Title: The Kennedy Assassination
1The Kennedy Assassination
- November 22, 1963
- Friday
- Dallas, Texas
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2John F. Kennedy
3Jacqueline Kennedy
4Jackie
JFK
Gov. John Connally (TX)
5Why is Kennedy in Texas?
- To help local candidates running for office.
- Attend a fund-raiser for local Democrats.
- His VP (Johnson) is from Texas
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6Why Might TX be Dangerous?
- In 1963 400 threats on JFKs life
- Texas is (politically) ____________
- Traditionally, they vote _________
- JFK is ____________
- Adlai Stevenson (UN Ambassador) had been in TX
and was spit on.
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8Motorcade Going from Love Field through Dealey
Plaza to the Trade Mart.
9Dealey Plaza - Dallas
Love Field
Trade mart
10- Many people watching the parade.
- Made had still cameras.
- Some had movie cameras.
11The Zapruder Film
- Only film recording of the bullets hitting.
- Zapruder was a local dressmaker who happened to
be filming this event for his daughter.
12Zapruders Filming Location
Known as the Grassy Knoll
13The Zapruder Film
14Clint Hill Reading, 4, 5
15Timeline of Major Events
- Friday - November 22, 1963
- JFK lands at Love Field (Dallas, TX)
- JFK and motorcade head to Trade Mart
- 1230 Shots fired at JFK
- Police rush into Book Depository
- Only employee missing Oswald
- 100 JFK pronounced dead
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16Lee Harvey Oswald
17- 115 Oswald shoots police officer Tippet
- 150 Oswald arrested in movie theater
- Sunday - November 24, 1963
- 1100 - Jack Ruby shoots Oswald
- (on live TV!)
- Monday November 25, 1963
- JFK buried (Arlington Nat. Cemetery)
- Oswald buried
18Oswalds Snipers Nest in Depository
19Mannlicher-Carcano Rifle
20VP Johnson Takes the Oath of Office Aboard Air
Force One
21Jack Ruby Shooting Oswald
22Jack Ruby
23JFK, Jr. at Fathers Funeral Procession
24Jackie and Carolyn Kennedy at Rotunda
25Funeral Procession in Arlington National Cemetary
26The Eternal Flame at Arlington
27Timeline (cont.)
- November 29, 1963
- Warren Commission created
- To find out who killed JFK
- September 24, 1964
- Warren Commission findings published
28- Read about what the Warren Commission reported in
their findings in 1964.
29Warren Commission says..
- Oswald shot JFK by himself
- Shot from the 6th floor of the Texas School Book
Depository - Used an old Italian bolt-action rifle
- Shot THREE bullets hit JFK with TWO
30Warren Commission says
- Oswald killed Officer Tippet.
- Jack Ruby then killed Oswald the next day.
Magic Bullet Proof
31- 1969
- District Attorney Jim Garrison (of New Orleans)
tries Clay Shaw for the murder of JFK - Only trial brought in the assassination
- Clay Shaw found not guilty.
32- 1976 79
- House Select Committee on Assassinations
- Case re-opened
- JFK was probably assassinated as the result of a
conspiracy. - Oswald still blamed as shooter.
- No other person named!
33- 1982
- Acoustical Report
- National Academy of Science to review auditory
evidence. - Said NO shot was fired from Grassy Knoll Area
34- 1991
- Oliver Stone makes JFK
- Puts forth conspiracy theories.
- Popular at box office
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36- Conspiracy
- Together Breathe
- More than one involved
37Why Think Conspiracy?
- Seems like difficult shots.
- Eyewitnesses talking immediately.
- Ruby killed Oswald.
- Government had lied about Watergatewhy not this?
- Balance needed.
38Who Might Have Wanted JFK Dead?
- Take a minute to brainstorm the possibilities.
39Three Shots Fired
- First shot missed JFKs car
- a. JFK turns around at the sound
- b. James Teague hit of the cheek by a pavement
fragment while standing ahead of the car. - Second hits both JFK and Connally
- a. The Near-Pristine
- b. The Magic Bullet
40Path of the Magic Bullet
41The Near Pristine or Magic Bullet
42The Third Shot
- 3. The third shot hits JFK in the head and
kills him.
43Shots from the Grassy Knoll?
- Veteran gets on ground when he hears shots from
behind him. - Zapruder saying shots coming from behind him.
- RR worker saying he saw a flash of light and
smoke behind the fence. - Jean Hill (across street) saw smoke and movement
behind fence.
44Who Might Want JFK Dead?
- The Mob
- The Teamsters (Union)
- The Cubans
- Left-Wing Extremists (Communists)
- The CIA
- Right-Wing Extremists (Conservatives)
45The Mob
- RFK expanding prosecution of organized crime
(since he was Attorney General) - Judith Campbell seeing JFK and Sam Giancana (at
the same time). (Ended in 1961) - Jimmy Hoffa being indicted on jury bribery
charges. - Kill the President to get Bobby off their case?
46- Turned up 24-hour coverage of Giancana.
- JFK seemed fallible since he
- Had many women
- Sought Castros death
- Putting too much pressure on Mob
- Mob wanted access to Cuba for tourism, gambling
47Jimmy Hoffa (Teamsters)
- Teamsters only union NOT favoring JFK in 1960s
- Local unions moving AWAY from Teamsters
- On trial for wiretapping. Trials NOT going well
for Hoffa!
48The Cubans
- Eisenhower had given Mob the green light to
assassinate Castro. - JFK wanted Castro out also.
- Knew of Ikes assassination attempts before the
Bay of Pigs. - Had motives, but probably not involved.
49Left-Wing Extremists (Communists)
- Upset over anti-Cuban policies
- Upset over Bay of Pigs Invasion
- Upset over Cold War tensions with USSR.
50The CIA
- Screw up with Bay of Pigs Invasion.
- JFK splintering CIA and its power
- Firing many important people
- Probably not involved.
51Right-Wing Extremists (Conservative)
- Upset over civil rights attempts
- Wanted to see LBJ in office (from Texas)
52What Do We Know About Oswald?
- Had dyslexia.
- Violent as a youth..
- Violent to wife.
- Honorable discharge from Marines.
- Part of an assassination plot of Castro?
- Doesnt seem to harbor ill will toward JFKever.
53- Joins communist organization.
- Defects to USSR in 1959.
- Returns to US in 1962.
- Interviewed twice by FBI upon his return.
- Makes fake IDs at his job.
- Had taken a shot at General Walker.
54- Moved to Louisiana (April 1963).
- Hands out anti-Castro leaflets.
- Tries to start a Fair Play for Cuba branch.
- National HQ wont support him.
- Returned to Texas (September 1963)
- Seen by Silvia Odio
- Cuban refugee
- Had been visited by two men (one was probably
Oswald) - Discussion was about killing Castro
- Odios father in Cuban prison (anti-Castro)
55- Goes to Mexico City
- Unknown reasons
- Wife (Marina) doesnt know WHY either!
- Go to Cuba?
- Cant get a visa from Cuba, USSR, or Washington,
DC. - First week of November, 1963
- Practicing with rifle
- Saying he was coming into money
- Looking at cars
- Thursday, November 21
- Leaves wedding ring and 100 for Marina
56- Friday, November 22
- Carries large package into work
- Calls it curtain rods
- Why is Tippit not at Dealey?
- Conspiracy Theory?
- Oswald acted alone
- Butat the request of Santo Trafficante, Carlos
Marcello, John Martino, and probably Sam Giancana.
57More Documents?
- US Government to release any remaining documents
in. - 2029
- After all the key players have died
58What Do You Believe?