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Who Killed JFK?. Kennedy’s Assassination. Background as President. ELECTION OF 1960: Many people questioned Kennedy’s experience- youngest president at age 43. First televised presidential debate- 70 million viewers thought that Kennedy won. Radio listeners Nixon won. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Who Killed JFK?
Kennedy’s Assassination
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Background as President
• ELECTION OF 1960:
• Many people questioned Kennedy’s experience- youngest president at age 43.
• First televised presidential debate- 70 million viewers thought that Kennedy won. Radio listeners Nixon won.
• Kennedy won by the slimmest of margins- won by 119,000 out of 69 million.
• First Catholic President
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JFK’s Accomplishments• NEW FRONTIER- improve economy, aid
the poor and speed up the space program.
• 1961- Housing Act- Increased the federal minimum wage.
• 1962 - JFK proposed tax break to help economy.
• Authorized invasion of Cuba to overthrow Communist dictator, Fidel Castro
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Kennedy is Assassinated• November 22, 1963- President in Dallas,
TX.
• Traveling in motorcade through downtown Dallas.
• Bullets rang out from the Texas School Book Depository.
• President is struck twice- once through neck, next in the back of the head.
• Governor Connelly is also wounded
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JFK’s Assassination• The prime suspect was Lee Harvey
Oswald, a former marine and supporter of Fidel Castro.
• Two days later, Oswald was murdered by Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner.
• The Warren Commission was in charge of the assassination investigation. They determined that Oswald had acted alone.
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JFK Conspiracy Theories• Conspiracy: an evil & unlawful plan
formulated in secret; plot • There are many arguments that JFK’s
assassination was a conspiracy.• After watching these video clips, you will have
to write a 2 paragraph response in which you argue your own opinions on the assassination.
• You must support your theory with evidence so pay attention and be ready to share the details!
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JFK Conspiracy Theories -
FACTS1. Shots were fired from Texas School Book Depository
2. Weapon was a military rifle
3. 2.3 seconds required to operate rifle between shots
4. Oswald never testified or gave his story
5. Oswald was a member of the “Fair play for Cuba” Organization
6. Zapruder film is the only known video taken at the scene (released to public in 1975)
7. Shots took place between 6-9 seconds
8. 9 bullet wounds total (4 = JFK; 5 = Connelly)
9. Assassination records will be declassified in 2029
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JFK Conspiracy Theories -
UNKNOWN1. Autopsy never released; investigation used medical
drawings
2. Kennedy’s brain was never found
3. Was Governor Connelly shot with the same bullet as JFK?
4. Ruby & Oswald’s relationship
5. Was the fatal shot fired from the front or back?
6. Was there more than one shooter?
7. Inconsistency between witnesses and investigation
8. The “Pristine Bullet”
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Witness Accounts• Jean Hill: a woman who told of seeing a Grassy Knoll shooter,
of seeing Jack Ruby in Dealey Plaza, and of being intimidated by phony "Secret Service agents" in the minutes following the assassination
• Beverly Oliver: who claims to have seen Oswald and Ruby together in the Carousel Club, and to have photographed the assassination in Dealey Plaza (with the FBI confiscating the film).
• Robert Morrow: who claims to have been a CIA agent, and to have supplied weapons for the shooters in Dealey Plaza
• Gordon Arnold: claimed to have been on the Grassy Knoll during the shooting, to have heard a shot whiz past his left ear, and to have been confronted by a man who confiscated his camera
• 10 witnesses claim to have seen a grassy knoll shooter• President Johnson: After office, claimed more than one shooter
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JFK Conspiracy Theories• Warren Commission: single gunmen - Oswald
• Magic bullet: There was more than one gun and more than one shooter
• Oswald: ties to communism and the mob
• CIA: used bogus evidence, tried to abduct tapes, and faked autopsy photos
• U.S. Government: wanted more profit from Vietnam and knew VP Johnson would do it
• Jack Ruby: ties to the mob, worked with Oswald and said he knew too much
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Who Killed JFK?• Based on all the information and video
clips, your homework tonight is analyze Kennedy’s assassination.
• Must be 2 paragraphs long
• In YOUR opinion, who killed JFK?
• Use evidence to back up your opinion.• There is no right or wrong answer –
remember, no one knows exactly what happened.