The John F. Kennedy Assassination happened 50 years ago, yet it is still a highly controversial topic. Many believe that there could have been a second shooter or that the mob put a hit on the president. There are many speculations to what really happened, but first you have to sort the facts from the fiction. During the time that President Kennedy was in the White House, his administration saw some astounding events that could have caused the tensions leading up to the assassination. During the ‘60s, the Soviets and the Americans were constantly butting heads and aiming nuclear warheads at each other. An example of this would be the Cuban Missile Crisis, where the Soviet Union sent nuclear warheads to Cuba in response to the United States
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The president would then travel to Caswell Air Force Base to get on Air Force bound for Love Field in Dallas. The president and his wife then were placed in the third row of a convertible limo that was shipped from D.C. to Dallas on Air Force One, with Governor Connally and his wife in the second row.6 The second car consisted of Vice President Johnson and his wife. The motorcade then took the ten mile trip towards the Trade Mart for the president’s speech. At around 12:30 PM, the presidential motorcade turns off Houston on to Elm going towards Dealey Plaza. Many supporters of President Kennedy were positioned along the streets with cameras to film the historic event.7 One man, Abraham Zapruder, used his 9mm camera to film the entire assassination as the motorcade passed the Texas School Book Depository. Dealey Plaza had three roads that converged under an overpass to get on a freeway.8 As the president passed the Texas School Book Depository, three shots rang out and hit three victims: James Tauge, who was a bystander that sustained injuries to the face from where a bullet hit the curb, Governor Connally, who had injuries to the chest and thigh, and President Kennedy, who was hit in the back, neck, and head. The president was then rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital where he died.9 A lone suspect, Lee Harvey Oswald, …show more content…
This theory consists of one bullet going through Kennedy’s back, exiting his throat, making a sharp turn to enter the governors back, and exiting through his chest. Some ask how a bullet could make a sharp turn mid-air. This theory is most infamously called the Single Bullet
The president would then travel to Caswell Air Force Base to get on Air Force bound for Love Field in Dallas. The president and his wife then were placed in the third row of a convertible limo that was shipped from D.C. to Dallas on Air Force One, with Governor Connally and his wife in the second row.6 The second car consisted of Vice President Johnson and his wife. The motorcade then took the ten mile trip towards the Trade Mart for the president’s speech. At around 12:30 PM, the presidential motorcade turns off Houston on to Elm going towards Dealey Plaza. Many supporters of President Kennedy were positioned along the streets with cameras to film the historic event.7 One man, Abraham Zapruder, used his 9mm camera to film the entire assassination as the motorcade passed the Texas School Book Depository. Dealey Plaza had three roads that converged under an overpass to get on a freeway.8 As the president passed the Texas School Book Depository, three shots rang out and hit three victims: James Tauge, who was a bystander that sustained injuries to the face from where a bullet hit the curb, Governor Connally, who had injuries to the chest and thigh, and President Kennedy, who was hit in the back, neck, and head. The president was then rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital where he died.9 A lone suspect, Lee Harvey Oswald, …show more content…
This theory consists of one bullet going through Kennedy’s back, exiting his throat, making a sharp turn to enter the governors back, and exiting through his chest. Some ask how a bullet could make a sharp turn mid-air. This theory is most infamously called the Single Bullet