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    assassin to put a bullet through the head of the most powerful man on the planet. The sounds of millions gasping at the sight of a dead president will forever be etched into my mind. November 22, 1963 is a day I will never forget. The 1960 election of John F. Kennedy brought new hope to the United States. He was a young, handsome man full of vigor and enthusiasm. I was honored to learn that I was assigned to serve on the Kennedy detail. I was Mrs. Kennedy’s special agent in charge, but I will…

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    22, 1963, commotion ran rampant across the Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas as thousands of people were witnessing a man gasp for his last breaths on the shoulders of his wife. That man was the 35th president of the United States of America, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. In the days that followed, through unsubstantial evidence, Lee Harvey Oswald would be convicted for this heinous crime, however, before he could have a chance to prove his innocence in a fair and just trial , he was shot and…

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    and fatal shot…takes Kennedy in the head from the front. This is the key shot. The president going back to his left. Shot from the front and right. Totally inconsistent with the shot from the depository. Again... back and to the left...” (Stone). If John F. Kennedy’s body went “back and to the left”, did the fatal shot come from the book depository or the grassy knoll? If not, why did his body go backward? The conspiracist, Jack Duffy, believes that Lee H. Oswald could not have possibly have…

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    November 22, 1963, was a tragic day for many Americans regarding the death of President John F. Kennedy. The day started off in Dallas, Texas as his political advisers were preparing for the next presidential campaigning to start. The day was going on smoothly and then began to get in his car for the ride around to wave to the people of America. Well, turning on Dealey Plaza is where things went wrong. Turning down the street, waving, the sounds of people cheering, then bang, there is a gun…

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    Marilyn Monroe was a Hollywood actress who was found dead in 1962. With no signs of foul play at the scene and an exceeding amount of barbiturates in Monroe's system, her death was ruled a probable suicide. Reports from her psychiatrist of substance dependency, severe depression and other health issues bolstered the conclusion. However, despite being flawed or outrageous, conspiracy theories keep suspicion alive that Monroe was murdered or accidentally overdosed. Most are based on and add to…

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    Case name: Rankin v. McPherson, 483 U.S. 378 (1987) Facts: Ardith McPherson was appointed a deputy in the Constable’s office of Harris County, Texas, on January 12, 1981. Her duties were only clerical. On March 30, 1981, McPherson discussed with her boyfriend, and fellow employee, a report about an attempt to assassinate the President of the United States. She made the remark “If they go for him again, I hope they get him”. Her remark was reported to Constable Rankin, who fired McPherson, even…

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    Oswald These are reasons and facts on my understanding that Oswald was not the lone assassin, how he was part of a larger conspiracy, and how he was not completely innocent. According to The JFK Assassination, “The FBI told a man to keep quiet about one man, and the other with a gun.” I do not think that Oswald was the lone assassin because in the text a man saw two men, one a railroad worker, and one that looked like a person in a police outfit, and the FBI told that man who…

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    Conspiracy theorist doubt the magic bullets capability to cause multiple wounds between two people however, "The forensic pathology panel determined that Governor Connally was struck by a bullet from the rear, one that entered just below the right armpit and exited below the right nipple of the chest. It then shattered the radius bone of the Governor's right wrist and caused a superficial wound to the left thigh. (24) Based…

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    The assassination of John F. Kennedy was November 22, 1963. He was in a parade in Dallas, TexasX. He was there to get support for Democratic Party before the 1964 election. He was riding in a car that had three rows of seats and was a convertible. His wife, Jackie Kennedy, was sitting right next to him. John F. Kennedy was shot at three times. The first one missed and the second one hit his neck and the third one finally hit him in the head. Also the second shot hit the guy in front of…

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    John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November twenty-second, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald may have pulled the trigger, but he did not act alone in the carrying out of JFK´s murder, JFK´s death very much affected the nation.Lyndon Baines Johnson was the mastermind behind this malicious plot, Malcolm Wallace, and Lee Harvey Oswald had been puppets, that could be manipulated. Lyndon Baines Johnson, with the assistance of Lee Harvey Oswald, and Malcolm Wallace had Kennedy assassinated. The year…

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