Who Was Responsible For John F Kennedy's Assassination

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November 22, 1963, was a day that no one will ever forget. The unforgettable shot that resulted in the death of one of America’s most loved presidents. On the morning of Friday, November 22, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, and his wife were riding downtown on an open top Lincoln.They were participating in a ten-mile parade in downtown Dallas, Texas. During their lovely parade ride through the Dealey Plaza at 12:30, three bullets were shot. One of the bullets hit the president in the head and another bullet hit him in the neck. The third bullet hit the governor in the chest. The president was rushed to the nearest hospital, The Parkland Memorial Hospital, but not very much could’ve been done for the president. John F. Kennedy was pronounced dead at 1:00pm that same day. The governor was seriously injured but would recover. …show more content…
Oswald was a former US Marine and he lived in Belarusian until June 1962 when he and his wife moved to Dallas. When he assassinated Kennedy, he fled until he was questioned by police man J. D. Tippit, which Oswald also shot and was arrested.
“Vice President Lyndon Johnson, who was three cars behind President Kennedy in the motorcade, was sworn in as the 36th president of the United Sates at 2:39 p.m.” The swearing in was witnessed by about 30 people, one of which was Jacqueline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy’s wife. Jacqueline was still wearing the the blood stained clothes that had JFK’s blood on in when Johnson became the 36th president. When asked if she wanted to change she refused saying that she wanted everybody to see what Oswald had done to her husband right in front of

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