Research Paper On John F Kennedy Assassination

John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated on the 22nd of November, 1963. He was assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas, in an open-top convertible with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy and the Texas Governor, John Connally. Massive crowds lined the road to get a glimpse of the President and the First Lady. At 12:30pm, three shots were fired from the sixth floor of a nearby building fatally wounding John F. Kennedy and seriously injuring John Connally. A short time later, John F. Kennedy was pronounced dead. On 25 November, 1963, at St Matthews Cathedral, photographer Stan Stearns was one of 70 photographers present at the funeral. Almost unbelievably, Stearns was the only photographer to capture

Jack Ruby was a local nightclub owner. He was found guilty of Oswald's murder and was sentenced to death. Jack Ruby appealed his conviction and was allowed a new trial. As the date for his trail was being set, he became ill and died. The assassination of John F. Kennedy left the world stunned. Without hesitation, Vice President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States, at 2:39pm the same day of the assassination. Jacqueline Kennedy was still wearing the clothes stained with her husband’s blood as she witnessed Johnson’s oath of office. In increasing waves, the public gathered to watch the shocking television coverage of the incident. Within 40 minutes of the first report of the assassination the amount of viewers doubled. By the time that it reached early evening 70% of Americans were watching. Traffic came to a stop as the news reached car to car. Students were dismissed from school early. It was fair to say that America was in a sate of confusion and panic. Public anger was directed at Dallas as the city that killed the