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=Topic- Assassination of John F. Kennedy = =Interview Subject- Sandy Berson (Jake's Uncle) = = = ====November 22nd, 1963 President John F Kennedy was assassinated while in Dallas, Texas attempting the feuding democratic party in Texas in order to secure their support for the upcoming election. He was riding with his wife, Jacqueline, the government of Texas John Connally and his wife on the way to the Dallas Trade Mart to give a speech. Three shots were fired and Kennedy was hit in the neck and head, while Governor Connally was shot in the back thigh and wrist. Kennedy was pronounced dead at 1 pm at Parkland hospital. An hour and a half later Vice-President Lyndon B Johnson was sworn into office. ====  Police started the investigation off the lead that people heard shots fired from the Texas School Bank Depository sixth floor. Lee Harvey Oswald was the man who was seen leaving the building and was arrested later that evening with the charge of murder. However, while being transfered from city to county jail Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby killing him.

People still question whether Oswald was guilty and whether or not he worked alone. The Warren Commission was established by President Johnson the next week to investigate the assassination. they eventually developed the Warren Report that was been highly criticized and failed to silence the multiple conspiracy theories still circulating.

The overall reaction to the assassination was shock. Due to the radio and television a survey said that over 68% of the American adult population had heard about the Assassination only thirty minutes after the event. Many questioned what effect the violence would have on the youth of America who finally related to a younger, "cool" president. People were described as moving in a daze and student did not show up in class at college campuses all over the nation. The assassination of John F Kennedy was a very important part of our nations history. 

===="John F. Kennedy: assassination." American History. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 18 May 2009 . ====  Kennedy Assassination Newspaper Articles Archive. Heritage Microfilm, Inc. 24 May 2009 . "JFK Assassination Added Another Day To Remeber." Jefferson City Post-Tribune 21 Nov. 1968: 14-14.


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media type="youtube" key="8IHYSwK9Xac" height="344" width="425" This video is the original footage of Kennedy's assassination. As he was driving down the street in an open-roofed car, the three shots were fired. Kennedy was shot in the neck and head, and Governor Connaly in the back, thigh and wrist.

media type="youtube" key="TpicOfFajNE" height="344" width="425" This was being shown live on t.v. when the assassination occurred. Eyewitness Abraham Zapruder tells us his story from when he saw and video taped the horribly tragedy. Zapruder's video is shown above.

Here we see a mug shot of Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of JFK. Later, he was confronted by another man and was shot and killed. **