Assassination
On Nov. 22, 1963, President Kennedy was shot and killed while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Tex. The Warren Commission, appointed by his successor Lyndon Johnson to investigate the murder, eventually concluded that it was the work of a single assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald. Kennedy's death shocked the nation. Many felt that he would have gone on to achieve greatness as a President. Subsequent revelations, especially concerning his sexual activity, have somewhat dimmed his luster, but the sense that his administration was a youthful, idealistic "Camelot" remains powerful. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Oswald, Lee Harvey, 1939—63, presumed assassin of John F. Kennedy, b. New Orleans. Oswald spent most of his boyhood in Fort Worth, Tex. Later, he attended a Dallas high school, and enlisted (1956) in the Marines and served until 1959. A Marxist, he went to the Soviet Union in 1959 declaring his intention to renounce his American citizenship. In 1962 he returned to the United States, bringing his Russian wife and young daughter. In succeeding months, Oswald moved around the country, finally coming back to Dallas, where, in Oct., 1963, he obtained a job at the Texas State School Book Depository. From that building apparently shots were fired that took President Kennedy's life on Nov. 22, 1963. Oswald fled the scene. Later that afternoon, a policeman trying to accost him was shot and killed. Oswald was later arrested and charged with both murders. On Nov. 24, while in police hands, Oswald was murdered by a nightclub proprietor, Jack Ruby. In 1964 the Warren Commission held Oswald to be the sole assassin.
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2007-08-29 17:18:00
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answered by Anonymous
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No really knows who really shot Mr. Kennedy. Some say the U.S goverment had a hand in it
Some say it was the mob
Some say it was JUST Oswald
Some say it was Fidel Castro
There is evidence to say that if Lee WAS involved in the shooting he had a accomplice.
Some even say that the Soviets did it, but I disagree. If it was proven that they did there would have been retaliation. To big of a risk.
2007-08-29 18:19:18
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answered by Proud Michigander 3
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Lee Harvey Oswald fired the bullets. Who backed him is another matter - unresolved for certain.
2007-08-29 17:25:52
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answered by Spreedog 7
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those two lookers in the grassy knoll... male models have been a part of every major assassination in the u.s. in the past 250 years.
2007-08-29 17:41:52
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answered by kickyouintheface 3
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