John F. Kennedy assassination

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    common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air we all cherish our children’s future. And we are all moral.” John F. Kennedy. November 22 ,1963, is a day that will be marked down as one of the worst murders in history. There are many conspiracies that are associated with with the murder of our thirty-fifth president, John F. Kennedy, some believe that one single lunatic is responsible. Others believe there is more to it, that there was a deeper plan formed by the…

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    “If somebody wants to shoot me from a window with a rifle, nobody can stop it, so why to worry about it” - John F.Kennedy, the morning of his death. John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United State. He was elected in 1960 by the Democratic Party. During his presidency, Kennedy had done a lot of effective jobs, such as The Cuban Missile Crisis, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the establishment of the Peace Corps, developments in the Space Race, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Civil…

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    John F. Kennedy’s assassination was not justified because as president, he passed many laws for desegregation, education, government employment and voting rights. He also cared greatly for the American people and the economy; although, president Kennedy did have enemies that were threatened by his accomplishments and conspired to kill him. Being the youngest man elected to office was exciting for John F kennedy himself and the American people. Everybody was hopeful for the future ahead with…

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    John F Kennedy was shot and killed November 22, 1963 on his way through Dallas, Texas, to make appearances in a bid to drum up support for the Democratic Party prior to the 1964 general election. The assassination’s significance to American history is that it stopped John F Kennedy from continuing to resist a US war in Vietnam. In the picture given, John F Kennedy is accompanied by the first lady through Dallas, Texas to make this appearance. Where the photograph provided shows a visual…

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    A movie solely about JFK and the events leading up to and after his assassination would be monotonous, unsurprising, and probably rated NC-17. It would be a lot of shots of the limp body of 46 year old, a lot of shots of a blood stained 1961 Lincoln Continental, and a lot of shots of a coffin being moved from car to building to car. Viewers wouldn’t be enticed by the element of surprise at all. Almost every American knows that the 35th president didn’t finish his first term no matter their…

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    The name of the man (the 35th president) is John F. Kennedy a.k.a JFK. He was born on May 29th, 1917. He is the 35th President. His wife’s name is Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. His birthplace was Brookline, MA. His children’s names were, Caroline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Jr., Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, and Arabella Kennedy. His siblings names were, Robert F. Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, etc. John wanted the Cubans to go back to where they came from to fight back Bay of Pigs. On November 22, 1963, JFK was…

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    for unknown reasons. In Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy would be killed by a lone shooter. This tragic event would change the world. Many questions surround John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Lee Oswald never gave a reason for shooting Kennedy. Jack Ruby mysteriously killed Oswald. Oswald may not have been alone. What happened in the aftermath? Lee Harvey Oswald’s motive for the assassination of president John F. Kennedy remains a mystery. Lee Oswald was killed before he could…

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    After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Lee Harvey Osward on November 22, 1963 Lyndon Johnson took the oath of office aboard Air Force One during the trip that brought Kennedy's body back to Washington, D.C. Jackie Kennedy, her clothes still soaked in her husband's blood, looked on during the ceremony. According to Maga, whether a fifth grader at Holy Cross elementary school in Milwaukee, a leading businessman, or housewife, many Americans found the Kennedy assassination to be a…

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    I was there when John F. Kennedy rounded the corner onto Elm St. and his face went blank. It was around 12:30 on November 22. I was recording the event for NBC, standing on a 4 ½ foot pedestal, there was a giant metal sign that would block my view for a few seconds. Looking back at it I should have moved to get a better shot. Little did I know that history would be made here and the footage that I took would be key evidence for determining what really happened. When the first bullet was shot the…

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    Many tall tales concerning Lincoln and Kennedy have accumulated over time and though many people have deemed the similarities as mere coincidences the increasing amount of their appearances throughout the two president’s lives have historians wondering whether or not they are indeed coincidences. To begin with, both men had kins by the names of Robert and Edward. Lincoln had two sons by these names, Edward died young and Robert lived on. On the other hand, Kennedy had two brothers by the names…

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