John F. Kennedy Assassination November 22, 1963 turning point in US history – or at least in the public’s mind - marked the beginning of the turbulence of the 1960s

- mistrust of authority

- the government’s attempt to explain the tragedy has never been be great 1964 Warren Commission

- Lee Harvey Oswald – lone gunman- “magic bullet” theory

the commission report has been called a “rush to judgment” Chief Justice Earl Warren even said that the assassination was a “puzzle wrapped in an enigma”

1979 Select House Committee on Assassination concluded that that there must have been a conspiracy, but not Fidel Castro, or Soviet Union, or the Mafia but could not identify any one group or groups specifically, then re-sealed the classified documents for 60 more years! (2039)Cast of Characters: James Garrison – New Orleans District Attorney• Lee Harvey Oswald – disgruntled ex-Marine , ex-communist defector• Jack Ruby – Dallas strip club owner who guns down Oswald in Dallas Police Department garage• Governor John Connelly of Texas – seating front seat of limo was wounded as well (magic bullet)

• DAVID FERRIE - Saint Ignatius High School 1935 one year senior / expelled from JCU before it opened/BW music grad church organist/ OSS=CIA(fired)/drug addict/pilot/ aviation mentor to Oswald

• Abraham Zapruder fat middle aged man with a camera that caught history

Theories: Fidel Castro and the Soviets The Mafia The Government better yet all three …. Then why?

Oliver Stone’s film JFK - Kennedy was not going to start the Vietnam War so the “military and industrial complex” conspired corporations/politicians/military for $ and power Oswald was the fall guy – maybe a hero? media duped into tricking the public Warren Commission was rigged

Oliver Stone is a great story teller and filmmaker but a bad historian !

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