JFK's Assassination: 50 Years Later

John F. Kennedy's Assassination: 50 Years Later

Zupruder Film Frame No. 312: Kennedy is shot through the neck.

This Friday, November 22, 2013, will mark exactly 50 years since the day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. A ten-month investigation in 1963–64 by the Warren Commission concluded that Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, and that Jack Ruby also acted alone when he killed Oswald before he could stand trial. While the government concluded it was a lone gunman, the majority of the public today still believe it was a conspiracy to kill the president. In other words, more people were involved who wanted the president dead.

On Friday, I'll go over some of the conspiracy theories, show you some evidence, and you can decide for yourself if a conspiracy is warranted. 

Prior to class, I want you to read the three-page handout I have shared with you on  Google Docs and watch this 20 minute film.

WATCH
The Last Two Days of John F. Kennedy's Life. A film from the JFK Library documenting Kennedy's days of Nov. 21 and 22, 1963.

There will be a brief quiz on the reading at the 

very beginning of class.