Tragedy in Dallas

Focus-On board..

Four Days in NovemberNov. 22-1963-Kennedy lands in Texas to “mend

political fences.” In an open-air limousine, Kennedy, his wife, and

Texas Gov. John Connally waved on a warm crowd during a parade.

As the car approached a state building known as the Texas School Book Depository, rifle shots rang out and Kennedy had been shot in the head.

Kennedy died less than an hour after being shot.Who had killed Kennedy and why?

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The next four days, people were glued to their t.v. sets waiting for news.

Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the murder of JFK.

Strong evidence linked him to the murder. – Palm print on rifle– Suspicious past(Soviet/Cuba)

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Nov. 24-Oswald was shot and killed by a Dallas nightclub owner named Jack Ruby(ties to the mob)

…Recall exactly where they wereUnanswered questions:

– Did Oswald act alone?– Was it some conspiracy?– Warren Commission concluded that Kennedy

had been shot by Oswald on his own action.

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1979-Oswald killed Kennedy, but in a conspiracy with unknown people and that it was possible that two persons had fired at the president.

Anti-Castro Cubans?Communist-sponsored attack?CIA?Mob?