Friday, November 22nd, 1963 began like any other day in the United States. However, by the end of this day, the United States would change forever. At 12:30pm, while making a routine appearance in Dallas, Texas, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot while riding down Elm street in his open limousine. This shooting sparred many people to question who the shooter was, why they shot the President, and how they got it done. Almost forty years later, many people are still uncertain who is responsible for the death of the 35th President of the United States. The intention of this paper is to examine the evidence against Lee Harvey Oswald whether or not have he could been solely responsible for the assassination of JFK, as well as to take a glance at the several conspiracy theories.
The investigation done by the Warren Commission, a group of citizens put together to analyze the information collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), found that Lee Harvey Oswald killed JFK. Their investigation concluded after only one week of sorting through the evidence provided to them. Paraffin tests, which conclude whether or not someone has fired a gun, were done on November 23rd, 1963 and tested positive for Oswald's hands, but negative for his cheek. The results concluded that, "the nitrate pattern on his hands was consistent with the allegation that he fired the revolver that killed Officer Tippit" (Fetzer 368). In addition, "since the paraffin test taken of the right side of his face did not reveal nitrates and no test was taken of the left side, these results offered no evidence of his having fired a rifle or a carbine" (Fetzer 368). Generally, this evidence would prove in Oswald's favor, but the Warren Commission shut it down. The commission documented the paraffin test as "completely unreliable in determining either whether a person has recently fired a weapon or whether he has not" (Warren Commission).
JFK Conspiracy Theory In this essay, I will tell about John F. ... On November 22, 1963 JFK went to visit Dallas, Texas. ... JFK died soon afterward in the hospital. ... Did Oswald act alone, or was there a conspiracy? If you look at the facts it is proven that JFK's death was part of a conspiracy. ...
The JFK Assassination: A Conspiracy or Tragedy? ... The Warren Commission and the House Committee had different views concerning JFK's assassination. ... For those who believe a conspiracy was at work on the day JFK was shot -- Nov. 22, 1963 -- the tape is considered a key piece of evidence. ... Americans have tried to give a meaning to the assassination, generally in the form of conspiracy theories "involving Cuba, the Soviet Union, the CIA, the Mafia, or right-wing businessmen. Most Americans believe in a conspiracy because conspiracy theories reveal our fear...
From these Soviet theories, Warren Commission drew a conclusion of one-assassin. ... However, Mafia was also interested in killing JFK. ... Commission had found neither other people involved in assisting Oswald to kill neither president nor any group in a conspiracy to assassinated JFK. ... America as the empire of conspiracies, have numerous conspiracies throughout history. ... Another conspiracy in American history is the bombing of the Pearl Harbor. ...
JFK: Lone Assassin or Conspiracy? ... However, Earl Warren did justify that it was impossible for Oswald to make the shooting job that he did with 3 bullets, so he introduced the magic bullet theory. ... Overall Consensus As you can see by the vast margin in evidence leading to a conspiracy in comparison to the lone assassin theory, you can infer that Lee Harvey Oswald did not do the shooting all by himself, if at it. ... JFK's death saved LBJ's political career and kept him out of jail. ... The CIA Initially I was flabbergasted by the accusation that the CIA was involved in J...
The JFK Assassination: Investigating Motives Behind Popular Conspiracy Theories Most people who were alive at the time remember exactly where they were on the fateful day of November 22, 1963. ... Through the years, however, hundreds of conspiracy theories have developed, and with good reason. ... By investigating some of their possible motives, it is actually hard to believe a conspiracy didn't take place in Dallas. ... JFK was President in a time when racism and class antagonisms were still very rampant in the United States, more so than today. ... The Commission stated that there...
The JFK Assassination: Investigating Motives Behind Popular Conspiracy Theories Most people who were alive at the time remember exactly where they were on the fateful day of November 22, 1963. ... Through the years, however, hundreds of conspiracy theories have developed, and with good reason. ... By investigating some of their possible motives, it is actually hard to believe a conspiracy didn't take place in Dallas. ... JFK was President in a time when racism and class antagonisms were still very rampant in the United States, more so than today. ... The Commission stated that there w...
I The conspiracy theories used the idea that the narrow timing of the shots, the character of the wounds, and other medical and ballistic factors prove that one man could not have done the deed, thus a conspiracy. ... Oliver Stone presented the murder of JFK as a conspiracy set up by reactionary forces who wanted to stop the implementation of the progressive ideas of greater action for social justice and the end of the Cold War. The fact is that the real JFK bears no relation to the "progressive martyr" created by Oliver Stone and numerous conspiracy believers. ... For instance, "liberal" J...
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald and an unknown gunman through the conspiracy theory involving the CIA. ... They were unhappy with JFK's involvement in the aftermath of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion. ... At this, JFK dismissed members who were of great importance to the CIA including Allan Dulles, the director of the agency. ... In conclusion, this evidence confirms that the CIA planned the conspiracy, alongside Lee Harvey Oswald, to assassinate JFK. In conclusion, Lee Harvey Oswald and an un...
Lee Harvey Oswald was the main figure and the only suspect in the JFK case. It is still unknown if he was the single person that assassinated the president or if he was part of a conspiracy and really innocent. ... Oswald is involved in the JFK assassination. ... There are so many sketches and presumptions of JFK's head wound, you can't really tell which is real. ... It shows for example that Jim Garrison's theory of conspiracy, because of the changed route of the JFK convoy, is not true. ...
