John F. Kennedy was elected in 1960. At the time of his presidency, America was involved in worldwide political conflicts with mainly Russia and Cuba (Cuban Missile Crisis and Bay of Pigs). America was also in a “space race” and half way through the rebuilding of Germany after WW2. …show more content…
First off, Lee Harvey Oswald located at his work which at the time was positioned behind the car procession. The autopsy report shows that the shot that hit Kennedy came from the side of JFK's head. Reports also said that Kennedy was shot in the throat, front to back, but he was really shot in his spinal cord causing his hands to go up looking like he was choking. With the possible exception of the Single Bullet Theory, nothing about the assassination has been as controversial as the nature of Kennedy’s head wound. Conspiracists have stressed witness testimony that the side of Kennedy’s head was blown out, suggesting a shot from the Grassy Knoll. Lone assassin theorists have stressed the photographic evidence and the autopsy x-rays, which show the side of the head intact. The Harper Fragment was a piece of bone discovered in Dealey Plaza the day after the assassination. A Dallas doctor (A. B. Cairns) identified it as occipital bone from a human skull. Further, conspiracy books claim the fragment was found behind the location of the limo at the moment Kennedy’s head exploded. If these claims are correct, that means the side of Kennedy’s head was blown out, which would imply both a shooter in front of Kennedy and fakery in the autopsy photos and x-rays. Autopsy reports have also shown different bullets; one shattered and another still in one piece. The sniper’s bullets used to kill JFK were found on his spinal cord, but the bullet found in Kennedy’s skull was broken apart like an AR-15 bullet used by the Secret Service Agents. These Forensics support what the witnesses told the