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    John F. Kennedy Assassination: Oswald or Conspiracy? “A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on” (“John F. Kennedy”). John F. Kennedy had a positive outlook on life and promised so much to the nation. He wanted to make a positive impact on the people and on America. He was not able to follow through with all of his plans because he was assassinated. Many people believe that his life was taken by Lee Harvey Oswald, the lone assassin. Others believe that he was killed based on…

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    was a deeper plan formed by the Mafia/CIA. One man that was accused of the vicious murder, later found guilty, and killed, was former Marine and defector of the Soviet Union, Lee Harvey Oswald. There is evidence of Oswald being at the scene, he is a prime suspect for being…

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    compared to what Oswald was used to shooting in the Marines. Oswald was highly skilled with the M-1 Grand rifle. The standard issued rifle at the time. Oswald could engage targets effectively without a scope at 200 meters. Oswald wife Marina claimed that Oswald would train with the Mannlicher rifle. Marina told the authorities that Oswald was proficient enough to pull of the three shots in 8.4 seconds with that rifle. After police officer Tippit was murdered by Oswald the police found three…

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    with the mafia to kill JFK and others think the Vice President Lyndon Johnson was behind the assassination of JFK, because he would fear being dropped the democratic ticket in 1964. I believe that the CIA was behind the assassination of JFK and Lee Harvey Oswald was part of the CIA coverup. As we know on November…

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    other, further distorting the event rather than making it more clear for historians to understand. On November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, by a man who resides by the name of Lee Harvey Oswald. Nevertheless, it is believed that Lee Harvey Oswald was not the only one involved with the crime. Countless theories attempt to explain the truth behind Kennedy’s controversial death and mysterious killer. Reports of the location and number of shots were recorded…

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    back to where they came from to fight back Bay of Pigs. On November 22, 1963, JFK was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. But, who is Lee Harvey Oswald? His name is obviously Lee Harvey Oswald. His wife’s name was Marina Oswald Porter. Lee Harvey Oswald was born on October 18, 1939. Does he have any children? Yes. The names of his children were June Lee Oswald and Audrey Marina Rachel Oswald. Oswald died November 24, 1963. How he died…

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    There are many theories of who killed John F. Kennedy. Getting the majority democratic vote of 1960, he became the 35th President of the United States. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was married to Jacqueline Kennedy, also known as Jackie. He had two living children and two children that had died under the age of 2 days old. He seemed to have good intentions and was most likely going to be a great president. Now we can never know how the world would’ve been with…

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    showing that he had been shot from behind and above. Lee Harvey Oswald was stationed in the sixth floor farthest window to the right. This window is known as the “Snipers Nest,” the rifle found in the snipers nest was a Mannlicher-Carcano. This rifle is a very inaccurate bolt action, meaning that the rifle must be cocked and reloaded after every…

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    U.S. heard that JFK was going to Dallas people paid Oswald to shoot him because he lived in the south. Maybe other assassins from different countries paid Oswald. No one knows for sure what happened it has been a long time since JFK’s death and we still don’t have evidence. Why would anybody want to kill JFK? Maybe people didn’t like that he was a democrat or people might not have agreed with anything he’s said. Maybe other countries wanted Lee to kill him for war or to keep them out of being a…

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    Dallas, TX. Still today people wonder did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone? I believe that it was lone assassin. Oswald was a former US Marine and had been accused of having illegal weapons and displaying violent manner. Towards the end of his service he went on a trip to Moscow where he told the Russian authorities he wanted to move to the Soviet Union. Oswald seems to have perfectly matched profile of a psychopathic killer. Besides being a violent nut, Oswald was also a known pathological liar. A…

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