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    President John F. Kennedy

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    to achieve the seemingly impossible, this president is able to transcend the limitations of the executive office itself. President John F Kennedy was masterful at this skill and the words he spoke and the dreams he invited us to share are as powerful today as they ever were. Our cultural memory of John F. Kennedy was shaped within a very narrow time frame. Kennedy, born in 1917, was only forty-six years old, when he was assassinated. He had served less than three years as president of the United

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    John F. Kennedy Assassination Was John F. Kennedy’s assassination a single shooter or was it a conspiracy? Since November 22, 1963 people around the world have wondered who it was that shot President Kennedy, and what for. So many questions have formed around this event, not just about who the shooter was, but also questions like what might the world have been like today if the shooting didn’t happen? The Kennedy assassination has been a mystery for many years. A lot of people hear about the different

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    would’ve happened…or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move on.” states Tupac Shakur. Many people in today’s world dwell on things like the death of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. On the day of November 22, 1963 the history of the United States was changed forever. This event was the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and is one of the most interesting topics in American history because there are conspiracy theories surrounding the event despite no actual evidence behind a cover

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    Events of Day It all started on Friday, November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was in Dallas Texas for a luncheon with business leaders there. His motorcade was driving through downtown Dallas Texas. He had requested that his bodyguards back off so that he could campaign. He thought that if the bodyguards were always next to him he would look scared and weak. He was a very bold and charismatic president. "President Kennedy made a decision, and he politely told everybody, 'You know, we 're starting

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    November 22, 1963 John F Kennedy, democrat and the 35 president of the US, was assassinated at age 46, born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29,1917. John Kennedy grew up with his three brothers: Ted, Robert, and Joseph, his five sisters: Eunice, Rosemary, Jean, Kathleen, and Patricia, and his parents: Rose and Joseph. He became the 35 president from January 20, 1961 up until he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while waving to a crowd through an open convertible roof. While John was president

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    The Assassination of John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on November 22, 1963 at 12:30 p.m Central Standard Time in Dallas, Texas while riding in a motorcade in Dealey Plaza.[1] Kennedy was fatally shot by Lee Harvey Oswald while he was riding with his wife, Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally 's wife, Nellie, in a presidential motorcade. A ten-month investigation by the Warren Commission from November 1963 to September 1964

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    President John F. Kennedy

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    they liked and enjoyed where they lead this country. One of those few presidents was President John F. Kennedy. Elected in 1960 as the 35th president of the United States, Kennedy became the youngest and first Roman Catholic president. He won the hearts of many Americans with his youthfulness and charming good looks. Kennedy won the presidential race against Richard Nixon in a very close race. John F. Kennedy 's assassination occurred on November 22, 1963, in Dallas Texas, this caused much shock and

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    president, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was 46 when he was shot while traveling in a convertible limousine as it passed the Texas School Book Depository Building in downtown Dallas roughly around 12:30 p.m. The limousine was also carrying the first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connally and his wife Nellie; the governor also was shot and seriously wounded. Kennedy was pronounced dead 30 minutes later at Dallas’ Parkland Hospital”(John F. Kennedy Assassinated)

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    President John F. Kennedy was mercilessly assassinated leaving the nation with just one question: “Was it a conspiracy, or was Lee Harvey Oswald acting alone?” Investigation has not yet been able to shed light on the subject; however, resilient views are being expressed about which theory is accurate. The public has argued about whether or not political figures worked with Oswald to eliminate Kennedy. It is hard to believe that anyone would attempt to murder an individual of such high importance

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    November 22, 1963, the 35th president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, during a parade. Since this catastrophic event there have been numerous theories, conspiracies, and speculations as to what actually happened that day. Some believe in a theory as to which a single bullet fired from Lee Harvey Oswald performed a magical trajectory route to hit both the president and Texas Gov. John Connally. While there are plenty of theories of what happened that

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