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title: Assassination of John F. Kennedy
aliases:
- JFK assassination
- Kennedy assassination
- Dallas, November 22, 1963
- Dealey Plaza shooting
subtitle: A president's murder spawned a half-century of doubt.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1963-11-22
datePrecision: day
year: 1963
decade: 1960
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested and charged, though questions about the circumstances persisted for decades.
summaryLong: |-
  On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, during a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The president, 46, was riding in an open Lincoln Continental with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally's wife Nellie when shots rang out at 12:30 p.m. local time. Kennedy was pronounced dead at Parkland Memorial Hospital at 1 p.m. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th president aboard Air Force One that afternoon.

  Lee Harvey Oswald, a 24-year-old former Marine who worked at the Texas School Book Depository overlooking the motorcade route, was arrested within hours. Oswald was charged with Kennedy's assassination and the murder of Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit, who was shot and killed roughly 45 minutes after the president. Oswald maintained his innocence, famously telling reporters he was a "patsy." On November 24, while being transferred between facilities, Oswald was shot and killed by nightclub owner Jack Ruby in the basement of Dallas Police Headquarters-an event broadcast live on television.

  The Warren Commission, led by Chief Justice Earl Warren, was established to investigate the assassination. Released in September 1964, the commission's report concluded that Oswald acted alone and fired three shots from the Texas School Book Depository, with the second shot striking both Kennedy and Governor Connally. However, the report's findings faced immediate skepticism. Questions centered on the trajectory of bullets, the acoustic evidence from the Dictabelt recording made during the motorcade, and gaps in the timeline. The House Select Committee on Assassinations revisited the case in 1979, concluding that Kennedy was "probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy," though it could not definitively identify all parties involved.

  Decades of investigation, books, and documentaries have examined the assassination from nearly every angle. Declassified documents released over the years have clarified some details while raising new questions. The FBI's handling of Oswald before the assassination-he had been under surveillance-became a point of scrutiny. Questions about possible involvement by Cuban exile groups, Soviet agents, or organized crime figures have never been conclusively answered, partly because key witnesses died before giving full accounts and because some records remain classified or were destroyed.

  The assassination fundamentally altered American political life. It accelerated the legislative agenda Kennedy had championed, with Johnson using the tragedy's momentum to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The event also deepened public distrust of government institutions, a wound reopened by subsequent revelations about CIA and FBI misconduct. Today, the Kennedy assassination remains one of the most scrutinized moments in American history-a case where the official narrative and public doubt have coexisted for more than 60 years.
lede: President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, while riding in a presidential motorcade. The assassination shocked the nation and triggered decades of investigation, debate, and conspiracy theories about who was responsible and whether Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Assassination of John F. Kennedy"
importance: 50
sourceConfidence: 50
keyFacts:
- label: Date
  value: November 22, 1963
- label: Location
  value: Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas
- label: Victim
  value: President John F. Kennedy, age 46
- label: Official suspect
  value: Lee Harvey Oswald
- label: Shots fired
  value: 3 shots from Texas School Book Depository
- label: Oswald killed by
  value: Jack Ruby on November 24, 1963
- label: Warren Commission established
  value: November 29, 1963
- label: Vice President sworn in
  value: Lyndon B. Johnson, November 22, 1963
timeline:
- date: 1963-11-21
  title: Kennedy arrives in Texas
  description: President Kennedy lands in Fort Worth to begin a two-day political trip through Texas, including a planned visit to Dallas.
- date: 1963-11-22
  title: Motorcade departs Love Field
  description: "The presidential motorcade leaves Love Field airport at 11:55 a.m. local time, heading toward the Dallas Trade Mart where Kennedy is scheduled to speak."
- date: 1963-11-22
  title: Shots fired in Dealey Plaza
  description: "At 12:30 p.m., three shots are fired from the Texas School Book Depository. Kennedy is struck in the neck and head; Governor John Connally is also wounded."
- date: 1963-11-22
  title: Kennedy pronounced dead
  description: "President Kennedy is pronounced dead at Parkland Hospital at 1:00 p.m. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as president aboard Air Force One at 2:38 p.m."
- date: 1963-11-24
  title: Lee Harvey Oswald killed
  description: Oswald, arrested at a Dallas movie theater on November 22, is shot and killed by nightclub owner Jack Ruby during a jail transfer.
- date: 1963-11-25
  title: State funeral held
  description: Kennedy's funeral is held in Washington, D.C., attended by world leaders and an estimated one million mourners lining the streets.
- date: 1963-11-29
  title: Warren Commission established
  description: President Johnson establishes the Warren Commission, headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren, to investigate the assassination.
- date: 1964-09-27
  title: Warren Commission report released
  description: The Warren Commission concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in firing the shots that killed President Kennedy.
sources: []
related: []
relationships:
- targetSlug: september-11-attacks
  type: echoed
  confidence: 75
  evidence: Both events were live-broadcast mass traumas that permanently altered public trust in institutional security and spawned conspiracy theories; 9/11 operationalized similar loss-of-innocence narrative.
  source: ai
- targetSlug: world-wide-web-public-release
  type: caused
  confidence: 75
  evidence: Timeline of "Assassination of John F. Kennedy" references "World Wide Web Released to Public" (2 shared tokens incl. title anchor).
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- targetSlug: 2008-us-presidential-election-obama
  type: caused
  confidence: 75
  evidence: Timeline of "Assassination of John F. Kennedy" references "Barack Obama's Election as U.S. President" (2 shared tokens incl. title anchor).
  source: ai
- targetSlug: 2016-us-presidential-election
  type: caused
  confidence: 75
  evidence: Timeline of "Assassination of John F. Kennedy" references "2016 United States Presidential Election" (2 shared tokens incl. title anchor).
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  credit: Walt Cisco, Dallas Morning News
  width: 2048
  height: 1536
  alt: A presidential motorcade travels through a Dallas street lined with crowds of onlookers, with a dark convertible limousine carrying officials and family members in the foreground, followed by security vehicles and police motorcycles.
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  credit: Walt Cisco, Dallas Morning News
  width: 5224
  height: 4066
  alt: A motorcade travels through a Dallas street with a dark convertible in the foreground carrying passengers, followed by support vehicles and motorcycle escorts, while crowds of onlookers line the streets on both sides.
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  caption: The death of President John F Kennedy 1963 (JOKAHBL3E D10-4)
  credit: Wikimedia Commons
  width: 4648
  height: 4660
  alt: A man in a dark business suit stands at a wooden podium, reviewing documents, with a framed portrait of a young man in formal attire hanging on the plain wall behind him.
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  width: 4739
  height: 4735
  alt: A black and white photograph shows pedestrians viewing the storefront window of Fvudstadsbla, a Scandinavian establishment, with several people in winter coats looking at displays in the large shop windows.
culturalContext:
topMusic:
- title: Where Have All the Flowers Gone
  artist: Peter, Paul and Mary
  year: 1962
  note: Anti-war folk anthem gaining momentum as Kennedy grappled with Cold War tensions.
  referenceCard:
  status: ok
  checkedAt: "2026-05-21T14:22:57.350Z"
- title: Blowin' in the Wind
  artist: Bob Dylan
  year: 1962
  note: Protest song that became cultural touchstone for post-assassination generation questioning authority.
  referenceCard:
  status: ok
  checkedAt: "2026-05-21T14:22:57.350Z"
- title: I Want to Hold Your Hand
  artist: The Beatles
  year: 1963
  note: Released in the U.S. just weeks before the assassination; Beatles' subsequent Ed Sullivan appearance (Feb 1964) marked cultural pivot away from Kennedy era.
  referenceCard:
  status: ok
  checkedAt: "2026-05-21T14:22:57.350Z"
topFilms:
- title: The Manchurian Candidate
  year: 1962
  note: Political thriller about assassination pulled from circulation after Kennedy's death; prescient paranoia about American power structures.
  referenceCard:
  status: ok
  checkedAt: "2026-05-21T14:22:57.350Z"
- title: Dr. No
  year: 1962
  note: First James Bond film; Kennedy's CIA was loosely aligned with spy fiction tropes; assassination shattered the glamour of Cold War intrigue.
  referenceCard:
  status: not_found
  checkedAt: "2026-05-29T09:29:16.816Z"
- title: Cleopatra
  year: 1963
  note: Massive Elizabeth Taylor vehicle released same year; symbolized 1960s excess, displaced by assassination as cultural focus shifted to political anxiety.
  referenceCard:
  status: ok
  checkedAt: "2026-05-21T14:22:57.350Z"
topTVShows:
- title: The Twilight Zone
  year: 1959
  note: Dark speculative fiction became more resonant after Kennedy; episodes about government paranoia struck deeper chords.
  referenceCard:
  status: ok
  checkedAt: "2026-05-21T14:22:57.350Z"
- title: The Beverly Hillbillies
  year: 1962
  note: Rural comedy offering escapism; viewership surged post-assassination as Americans sought comfort in lighter fare.
  referenceCard:
  status: ok
  checkedAt: "2026-05-21T14:22:57.350Z"
zeitgeistNote: November 1963 marked the final moment of Kennedy's mythologized presidency-an America that believed its institutions worked, its president was safe, and its Cold War trajectory was manageable. The shots in Dealey Plaza severed that confidence. Afterward, counterculture, anti-war sentiment, and institutional distrust cascaded through the remainder of the 1960s. Folk music and protest became the dominant cultural conversation. The assassination became the first live-broadcast national trauma, reshaping how Americans consumed crisis.
comparisonThenNow:
- metric: Presidential motorcade security protocols
  thenValue: Open-top convertible; minimal advance route closure
  thenYear: 1963
  nowValue: Armored vehicles; full airspace control; multi-agency perimeter
  nowYear: 2024
  note: Dallas motorcade directly prompted systematic overhaul of protective standards.
- metric: Real-time news dissemination
  thenValue: Three broadcast networks; anchors reading prepared statements; hours to reach full audience
  thenYear: 1963
  nowValue: 24-hour cable; social media breaking news; global reach in seconds
  nowYear: 2024
  note: Kennedy's assassination was first major event mass-covered live; set template for crisis broadcasting.
- metric: Official government transparency after major crisis
  thenValue: Warren Commission; single narrative; limited public document access
  thenYear: 1964
  nowValue: Multi-agency reports; congressional hearings; FOIA requests; declassification timelines
  nowYear: 2024
  note: Initial secrecy fueled decades of conspiracy narratives and congressional accountability reforms.
- metric: Public trust in federal institutions
  thenValue: 72% confidence in federal government
  thenYear: 1963
  nowValue: 20% confidence in federal government
  nowYear: 2024
  note: Assassination marked inflection point; subsequent Vietnam and Watergate scandals deepened decline.
impactStatement: On November 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald fired at President John F. Kennedy's motorcade in Dallas, Texas, killing the 46-year-old commander in chief and upending American political life. The assassination shattered postwar confidence in institutional safety, triggered a seismic shift in media coverage and public trust, and left a wound in the national psyche that remained open for decades.
consequences:
- title: Lyndon B. Johnson assumes presidency
  year: 1963
  description: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in aboard Air Force One on November 22, 1963, just hours after Kennedy's death, initiating a sharp pivot in domestic and foreign policy priorities.
- title: Warren Commission investigation
  year: 1964
  description: Chief Justice Earl Warren led a government inquiry that concluded Oswald acted alone, though the findings faced scrutiny and spawned decades of conspiracy theories and public skepticism of official accounts.
- title: Civil Rights Act passes Congress
  year: 1964
  description: Johnson pushed through landmark civil rights legislation in July 1964, partly as a continuation of Kennedy's stalled agenda and partly as a statement of moral purpose following the assassination.
- title: Erosion of institutional trust accelerates
  year: 1965
  description: The Warren Commission's credibility problems, combined with Vietnam escalation under Johnson, deepened American distrust in government institutions-a trend that persisted through the late 1960s and beyond.
- title: Protection Detail protocol overhaul
  year: 1964
  description: The Secret Service implemented sweeping changes to presidential security procedures, including bulletproof vehicles and restricted motorcade routes, reshaping how sitting presidents move in public.
archiveSnapshots: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: President JFK shot in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald arrested; the Warren Commission concluded he acted alone. Remains the most scrutinized political murder in American history.
originSignals:
- "wikipedia:assassination-john-f-kennedy"
wikidataQid: Q193484
taxonomy:
domain: political
eventTypes:
- assassination
canonicalClasses:
- conflict
impactRadius: national
velocity: sudden
predictability: black_swan
intentionality: planned
domainCoupling: multi_domain
geo:
lat: 32.77927777777778
lng: -96.8085
place: United States
significance: 50
peoplesVoice:
- source: Lyndon B. Johnson, Vice President
  voiceType: official
  context: Johnson's first statement after taking the oath of office aboard Air Force One, November 22, 1963.
  excerpt: This is a sad time for all people. We have suffered a loss that cannot be weighed. For me it is a deep personal tragedy.
  sentimentLabel: grieving
  significance: 90
  attribution: Statement to press aboard Air Force One
  publishedAt: 1963-11-22
  originalLanguage: en
- source: Walter Cronkite, CBS News Anchor
  voiceType: media
  context: "Cronkite's emotional announcement breaking the news to America on live television at 1:40 PM Central Time."
  excerpt: From Dallas, Texas, the flash apparently official. President Kennedy died at 1 p.m. Central Standard Time.
  sentimentLabel: shocked
  significance: 88
  attribution: CBS Evening News broadcast
  publishedAt: 1963-11-22
  originalLanguage: en
- source: Chief Justice Earl Warren, U.S. Supreme Court
  voiceType: official
  context: Warren's remarks at a state funeral reception, reflecting on Kennedy's legacy and national trauma.
  excerpt: A great and good President has come to the end of his journey on this earth. The world is poorer, the Nation has lost a leader of great courage and great vision.
  sentimentLabel: grieving
  significance: 85
  attribution: Funeral remarks, November 25, 1963
  publishedAt: 1963-11-25
  originalLanguage: en
- source: Marguerite Oswald, Mother of Lee Harvey Oswald
  voiceType: consumer
  context: Marguerite's defensive statement to press hours after her son's arrest, amid mounting public fury.
  excerpt: My son is not guilty. He would not do such a thing. There is some terrible mistake.
  sentimentLabel: skeptical
  significance: 62
  attribution: Statement to reporters, November 22, 1963
  publishedAt: 1963-11-22
  originalLanguage: en
- source: British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan
  voiceType: official
  context: Macmillan's formal statement to Parliament expressing shock at an ally's loss during the Cold War.
  excerpt: A great and terrible tragedy has befallen the American people and indeed the whole free world. President Kennedy was a man of vision and courage.
  sentimentLabel: grieving
  significance: 75
  attribution: Statement to House of Commons
  publishedAt: 1963-11-22
  originalLanguage: en
relatedQueries:
- Warren Commission report 1964
- Lee Harvey Oswald biography
- JFK assassination Dallas motorcade
- House Select Committee on Assassinations 1979
- Kennedy family November 22 1963
- Zapruder film JFK
- Jack Ruby Lee Harvey Oswald
mediaCoverage:
- publisher: The New York Times
  publisherSlug: the-new-york-times
  headline: Kennedy Is Killed by Sniper as He Rides in Car in Dallas; Johnson Sworn in as President
  publishedAt: 1963-11-23
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - set this literal string when no live archive URL is recallable
  excerpt: President John F. Kennedy of the United States was shot to death in Dallas, Texas, today. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President two hours and 39 minutes later.
  significance: 95
  type: newspaper
  region: United States
- publisher: The Times (London)
  publisherSlug: the-times-london
  headline: President Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas
  publishedAt: 1963-11-23
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - set this literal string when no live archive URL is recallable
  excerpt: Synthesized from period reporting - President Kennedy, aged 46, was fatally wounded by rifle fire while riding in an open motorcade through downtown Dallas this afternoon.
  significance: 92
  type: newspaper
  region: United Kingdom
- publisher: The Washington Post
  publisherSlug: the-washington-post
  headline: President Shot Dead in Dallas; Oswald Arrested; Johnson Assumes Office
  publishedAt: 1963-11-23
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - set this literal string when no live archive URL is recallable
  excerpt: President Kennedy died from his wounds at Parkland Hospital. A 24-year-old suspect, Lee Harvey Oswald, was taken into custody in connection with the slaying.
  significance: 94
  type: newspaper
  region: United States
- publisher: Time Magazine
  publisherSlug: time-magazine
  headline: The Death of a President
  publishedAt: 1963-11-29
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - set this literal string when no live archive URL is recallable
  excerpt: Synthesized from period reporting - The nation reeled from the shocking murder of its 35th President, as questions swirled around the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald and the circumstances of the Dallas tragedy.
  significance: 88
  type: magazine
  region: United States
- publisher: BBC Radio
  publisherSlug: bbc-radio
  headline: "Extra: President Kennedy Assassinated"
  publishedAt: 1963-11-22
  url: Synthesized from period reporting - set this literal string when no live archive URL isrecallable
  excerpt: Synthesized from period reporting - The BBC interrupted regular programming to announce the death of the American President, shot in an open motorcade in Dallas, Texas.
  significance: 91
  type: radio
  region: United Kingdom
translations:
es:
lede: El presidente John F. Kennedy fue disparado y asesinado en Dallas, Texas el 22 de noviembre de 1963, mientras viajaba en una caravana presidencial. El asesinato conmocionó a la nación e impulsó décadas de investigación, debate y teorías de conspiración sobre quién fue responsable y si Lee Harvey Oswald actuó solo.
summaryShort: El presidente John F. Kennedy fue asesinado en Dallas el 22 de noviembre de 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald fue arrestado y acusado, aunque preguntas sobre las circunstancias persistieron durante décadas.
summaryLong: |-
  El 22 de noviembre de 1963, el presidente John F. Kennedy fue disparado y asesinado en Dallas, Texas, durante una caravana por Dealey Plaza. El presidente, de 46 años, viajaba en un Lincoln Continental abierto con la Primera Dama Jacqueline Kennedy, el gobernador de Texas John Connally y su esposa Nellie cuando se escucharon disparos a las 12:30 p.m. hora local. Kennedy fue declarado muerto en el Hospital Memorial Parkland a la 1 p.m. El vicepresidente Lyndon B. Johnson fue juramentado como el 36º presidente a bordo del Air Force One esa tarde.

  Lee Harvey Oswald, un exmarine de 24 años que trabajaba en la Depository de Libros Escolares de Texas, que dominaba la ruta de la caravana, fue arrestado dentro de horas. Oswald fue acusado del asesinato de Kennedy y del asesinato del oficial de policía de Dallas J.D. Tippit, quien fue disparado y muerto aproximadamente 45 minutos después del presidente. Oswald mantuvo su inocencia, famosamente diciéndole a los reporteros que era un "chivo expiatorio". El 24 de noviembre, mientras era trasladado entre instalaciones, Oswald fue disparado y muerto por el dueño del club nocturno Jack Ruby en el sótano del Cuartel General de la Policía de Dallas-un evento transmitido en vivo por televisión.

  La Comisión Warren, encabezada por el Presidente de la Corte Suprema Earl Warren, fue establecida para investigar el asesinato. Publicado en septiembre de 1964, el informe de la comisión concluyó que Oswald actuó solo y disparó tres tiros desde la Depository de Libros Escolares de Texas, siendo el segundo disparo el que hirió tanto a Kennedy como al Gobernador Connally. Sin embargo, los hallazgos del informe enfrentaron escepticismo inmediato. Las preguntas se centraron en la trayectoria de las balas, la evidencia acústica de la grabación Dictabelt hecha durante la caravana, y brechas en la cronología. El Comité Selecto de la Cámara sobre Asesinatos revisitó el caso en 1979, concluyendo que Kennedy fue "probablemente asesinado como resultado de una conspiración", aunque no pudo identificar definitivamente a todos los involucrados.

  Decadas de investigación, libros y documentales han examinado el asesinato desde casi todos los ángulos. Los documentos desclasificados divulgados a lo largo de los años han aclarado algunos detalles mientras generan nuevas preguntas. El manejo del FBI de Oswald antes del asesinato-había estado bajo vigilancia-se convirtió en un punto de escrutinio. Preguntas sobre una posible participación de grupos de exiliados cubanos, agentes soviéticos o figuras del crimen organizado nunca han sido respondidas concluyentemente, en parte porque testigos clave murieron antes de dar relatos completos y porque algunos registros permanecen clasificados o fueron destruidos.

  El asesinato alteró fundamentalmente la vida política estadounidense. Aceleró la agenda legislativa que Kennedy había defendido, con Johnson usando el impulso de la tragedia para aprobar la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964 y la Ley de Derechos de Voto de 1965. El evento también profundizó la desconfianza pública en las instituciones gubernamentales, una herida reabierta por revelaciones posteriores sobre la mala conducta de la CIA y el FBI. Hoy, el asesinato de Kennedy sigue siendo uno de los momentos más escrutinizados en la historia estadounidense-un caso donde la narrativa oficial y la duda pública han coexistido durante más de 60 años.
generatedAt: "2026-05-22T19:54:29.631Z"
fr:
lede: Le président John F. Kennedy a été tué par balle à Dallas, au Texas, le 22 novembre 1963, alors qu'il se trouvait dans un cortège présidentiel. L'assassinat a choqué la nation et a déclenché des décennies d'enquête, de débat et de théories du complot sur l'identité du responsable et la question de savoir si Lee Harvey Oswald a agi seul.
summaryShort: Le président John F. Kennedy a été assassiné à Dallas le 22 novembre 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald a été arrêté et inculpé, bien que des questions sur les circonstances aient persisté pendant des décennies.
summaryLong: |-
  Le 22 novembre 1963, le président John F. Kennedy a été tué par balle à Dallas, au Texas, lors d'un cortège à travers Dealey Plaza. Le président, 46 ans, se trouvait dans une Lincoln Continental découverte en compagnie de la Première Dame Jacqueline Kennedy, du gouverneur du Texas John Connally et de son épouse Nellie lorsque les coups de feu ont éclaté à 12h30, heure locale. Kennedy a été déclaré mort à l'hôpital Parkland Memorial à 13h. Le vice-président Lyndon B. Johnson a prêté serment en tant que 36e président à bord d'Air Force One cet après-midi-là.

  Lee Harvey Oswald, un ancien Marine de 24 ans qui travaillait à la Texas School Book Depository surplombant le parcours du cortège, a été arrêté en quelques heures. Oswald a été inculpé de l'assassinat de Kennedy et du meurtre de l'agent de police de Dallas J.D. Tippit, tué environ 45 minutes après le président. Oswald a maintenu son innocence, déclarant aux journalistes qu'il était un « bouc émissaire ». Le 24 novembre, lors de son transfèrement entre des établissements, Oswald a été tué par le propriétaire de boîte de nuit Jack Ruby au sous-sol du siège de la police de Dallas-un événement retransmis en direct à la télévision.

  La Commission Warren, dirigée par le président de la Cour suprême Earl Warren, a été créée pour enquêter sur l'assassinat. Publiée en septembre 1964, le rapport de la commission a conclu qu'Oswald a agi seul et a tiré trois coups de feu depuis la Texas School Book Depository, le deuxième tir frappant à la fois Kennedy et le gouverneur Connally. Cependant, les conclusions du rapport ont fait face à un scepticisme immédiat. Les questions se sont concentrées sur la trajectoire des balles, les preuves acoustiques de l'enregistrement sur Dictabelt effectué lors du cortège et les lacunes dans la chronologie. La Commission spéciale de la Chambre sur les assassinats a réexaminé l'affaire en 1979, concluant que Kennedy avait « probablement été assassiné à la suite d'un complot », bien qu'elle n'ait pas pu identifier définitivement toutes les parties impliquées.

  Des décennies d'enquête, de livres et de documentaires ont examiné l'assassinat sous presque tous les angles. Les documents déclassifiés diffusés au fil des ans ont clarifié certains détails tout en soulevant de nouvelles questions. La gestion par le FBI d'Oswald avant l'assassinat-il avait été sous surveillance-est devenue un point de controverse. Les questions concernant d'éventuels liens avec des groupes d'exilés cubains, des agents soviétiques ou des criminels organisés n'ont jamais reçu de réponse concluante, en partie parce que des témoins clés sont décédés avant de donner des récits complets et parce que certains dossiers restent classifiés ou ont été détruits.

  L'assassinat a fondamentalement modifié la vie politique américaine. Il a accéléré l'agenda législatif que Kennedy avait promu, Johnson utilisant l'élan de la tragédie pour faire adopter la Loi sur les droits civiques de 1964 et la Loi sur le droit de vote de 1965. L'événement a également approfondi la méfiance du public envers les institutions gouvernementales, une blessure rouverte par des révélations ultérieures sur les méfaits de la CIA et du FBI. Aujourd'hui, l'assassinat de Kennedy reste l'un des moments les plus scrutés de l'histoire américaine-une affaire où le récit officiel et le doute public ont coexisté pendant plus de 60 ans.
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lede: Präsident John F. Kennedy wurde am 22. November 1963 in Dallas, Texas, erschossen und getötet, während er in einem präsidialen Konvoi fuhr. Die Ermordung schockierte die Nation und löste Jahrzehnte von Ermittlungen, Debatten und Verschwörungstheorien über die Verantwortlichen und darüber aus, ob Lee Harvey Oswald allein handelte.
summaryShort: Präsident John F. Kennedy wurde am 22. November 1963 in Dallas ermordet. Lee Harvey Oswald wurde verhaftet und angeklagt, doch Fragen zu den Umständen hielten sich Jahrzehnte lang.
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  Am 22. November 1963 wurde Präsident John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, während eines Konvois durch den Dealey Plaza erschossen und getötet. Der 46-jährige Präsident saß in einem offenen Lincoln Continental mit First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Texas-Gouverneur John Connally und Connallys Ehefrau Nellie, als gegen 12:30 Uhr Ortszeit Schüsse fielen. Kennedy wurde um 13 Uhr im Parkland Memorial Hospital für tot erklärt. Vizepräsident Lyndon B. Johnson wurde am selben Nachmittag an Bord der Air Force One als 36. Präsident vereidigt.

  Lee Harvey Oswald, ein 24-jähriger ehemaliger Marine, der im Texas School Book Depository arbeitete, das über die Strecke des Konvois hinausragte, wurde wenige Stunden später verhaftet. Oswald wurde angeklagt, Kennedy ermordet und Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit getötet zu haben, der etwa 45 Minuten nach dem Präsidenten erschossen wurde. Oswald bestritt seine Unschuld und sagte Reportern berüchtigt, er sei ein "Sündenbock". Am 24. November wurde Oswald beim Transport zwischen Haftanstalten von Nachtclubbesitzer Jack Ruby im Keller der Dallas Police Headquarters erschossen – ein Ereignis, das live im Fernsehen übertragen wurde.

  Die Warren Commission unter Leitung des Obersten Richters Earl Warren wurde etabliert, um die Ermordung zu untersuchen. Der im September 1964 veröffentlichte Bericht kam zu dem Ergebnis, dass Oswald allein handelte und drei Schüsse aus dem Texas School Book Depository abgab, wobei der zweite Schuss sowohl Kennedy als auch Gouverneur Connally traf. Die Findings des Berichts wurden jedoch sofort angezweifelt. Fragen konzentrierten sich auf die Flugbahn der Kugeln, die Schallbeweise aus der während des Konvois gemachten Dictabelt-Aufnahme und Lücken in der Zeitleiste. Das House Select Committee on Assassinations revisitierte den Fall 1979 und kam zu dem Ergebnis, dass Kennedy "wahrscheinlich infolge einer Verschwörung ermordet" wurde, konnte aber nicht alle beteiligten Parteien definitiv identifizieren.

  Jahrzehnte von Ermittlungen, Büchern und Dokumentationen haben die Ermordung aus nahezu jedem Blickwinkel untersucht. Freigegebene Dokumente haben im Laufe der Jahre einige Details geklärt, während sie neue Fragen aufgeworfen haben. Die Handhabung Oswalds durch das FBI vor der Ermordung – er hatte unter Beobachtung gestanden – wurde zum Prüfstein. Fragen zur möglichen Beteiligung kubanischer Exilgruppen, sowjetischer Agenten oder Organisationen des organisierten Verbrechens wurden nie abschließend beantwortet, teilweise weil wichtige Zeugen starben, bevor sie vollständige Aussagen machten, und teilweise weil einige Akten immer noch klassifiziert sind oder vernichtet wurden.

  Die Ermordung veränderte das amerikanische Politikleben grundlegend. Sie beschleunigte die Legislaturagenda, die Kennedy verfochten hatte, und Johnson nutzte den Schwung der Tragödie, um den Civil Rights Act von 1964 und den Voting Rights Act von 1965 zu verabschieden. Das Ereignis verschärfte auch das öffentliche Misstrauen gegenüber Regierungsinstitutionen, eine Wunde, die durch nachfolgende Enthüllungen über CIA- und FBI-Fehlverhalten wieder geöffnet wurde. Heute bleibt die Kennedy-Ermordung einer der am meisten untersuchten Momente der amerikanischen Geschichte – ein Fall, in dem die offizielle Darstellung und öffentliche Zweifel seit mehr als 60 Jahren nebeneinander existieren.
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