How Did Kennedy's Assassination Prevented
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American politician and World War 2 veteran. He later served as the youngest elected president of the United States from January 1961 to November 1963. The reason for his short term was his assassination in Dallas Texas, on November 22nd, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald was on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository when he shot and killed the 35th president of the United States during the 1963 motorcade. There were several things that could have help prevented this tragedy from happening. Before the motorcade began, John verbally told his secret service men to “back off.” His agents gave him more space then he should have had in the first place. Kennedy had a love for cars, so riding with the top down was a must for him. If he had not been riding with the top down, he wouldn't have been such an easy target. Lastly, the motorcade route was changed at the last minute. He was supposed to go through Main Street and onto the Stemmons Freeway but at the last minute was changed to turn onto Houston Street, then Elm Street. If Kennedy had allowed his Secret Service man to assist him, did not ride with the top down, and stuck with the original motorcade route, Kennedy's assassination could have been prevented. Four days before the motorcade, Kennedy asked his secret service men to
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This was a question that many Americans asked after finding out about Kennedy’s death. The answer was simple, Kennedy had a love for convertibles and did not want it any other way. However, riding with the top down is one of the biggest causes of his death, by making him a very easy target for Oswald. Mr. Kennedy visited Italy, Germany, and Ireland in 1963 and rode through crowded streets with the top down. The Irish President Eamon de Valera saw Kennedy stand up in his limo to wave to people in the crows during a parade and thought “what an easy target he would
This was a question that many Americans asked after finding out about Kennedy’s death. The answer was simple, Kennedy had a love for convertibles and did not want it any other way. However, riding with the top down is one of the biggest causes of his death, by making him a very easy target for Oswald. Mr. Kennedy visited Italy, Germany, and Ireland in 1963 and rode through crowded streets with the top down. The Irish President Eamon de Valera saw Kennedy stand up in his limo to wave to people in the crows during a parade and thought “what an easy target he would