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    I grew up with John F. Kennedy. Well, not exactly—Kennedy was assassinated a few years before my parents were even born. So, a more accurate statement is that I grew up with my grandfather’s vivid memories of Kennedy and his political career: specific lines from one of Kennedy’s speeches, or even a photo of my grandfather as a teenager in the front row of a Kennedy campaign rally. Politics was an integral part of my childhood—involuntarily—and it is now a crucial part of my identity. I always…

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    radiate throughout the town of Dallas, Texas, as a motorcade surrounded by Secret Service Agents pulls around the corner. Onlookers crane their heads towards the road as they try and catch a glimpse of their hero- the nations 35th president. John F. Kennedy flashes his wide white grin and waves his hand at the crowd. The scene is perfect-a president headed full-force towards the victory of successfully winning his second campaign, sitting next to him his wife, Jacqueline, outfitted in a pink…

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    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…

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    Mysteries in American History John F. Kennedy was the thirty fifth president of the president. And one of the best presidents in the aviation industry. With experience in the armed forces being worded with a purple heart and other very important and prestigious winnings. With a loving wife and children this was not only a honor and respect, he is a man with a large target on his back. In the november of nineteen sixty one, the nation felt the pain of the assassination by a man that is now…

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    “At the end of 1962, President John F. Kennedy asked his brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, to compile a report on the Civil Rights enforcement activities of the Justice Department over the previous year. In this report, submitted on January 24, 1963, Robert Kennedy notes "progress" overall, but reminds the President that difficult race problems remain "not only in the South . . . but throughout the country." During this time, Robert “Bobby” F. Kennedy had played an active role in the…

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    minds is the assassination of John F Kennedy. According to a website, on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. That same website says that, “bullets struck the president's neck and head and he slumped over toward Mrs. Kennedy” (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum). This historical event had a huge impact not only in the US, but in the entire world. John F. Kennedy change the world in…

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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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    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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    Who Killed John F. Kennedy? In 1963, the president of the United States, was brutally murdered by being shot while in a motorcade driving down Elm Street in Dallas, Texas as he was campaigning to be re-elected. The FBI says that Lee Harvey Oswald, a U.S. Marine, fired off 3 shots at the car in which the president was riding in the back of the with his wife, the Governor of Texas, John Connally and his wife also. As the vehicle with the Kennedys and Connallys drove past the Texas School Book…

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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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