Parade Route – Awkward turn, too slow (limo slows to 9-10 mph.)
MISC Things • 1. Were Secret Service orders compromised? • Limo top removed??? Windows open on Street??? • 2. Shot moving away, not going towards??? • 3. Shooting with Carcano Rifle (old bolt rifle) • 4. Tree obstruction in the way of shots • 5. JFK limo cleaned at Hospital (blood evidence) • 6. Connelly’s suit immediately sent to Dry- Cleaners
7. JFK’s brain goes missing for a time. • 8. Documents and Photos will go missing. • 9. Oswald’s Military Record (Poor Shooter???) • 10. Oswald’s Russian record (intelligence) • 11. Jack Ruby (Mob) Connections (Who involved???)
Zapruder Film • Single Greatest Challenge to “Lone Gunman Theory” • Abraham Zapruder filmed JFK motorcade passing by • Caught JFK Assassination on video tape
6. Magic Bullet Theory(Warren Commission)Senator Arlen Spector • FBI claims Lee Oswald fired only 3 shots • One Shot wounds bystander James Teague • One shot is the last fatal Head Shot • One bullet must account for 7 more wounds between JFK and TX Gov. John Connelly
Jim Garrison • New Orleans District Attorney • Only person ever to bring a public trial in JFK death • Attempts to refute the Warren Commission
In 1979, Richard Helms, then Director of CIA Covert operations in 1963, admitted under oath that Claw Shaw had worked for the CIA. • The files of the House Selects Committee on Assassinations are sealed until the year 2029 • In 1992, Congress appointed a panel to review files and determine which documents would be made available to the public.