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    I do agree with the Warren commission's findings. As pointed out in our book, while critics have found fault with the Warren commission's findings no convincing alternative interpretation of the events of November 22nd,1963 have been developed. America's love and fascination with all things JFK in my opinion, support the notion that although Kennedy offered few solutions to the day’s pressing issues his charisma and charm were immortalized near to the point of Sainthood. Because the vast majority of Americans held warm feelings toward JFK and the magnitude of his loss, my tendency is to side with the Warren Commission's findings for the following reasons. First of all, I would speculate that as horrific as JFK killing was that those directing the Warren Commision sought to draw a factual conclusion to the investigation as quickly as possible in an attempt to bring a sense of closure and finality to the American…

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    Research and communication task The Warren Commission was official commission established by President Lyndon B Johnson to investigate the assassination of President John F Kennedy by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22, 1963. President Lyndon B Johnson appointed the commission to investigate how and why he was killed. He demanded the commission to have included the attendance, testimony of witnesses and also the production of evidence which occurred on the 22nd of November, 1963. The official…

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    as the new American president (“John F. Kennedy: assassination”). The American people continued to question Kennedy’s assassination and wanted proof that Lee Harvey Oswald was the one solely responsible. In response, Johnson established the Warren Commission on November 29th, 1963 to find out who was responsible for Kennedy’s assassination, once and for all (Storm). The Warren Commission was given its name because it was headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren (Storm). The…

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    President Kennedy’s Assassination On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy paraded through downtown Dallas, Texas, in a motorcade. He was shot and killed in his convertible as many watched helplessly in the crowd. The car rushed to Parkland Hospital, just a few miles away. Doctors tried valiantly to save him. But they couldn't. Within hours, the body was flown in Air Force One to the Navy Medical Center in Washington D.C. Americans mourned for their president John F. Kennedy. …

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    Who Killed John F. Kennedy? In 1963, the president of the United States, was brutally murdered by being shot while in a motorcade driving down Elm Street in Dallas, Texas as he was campaigning to be re-elected. The FBI says that Lee Harvey Oswald, a U.S. Marine, fired off 3 shots at the car in which the president was riding in the back of the with his wife, the Governor of Texas, John Connally and his wife also. As the vehicle with the Kennedys and Connallys drove past the Texas School Book…

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    Single Bullet Theory

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    The rifle found on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository and the rifle that Oswald owned bore the same serial number: C2766. However, there were many manufacturers that manufactured the weapon, so the serial numbers were repeated on more than one occasion. That being said, it is impossible to prove that Oswald’s weapon and the sixth floor weapon were the same. Oswald, according to the Warren Commission, carried the weapon into work that day concealed in a paper bag wrapping. Two…

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    On November 22, 1963 horrific news shocked the nation: President John F. Kennedy had been shot. However, the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald just an hour later settled some nerves, and more so, he was murdered by Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner just two days later. The newly sworn in President, Lyndon B. Johnson, issued the Warren Commission, which concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald worked alone in murdering the President, however, the majority of Americans today do not believe that finding.…

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    On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was Killed by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas Texas, dealey plaza from the sixth floor of an open window of the Texas school book depository building. As the presidential motorcade was driving down Dealey Plaza Oswald Fired three shots at the presidential motorcade injuring both President Kennedy and Governor John Connally. This paper is going to be about the assassination of JFK, and if Oswald killed jfk or not. because oswald was not identified as…

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    Conspiracies rose to question as well as political motives and theories. Answers were wanted and a commission was established by Lyndon Johnson to investigate Kennedy’s death. The commission was lead by Chief Justice Earl Warren. Kennedy's case was reviewed by many such as the Secret Service, FBI, Department of State and also the attorney general of Texas. Reports were given to the commission by them and also investigated the crime scene. Oswalds personal background information was brought in as…

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    were in a harsh war. The Soviet Premier Nikita was trying to order the hit on Kennedy. The Soviets and the U.S. were involved in a bitter cold war. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev was mortified by having to back down after the Cuban Missile Crisis he ordered the hit on Kennedy. Lee Harvey Oswald’s linking to the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) was another piece of evidence. Oswald had 2 visited the Soviet Union with his Russian born wife Marina. The Warren Commission and the House…

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