Warren Commission Research Paper

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 …show more content…
My belief is however, that the findings could not have come soon enough with the hope of beginning a healing process as soon as possible as well as maintaining America’s Democracy with as few additional distractions as possible. Could this have been a mistake? Certainly, it could have been. But, as a calculated risk, as said earlier, it has not been disproven yet. Thirdly, the fact that at this point nearly all of the government records relating to JFK’s assassination have been open to the public undermines the concept of secrecy and cover up. Viewing the Zapruder film is an extremely difficult exercise in objectivity. Speculation has no limits and certainly can be entertaining and fascinating. However, in the sense that truth can be stranger than fiction, and as strangely ordinary as JFK’s assassination was, according to the Warren Report, I'm led to believe that the conspiracy theorist are the perpetrators of the