An Unfortunate Event
It’s always a sad day when a person of leadership gets assassinated. Whether it’s Abraham Lincoln, John Lennon, or John F. Kennedy, it’s always a shame. John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, by Lee Harvey Oswald. Even though there are many conspiracy theories that people believe, this paper is written to show that indeed Oswald shot and killed Kennedy. And also to show whether or not this could have been avoided. On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by the notorious Lee Harvey Oswald. Why did Oswald do it? Fidel Castro, the Prime Minister of Cuba at the time stated, “First of all, nobody ever goes that way for a visa. Second, it costs money to go that distance. Oswald stormed into the embassy, demanded the visa, and when it was refused to him, headed out saying, ‘I’m going to kill Kennedy for this’...What is your government doing to catch the other assassins? It took about three people” (Commission Document 1359). Unfortunately, there was no evidence found by the Commission that Oswald had a motive to kill him. Instead, Oswald showed admiration …show more content…
People were too nervous to come forward and give evidence because of all the stories of strange and sudden deaths of the others. Finally in the late 1970s, the House Select Committee on Assassinations looked into the matter. They were unable to find a conclusion regarding the deaths. The Committee’s chief, Jacqueline Hess said, “Our final conclusion on the issue is that the available evidence does not establish anything about the nature of these deaths which would indicate that the deaths were in some manner, either direct or peripheral, caused by the assassination of President Kennedy or by any aspect of the subsequent investigation” (Jim Marrs and Ralph
It’s always a sad day when a person of leadership gets assassinated. Whether it’s Abraham Lincoln, John Lennon, or John F. Kennedy, it’s always a shame. John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, by Lee Harvey Oswald. Even though there are many conspiracy theories that people believe, this paper is written to show that indeed Oswald shot and killed Kennedy. And also to show whether or not this could have been avoided. On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by the notorious Lee Harvey Oswald. Why did Oswald do it? Fidel Castro, the Prime Minister of Cuba at the time stated, “First of all, nobody ever goes that way for a visa. Second, it costs money to go that distance. Oswald stormed into the embassy, demanded the visa, and when it was refused to him, headed out saying, ‘I’m going to kill Kennedy for this’...What is your government doing to catch the other assassins? It took about three people” (Commission Document 1359). Unfortunately, there was no evidence found by the Commission that Oswald had a motive to kill him. Instead, Oswald showed admiration …show more content…
People were too nervous to come forward and give evidence because of all the stories of strange and sudden deaths of the others. Finally in the late 1970s, the House Select Committee on Assassinations looked into the matter. They were unable to find a conclusion regarding the deaths. The Committee’s chief, Jacqueline Hess said, “Our final conclusion on the issue is that the available evidence does not establish anything about the nature of these deaths which would indicate that the deaths were in some manner, either direct or peripheral, caused by the assassination of President Kennedy or by any aspect of the subsequent investigation” (Jim Marrs and Ralph