Jfk Assassination Research Paper
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK) was the “where were you?” event of the 1960’s. In November of 1963, JFK was shot riding in his limo in Texas. Because the shooting was in public view of both citizens and the media, there are varying accounts for what took place that day. A government investigation, referred to as the Warren Commission, concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman of the assassination of Kennedy. In the 50 years since his murder, several other theories, related to the circumstances surrounding his death, have arisen. Because the government has been so assertive that Oswald was the single shooter, any inconsistency gives rise to alternative theories ranging from CIA involvement to a second assassin
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On November 24th, while being transferred from the police head quarters to the county jail, Oswald was shot and killed by Jack Ruby (Warren, Warren Commission Report). Johnson orchestrated a commission to investigate the assassination of JFK on November 29th. The so-called “Warren Commission” believes that Lee Harvey Oswald was the soul shooter of JFK. Oswald has a very suspicious background specifically related to his time spent in the military (Siracusa, 366). While in the military, he was convicted once for failure to register weapons and a second time for using profanity to a non-commission officer (Siracusa, 366); these actions show that Oswald has violent tendencies and lacks respect for his authorities. His experience in the military provides him with guns and weapons training. The Mannlicher Carcano Rifle, which was recovered from the Book Depository, was found to be Lee Harvey’s. “…A rifleman of Lee Harvey Oswald’s capability could have fired the shots from the rifle used in the assassination within the elapsed time of the shooting.” (Warren, Warren Commission Report). Further assistance to support the evidence found by the Warren Commission is that Oswald had attempted to kill Major General Edwin A. Walker earlier that year and also killed Patrolman J.B. Tippot on the day of the assassination of JFK (Warren, Warren Commission Report). Together this illustrates his ability to take another human life. A year after the assassination, the Warren Commission Report was released identifying Lee Harvey as the single
On November 24th, while being transferred from the police head quarters to the county jail, Oswald was shot and killed by Jack Ruby (Warren, Warren Commission Report). Johnson orchestrated a commission to investigate the assassination of JFK on November 29th. The so-called “Warren Commission” believes that Lee Harvey Oswald was the soul shooter of JFK. Oswald has a very suspicious background specifically related to his time spent in the military (Siracusa, 366). While in the military, he was convicted once for failure to register weapons and a second time for using profanity to a non-commission officer (Siracusa, 366); these actions show that Oswald has violent tendencies and lacks respect for his authorities. His experience in the military provides him with guns and weapons training. The Mannlicher Carcano Rifle, which was recovered from the Book Depository, was found to be Lee Harvey’s. “…A rifleman of Lee Harvey Oswald’s capability could have fired the shots from the rifle used in the assassination within the elapsed time of the shooting.” (Warren, Warren Commission Report). Further assistance to support the evidence found by the Warren Commission is that Oswald had attempted to kill Major General Edwin A. Walker earlier that year and also killed Patrolman J.B. Tippot on the day of the assassination of JFK (Warren, Warren Commission Report). Together this illustrates his ability to take another human life. A year after the assassination, the Warren Commission Report was released identifying Lee Harvey as the single