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John F. Kennedy and the Assassination

President Kennedy, the Dallas visit and the events of 22 November 1963. This page combines historical context with 200 matching records drawn directly from the Kennedy Assassination History archive.

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Historical context

John F. Kennedy and the Assassination: overview and significance

What happened?

President John F. Kennedy travelled to Texas in November 1963 as part of a political trip that included stops in San Antonio, Houston, Fort Worth and Dallas. On 22 November his motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza, where he was shot and mortally wounded before being taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital.

Why was it important?

Kennedy's death abruptly transferred the presidency to Lyndon B. Johnson and created a national crisis whose political, evidential and cultural consequences have continued for decades. The records connect the Dallas visit to the immediate investigation and later official inquiries.

Archive records

John F. Kennedy and the Assassination timeline

The records below are selected from the 1,932-record JFK assassination archive and are rendered as static HTML in chronological order.

1963
1963 25th February

Oswald Lawyer

Dean Andrews · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Dean Andrews told the FBI that someone using the name Clay Bertrand telephoned him on the assassination day and asked whether he would represent Lee Harvey Oswald.

1963 19th November

Motorcade Route

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

The motorcade route is published is published in both Dallas newspapers. The motorcade route is described in both Dallas newspapers..

1963 21st November

Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

At 1:00 p.m., CST (19:00 UTC), after all heart activity had ceased and after a priest administered the last rites, the President is pronounced dead..

1963 21st November

Carousel Rent Payment

Jack Ruby · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

On November 21, Ruby paid the rent for the Carousel Club premises while conducting routine business before President Kennedy arrived in Dallas.

1963 21st November

Death Certificate

George Gregory Burkley · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Dr

Dr. Burkley signs President Kennedys death certificate..

1963 21st November

Houston Visit

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Houston · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy accompanied President Kennedy to Houston during the Texas trip and attended public events before the party continued to Fort Worth.

1963 21st November

Texas Political Trip Departure

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy accompanied President Kennedy when he left Washington on November 21, 1963, for a two-day political trip through Texas.

1963 22nd November

Alice Nichols Telephone Call

Jack Ruby · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Ruby spoke by telephone with former girlfriend Alice Nichols on November 22 and expressed shock over President Kennedy's assassination.

1963 22nd November

Andrews Air Force Base Arrival

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Andrews Air Force Base · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Johnson arrived at Andrews Air Force Base aboard Air Force One after the flight from Dallas following President Kennedy's assassination.

1963 22nd November

Andrews Air Force Base Arrival

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Andrews Air Force Base · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy arrived at Andrews Air Force Base late on November 22 with President Kennedy's casket.

1963 22nd November

Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Norma Jean Lollis Hill · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

At Zapruder frame 313, when President Kennedy was shot in the head, Jean Hill was only 21 feet (6.4 m) away, leftward, and slightly behind President Kennedy.

1963 22nd November

Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Norma Jean Lollis Hill · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Norma Jean Lollis Hill was present along with her friend Mary Moorman across from the grassy knoll, and was one of the very closest witnesses to President Kennedy when the shots were fired at him.

1963 22nd November

Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda Naval Hospital · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

After Air Force One lands at Andrews Air Force Base, just outside Washington, D.C., Kennedys body is taken to Bethesda Naval Hospital for an immediate autopsy..

1963 22nd November

Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

At 1:00 p.m., CST (19:00 UTC), after all heart activity had ceased and after a priest administered the last rites, the President is pronounced dead... Assassinated while on a Presidential campaign

1963 22nd November

Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Parkland Hospital · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

A few minutes after 2:00 p.m. CST (20:00 UTC), and after a confrontation between Dallas police and Secret Service agents, Kennedys body is placed in a casket and taken from Parkland Hospital and driven to Air Force One....

1963 22nd November

Autopsy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda Naval Hospital · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

After Air Force One lands at Andrews Air Force Base, just outside Washington, D.C., Kennedys body is taken to Bethesda Naval Hospital for an immediate autopsy..

1963 22nd November

Autopsy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Parkland Hospital · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

The body is removed before a forensic examination can be conducted by the Dallas County coroner, which violated Texas state law (the murder was a state crime, and occurred under Texas legal jurisdiction)..

1963 22nd November

Badge Man

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

The Warren Commission later concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald is the lone assassin..

1963 22nd November

Badge Man

Mary Ann Moorman · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Badge Man is the name given to a photographic image that some President John F. Kennedy assassination researchers claim is a grassy knoll assassin seen within a Polaroid photograph that close witness Mary Moorman captured..

1963 22nd November

Badge Man

Mary Ann Moorman · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The photo has been calculated to have been captured between the Zapruder film equivalent concurrent frames of Z-315 and 316 (less than one-sixth of a second after President Kennedys head first exploded at Z-313).

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Autopsy Assistance

J. Thornton Boswell · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Commander J. Thornton Boswell assisted Humes and Finck during President Kennedy's autopsy at Bethesda Naval Hospital.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Autopsy Completion

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The autopsy of President Kennedy was concluded at approximately 11 p.m. at Bethesda Naval Hospital.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Autopsy Hospital Selection

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy chose the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda for the autopsy because President Kennedy had served in the Navy.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Autopsy Photography

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Photographs of President Kennedy were taken at Bethesda as part of the preliminary autopsy documentation.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Burial Preparation Begins

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

After the autopsy ended, President Kennedy's body was prepared for burial at Bethesda Naval Hospital.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Casket Arrival

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

President Kennedy's body arrived at Bethesda Naval Hospital for autopsy at approximately 7:35 p.m.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Chief Autopsy Surgeon

James J. Humes · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Commander James J. Humes served as chief autopsy surgeon during the examination of President Kennedy at Bethesda Naval Hospital.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Chief of Pathology Role

J. Thornton Boswell · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Boswell was chief of pathology at Bethesda Naval Hospital when he participated in President Kennedy's autopsy.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Cranial Fragments Recovered

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Two small irregular metallic fragments were recovered from Kennedy's head during the Bethesda autopsy and transferred to the FBI.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Cranial Metal Fragment Pattern

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

X-rays showed numerous tiny metal fragments extending from the rear head wound toward the front of Kennedy's skull.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Fragment Above Right Eye

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The Bethesda X-rays showed a sizable metallic fragment positioned above President Kennedy's right eye.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Intermuscular Bullet Track

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The autopsy found that the neck bullet passed between two large muscles without leaving a permanent channel through either muscle.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Neck Track Misses Bone

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The Bethesda pathologists found that the bullet passing through Kennedy's neck did not strike any bone.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Neck Wound Measurements

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The posterior neck wound measured approximately seven by four millimeters and had clean, sharply defined edges.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Pathological Cause of Death

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The Bethesda autopsy report listed the pathological cause of President Kennedy's death as a gunshot wound to the head.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Pathological Examination Begins

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The pathological examination of President Kennedy began at Bethesda at about 8 p.m. on November 22.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Physical Measurements

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The autopsy report recorded Kennedy as 46 years old, 72.5 inches tall, approximately 170 pounds, with blue eyes and reddish-brown hair.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Pleural Contusion

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The neck bullet produced a contusion on the upper part of Kennedy's pleural cavity without penetrating that cavity.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Posterior Neck Wound

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The autopsy revealed another bullet wound near the base of Kennedy's neck, slightly to the right of his spine.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Posterior Skull Entrance

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The autopsy identified a small wound in the rear of Kennedy's skull as a bullet entrance wound.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Preliminary X-Rays

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Preliminary X-rays of President Kennedy were taken at Bethesda before the pathological examination began.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Right Lung Apex Bruising

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The Bethesda examination found bruising at the top portion of President Kennedy's right lung along the neck bullet's path.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Right Skull Exit Defect

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The pathologists identified the large defect on the upper right side of Kennedy's skull as the head bullet's exit area.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Skull Fragment Reconstruction

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Recovered skull fragments were fitted together during the Bethesda examination, accounting for much of the missing portion of Kennedy's skull.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Tracheal Injury

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The examining pathologists concluded that the neck bullet damaged Kennedy's trachea as it passed through his neck.

1963 22nd November

Bethesda Tracheotomy Obscures Exit

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The front neck wound could not be directly examined because the Parkland tracheotomy incision had removed visible evidence of that wound.

1963 22nd November

Cardiac Monitoring

Jackie Hansen Hunt · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Helped connect the cardioscope used during President Kennedy's resuscitation.

1963 22nd November

Cardioscope Connection

Adolph Hartung Giesecke Jr · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Helped connect the cardioscope used to monitor President Kennedy's cardiac activity.

1963 22nd November

Closed Chest Cardiac Massage

William Kemp Clark · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Performed manual closed-chest cardiac compression during the effort to maintain President Kennedy's circulation.

1963 22nd November

Dallas Motorcade

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Johnson traveled in the Dallas presidential motorcade behind President Kennedy's limousine when shots were fired in Dealey Plaza.

1963 22nd November

Death of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

At 1:00 p.m., CST (19:00 UTC), after all heart activity had ceased and after a priest administered the last rites, the President is pronounced dead... A few minutes after 2:00 p.m. CST (20:00 UTC), and after a confrontation between Dallas police and Secret Service agents, Kennedys body is placed in a casket and taken from Parkland Hospital and driven to Air Force One....

1963 22nd November

Departure from Dallas

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

After Johnson completed the presidential oath, Air Force One departed Dallas carrying the new President, the Kennedy party, and President Kennedy's casket.

1963 22nd November

Downtown Emergency Broadcast

Jefferson Davis Tippit · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

At about 12:44 p.m., Dallas police radio ordered downtown patrol units to report to Elm and Houston under emergency conditions after President Kennedy was shot.

1963 22nd November

Dual Parkland Treatment Role

Robert Nelson McClelland · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Robert Nelson McClelland participated in the emergency treatment of President Kennedy and later in operative treatment of Governor Connally at Parkland.

1963 22nd November

Emergency Notification

Charles James Carrico · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Charles James Carrico was working in the emergency area when notified that President Kennedy was being brought to Parkland Hospital.

1963 22nd November

Emergency Tracheotomy

Malcolm Oliver Perry · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Malcolm Oliver Perry performed an emergency tracheotomy to establish an effective airway for President Kennedy.

1963 22nd November

First Parkland Physician

Charles James Carrico · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Charles James Carrico was the first physician to see President Kennedy at Parkland Hospital after the motorcade arrived.

1963 22nd November

Fort Worth Breakfast Appearance

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Fort Worth · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Mrs. Kennedy joined President Kennedy at the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce breakfast before the presidential party departed for Dallas.

1963 22nd November

Grassy Knoll

Norma Jean Lollis Hill · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The "Lady in Red" in Zapruders film, claims smoke was lingering near the grassy knoll picket fence corner. Present along with her friend Mary Moorman across from the grassy knoll, and was one of the very closest witnesses to President Kennedy when the shots were fired at him

1963 22nd November

Grassy Knoll

Mary Ann Moorman · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Badge Man is the name given to a photographic image that some President John F. Kennedy assassination researchers claim is a grassy knoll assassin seen within a Polaroid photograph that close witness Mary Moorman captured...

1963 22nd November

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Henry Barbosa Gonzalez · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Gonzalez was in President Kennedy's motorcade, he recalled rolling down the window as his car neared the Texas School Book Depository, then hearing three shots during the assassination.

1963 22nd November

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Henry Barbosa Gonzalez · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Kennedy, and President Kennedy's sheet covered body. Gonzalez helped place Kennedy's casket in the hearse that transported Kennedy to Air Force One

1963 22nd November

Hydrocortisone Administration

Charles James Carrico · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Administered hydrocortisone because of President Kennedy's known adrenal insufficiency.

1963 22nd November

Initial Life Assessment

Charles James Carrico · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Charles James Carrico concluded from the initial examination that President Kennedy was still alive when he arrived at Parkland Hospital.

1963 22nd November

Jacqueline Kennedy at Oath

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Johnson asked Jacqueline Kennedy to be present for the presidential oath after she arrived aboard Air Force One with President Kennedy's casket.

1963 22nd November

Jacqueline Kennedy Departure Request

Kenneth P. O'Donnell · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Presidential Assistant

Tried to persuade Jacqueline Kennedy to leave the Parkland treatment area after President Kennedy had been pronounced dead.

1963 22nd November

Jenkins Resuscitation Report

Charles Jack Price · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Administrator, Parkland Hospital

Received Marion Jenkins's same-day written statement describing the resuscitative efforts for President Kennedy.

1963 22nd November

Kennedy Death Notification at Parkland

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Vice President of USA

Lyndon Baines Johnson was informed at approximately 1:20 p.m. while at Parkland Hospital that President Kennedy was dead.

1963 22nd November

Kennedy Murder Charge

Lee Harvey Oswald · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Later on November 22, Dallas authorities charged Oswald with murdering President John F. Kennedy.

1963 22nd November

Kennedy Murder Complaint Signed

J. Will Fritz · Dallas Police Headquarters · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Captain, Homicide and Robbery Bureau

After reviewing the developing evidence with prosecutors, Fritz signed the complaint charging Oswald with murdering President Kennedy at 11:26 p.m.

1963 22nd November

Kennedy Shooting Report Received

James Patrick Hosty, Jr · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

After learning that President Kennedy had been shot, Hosty returned toward the Dallas FBI office to await instructions.

1963 22nd November

Kennedy Stretcher Transfer

William R. Greer · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Secret Service Agent

William R. Greer helped lift President Kennedy from the presidential limousine onto the Parkland stretcher.

1963 22nd November

Kennedy Stretcher Transfer

Roy H. Kellerman · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Secret Service Agent

Roy H. Kellerman helped lift President Kennedy from the limousine onto a stretcher for movement into Parkland trauma room 1.

1963 22nd November

Kennedy Stretcher Transfer

Winston G. Lawson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Secret Service Agent

Winston G. Lawson helped Roy Kellerman and William Greer lift President Kennedy onto a stretcher and move him into trauma room 1.

1963 22nd November

Left Arm Cutdown

Ronald Coy Jones · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Performed a cutdown on President Kennedy's left arm to permit infusion of blood and fluids.

1963 22nd November

Lone Assassin

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

The Warren Commission later concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald is the lone assassin..

1963 22nd November

Motorcade Viewing

Roy Truly · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Truly went outside the Texas School Book Depository to watch President Kennedy's motorcade pass through Dealey Plaza.

1963 22nd November

No Established Dallas Presence

Frank Sturgis · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Later official investigations did not establish that Sturgis was present in Dealey Plaza when President Kennedy was assassinated.

1963 22nd November

No Warren Commission Identification

Frank Sturgis · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The Warren Commission did not identify Sturgis as a participant in President Kennedy's assassination or as one of the men detained near Dealey Plaza.

1963 22nd November

Oral Surgery Emergency Response

Don Teel Curtis · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Don Teel Curtis responded to the Parkland emergency area as an oral surgeon after notice that President Kennedy was en route.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Administration

Charles Jack Price · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Administrator, Parkland Hospital

Charles Jack Price served as administrator of Parkland Memorial Hospital during the emergency treatment of President Kennedy and Governor Connally.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Casket Departure

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy accompanied President Kennedy's casket when it was taken from Parkland Memorial Hospital for the return to Love Field.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Memorial Hospital

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Johnson remained under Secret Service protection at Parkland Memorial Hospital while President Kennedy was treated after the shooting.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Memorial Hospital

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

At 1:00 p.m., CST (19:00 UTC), after all heart activity had ceased and after a priest administered the last rites, the President is pronounced dead... A few minutes after 2:00 p.m.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Memorial Hospital

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

CST (20:00 UTC), and after a confrontation between Dallas police and Secret Service agents, Kennedys body is placed in a casket and taken from Parkland Hospital and driven to Air Force One..

1963 22nd November

Parkland Memorial Hospital

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

Oscar L Huber was the Very Rev. Oscar L. Huber, the priest who administered the last rites to Kennedy told The New York Times that the President was already dead by the time he had arrived at the hospital..

1963 22nd November

President Kennedy Head Wound

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy was beside the President when the fatal shot struck his head during the motorcade through Dealey Plaza.

1963 22nd November

Presidential Limousine Rear Seat

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy sat beside President Kennedy in the rear seat of the presidential limousine during the Dallas motorcade.

1963 22nd November

Presidential Succession

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Following President Kennedy's death, Johnson became President under constitutional succession and prepared to take the presidential oath before leaving Dallas.

1963 22nd November

Pronouncement of Death

William Kemp Clark · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

William Kemp Clark pronounced President Kennedy dead at approximately 1:00 p.m. at Parkland Hospital.

1963 22nd November

Refusal to Leave Parkland

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

After President Kennedy was pronounced dead, Mrs. Kennedy initially refused efforts to persuade her to leave the hospital area.

1963 22nd November

Right Chest Tube Assistance

Paul Conrad Peters · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Assisted with insertion of a right chest tube during President Kennedy's resuscitation.

1963 22nd November

Shots Heard in Dealey Plaza

Roy Truly · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Truly was outside the Depository when the shots were fired at President Kennedy and immediately reacted to the emergency.

1963 22nd November

Stat Alarm Response

Marion Thomas Jenkins · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Marion Thomas Jenkins responded immediately after receiving the stat alarm that President Kennedy was being brought to Parkland Hospital.

1963 22nd November

Texas Political Trip

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson joined President Kennedy in Dallas during a Texas political trip intended to build support and reduce divisions ahead of the 1964 election.

1963 22nd November

Tracheotomy Assistance

Robert Nelson McClelland · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Entered trauma room 1 during resuscitation and assisted Malcolm Perry with President Kennedy's tracheotomy.

1963 22nd November

Trauma Room Leadership

Malcolm Oliver Perry · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Assumed direction of President Kennedy's treatment shortly after arriving in trauma room 1.

1963 22nd November

Trauma Room One Response

Charles Rufus Baxter · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Charles Rufus Baxter arrived with Malcolm Perry and Robert McClelland during the emergency treatment of President Kennedy.

1963 22nd November

Trauma Room Two Care

Richard Brooks Dulany · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Remained with Governor Connally in trauma room 2 when Charles Carrico left to help treat President Kennedy.

1963 22nd November

Warren Commission

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

The Warren Commission later concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald is the lone assassin..

1963 23rd November

Bethesda Burial Preparation Completed

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Preparation of President Kennedy's body for burial was completed at approximately 4 a.m. on November 23.

1963 23rd November

Bethesda Departure for White House

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Bethesda · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

After the burial preparation was completed, President Kennedy's body left Bethesda for the White House East Room.

1963 23rd November

East Room Lying in Repose

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

President Kennedy's casket lay in repose in the White House East Room while Jacqueline Kennedy and the family observed private mourning rites.

1963 23rd November

Heroism Radio Script

Jack Ruby · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

After leaving KLIF, Ruby showed reporter Russ Knight a "Life Line" radio script titled "Heroism" and discussed political hostility toward President Kennedy in Dallas.

1963 23rd November

Lincoln Funeral Precedent

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Mrs. Kennedy looked to Abraham Lincoln's funeral for precedent when shaping the ceremonial arrangements for President Kennedy's state funeral.

1963 24th November

Capitol Procession

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Mrs. Kennedy accompanied the Kennedy family during ceremonies transferring President Kennedy's casket from the White House to the United States Capitol.

1963 24th November

Capitol Rotunda Ceremony

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy attended the ceremony as President Kennedy's casket was placed in the Capitol Rotunda to lie in state.

1963 24th November

Pago Club Visit

Jack Ruby · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

After midnight, Ruby visited the Pago Club, ordered a Coke, and questioned why the establishment remained open while the city mourned President Kennedy.

1963 25th November

Arlington Burial Ceremony

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Arlington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy attended the graveside military ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery as President Kennedy was laid to rest.

1963 25th November

Burial

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Arlington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

Representatives from over 90 countries, including the Soviet Union, attend the funeral, after the service, the casket is taken by caisson to Arlington National Cemetery for burial..

1963 25th November

Eternal Flame Lighting

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Arlington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy lit the eternal flame at President Kennedy's grave at approximately 3:15 p.m. on November 25.

1963 25th November

Funeral Day White House Departure

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

On November 25, Jacqueline Kennedy left the White House for the final funeral procession honoring President Kennedy.

1963 25th November

John Kennedy Jr Funeral Salute

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy stood with her children during the funeral ceremonies when John F. Kennedy Jr. saluted his father's passing casket.

1963 25th November

Kennedy Funeral Reception

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Johnson received foreign leaders in Washington during diplomatic events and receptions associated with President Kennedy's funeral.

1963 25th November

Procession to Arlington

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Arlington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Mrs. Kennedy accompanied the funeral procession from Washington to Arlington National Cemetery for President Kennedy's burial.

1963 25th November

St Matthews Requiem Mass

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Mrs. Kennedy attended the Requiem Mass for President Kennedy at St. Matthew's Cathedral with her children, family members, and international dignitaries.

1963 27th November

Let Us Continue

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Johnson used the phrase "let us continue" to frame his commitment to carry forward the national program begun under President Kennedy.

1963 29th November

Chairman

Earl Warren · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Chief Justice · Chief Justice

Earl Warren chairs the presidential commission investigating the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

1963 29th November

Commission Chairmanship

Earl Warren · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Warren became chairman of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy when the commission was established by Executive Order 11130.

1963 29th November

Commission Establishment

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

Establishes the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known as the Warren Commission.

1963 29th November

Earl Warren Appointment

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Johnson appointed Chief Justice Earl Warren to chair the commission investigating President Kennedy's assassination.

1963 29th November

Warren Commission

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Johnson created the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy to investigate the killing and report its conclusions to him.

1963 29th November

Warren Commission Appointment

Earl Warren · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Chief Justice Earl Warren to chair the commission investigating President Kennedy's assassination.

1963 November

Anti-Castro Activity Before Assassination

Frank Sturgis · Miami · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Federal records place Sturgis in the anti-Castro milieu during the period immediately preceding President Kennedy's assassination.

1963 November

Second Floor Encounter Statement

Roy Truly · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Truly gave investigators an account of the second-floor encounter involving Baker and Oswald shortly after President Kennedy was shot.

1963 December

FBI Evidence Review

Earl Warren · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Warren's commission began reviewing investigative reports supplied by the FBI concerning President Kennedy's assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald, and related evidence.

1963 December

Oswald Lawyer

Dean Andrews · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

A Secret Service report stated that Oswald visited Dean Andrews’s office about three times in June and July 1963 seeking legal advice.

1963

Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Arlington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

Representatives from over 90 countries, including the Soviet Union, attend the funeral, after the service, the casket is taken by caisson to Arlington National Cemetery for burial..

1963

Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Arlen Specter · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The Magic Bullet theory is contributed to the Warren Commission by Arlen Specter posits that a single bullet, "Warren Commission Exhibit 399", caused all of the non-fatal wounds in both President Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally

1963

Exhibit 399

Arlen Specter · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Posits that a single bullet, known as "Warren Commission Exhibit 399" (also known as "CE399"), caused all of the non-fatal wounds in both President Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally

1963

Lady In Red

Norma Jean Lollis Hill · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Hill apparently always thought of herself as a survivor after many of the other witnesses to the assassination died shortly after President Kennedys death under what some considered to be mysterious circumstances.

1963

Magic Bullet

Arlen Specter · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Posits that a single bullet, known as "Warren Commission Exhibit 399" (also known as "CE399"), caused all of the non-fatal wounds in both President Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally. A one-inch-long copper-jacketed lead-core 6.5-millimeter rifle bullet fired from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository passed through Kennedys neck and Connallys chest wrist and embedded itself in the Governors thigh..

1963

Magic Bullet

Arlen Specter · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The Magic Bullet theory is contributed to the Warren Commission by Arlen Specter posits that a single bullet, "Warren Commission Exhibit 399", caused all of the non-fatal wounds in both President Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally.

1964
1964 March

Autopsy Evidence Review

Earl Warren · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Warren's commission reviewed the autopsy findings, Parkland Hospital evidence, medical testimony, and related material concerning President Kennedy's wounds.

1964 5th May

No Oswald Interview Testimony

James Patrick Hosty, Jr · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Hosty testified that he had never interviewed Oswald before President Kennedy's assassination.

1964 5th May

Revill Statement Denied Under Oath

James Patrick Hosty, Jr · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Hosty denied Revill's allegation that he had said the FBI knew Oswald was capable of assassinating President Kennedy.

1964 14th May

Warren Commission Testimony

John A. McCone · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Director of Central Intelligence

McCone testified before the Warren Commission about CIA information relevant to Lee Harvey Oswald and possible foreign involvement in President Kennedy's assassination.

1964 July

Right-Wing Activity Inquiry

Earl Warren · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Warren's commission examined hostile right-wing political activity in Dallas and investigated whether it had any connection to President Kennedy's assassination.

1964 July

Warren Commission

Dean Andrews · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

According to a December 1963 Secret Service report, Dean Andrews said Oswald visited his office about three times in June and July seeking advice about citizenship and his wife’s status.

1964 24th September

FPCC Assassination Link Finding

Earl Warren · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The Commission concluded that Oswald's Fair Play for Cuba Committee contacts were not shown to be related to the assassination of President Kennedy.

1964 24th September

Warren Commission

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

Johnson receives the Warren Commission report on the assassination of President Kennedy.

1964 24th September

Warren Commission

Earl Warren · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Chief Justice · Chief Justice

The 889-page final report is presented to President Johnson on September 24, 1964. President Johnson demanded in the name of patriotic duty that Warren head the governmental commission that investigated the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

1964 24th September

Warren Report Submission

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Johnson received the Warren Commission's final report on September 24, 1964, after the commission completed its investigation of President Kennedy's assassination.

1964 27th September

Warren Commission

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

The Warren Report is made public.

1964 November

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Earl Warren · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The HSCA Report in 1979 agrees with the Warren Report's conclusion that two bullets caused all of President Kennedy's and Governor Connally's injuries

1964 November

Lone Gunman Theory

Earl Warren · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Lone gunman theory, name given to the conclusion reached by the Warren Commission that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by a single gunman named Lee Harvey Oswald who fired only three shots..

1964 November

Texas School Book Depository

Earl Warren · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The HSCA Report in 1979 agrees with the Warren Report's conclusion that two bullets caused all of President Kennedy's and Governor Connallys injuries, The HSCA also concluded that both bullets were fired by Oswald from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.

1964 November

Warren Commission

Earl Warren · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Chief Justice · Chief Justice

Lone gunman theory, name given to the conclusion reached by the Warren Commission that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by a single gunman named Lee Harvey Oswald who fired only three shots...

1964 November

Warren Commission

Earl Warren · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Chief Justice · Chief Justice

The HSCA Report in 1979 agrees with the Warren Report's conclusion that two bullets caused all of President Kennedy's and Governor Connally's injuries, The HSCA also concluded that both bullets were fired by Oswald from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository..

1964

Autopsy Evidence

Pierre A Finck · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Military Doctor

Pierre A Finck testifies about his participation in the autopsy of President Kennedy at Bethesda Naval Hospital.

1964

Autopsy Evidence

James Joseph Humes · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Pathologist

Gives medical evidence concerning President Kennedy's autopsy and the wounds considered by the Commission.

1964

Testimony

Paul Landis · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Secret Service Agent

The witness testified to the Warren Commission that one or more shots came from the grassy knoll.. Paul Landis was a Secret Service agent in the car immediately behind President Kennedy's car. My reaction at this time was that the [fatal] shot came from somewhere towards the front

1967
1967 14th March

Russo Preliminary Hearing Testimony

Clay LaVerne Shaw · New Orleans · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

At the preliminary hearing, Perry Russo testified that Shaw, Oswald, and Ferrie had participated in a discussion about killing President Kennedy.

1967 22nd March

Orleans Parish Grand Jury Indictment

Clay LaVerne Shaw · New Orleans · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The Orleans Parish grand jury indicted Shaw for conspiracy to murder President Kennedy on March 22, 1967.

1968
1968

Investigation

David Ferrie · New Orleans · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

New Orleans D.A. Jim Garrison began an investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy in the fall of 1966, after receiving several tips from Jack Martin that a man named David Ferrie may have been involved in the assassination..

1968

Investigation

Earling Carothers "Jim" Garrison · New Orleans · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

New Orleans D.A. Jim Garrison began an investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy in the fall of 1966, after receiving several tips from Jack Martin that a man named David Ferrie may have been involved in the assassination..

1968

Investigation

Jack Martin · New Orleans · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

New Orleans D.A. Jim Garrison began an investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy in the fall of 1966, after receiving several tips from Jack Martin that a man named David Ferrie may have been involved in the assassination..

1969
1969 January

Trial

Clay LaVerne Shaw · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

During the trial, Russo testified that he had attended an "assassination party" at David Ferries apartment, where Shaw, Ferrie, and Lee Harvey Oswald had discussed killing President Kennedy.

1969 January

Trial

Clay LaVerne Shaw · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The conversation included plans for the "triangulation of crossfire" and alibis for the participants. Russo claimed in September, 1963, he overheard Shaw and David Ferrie discussing the proposed assassination of John F. Kennedy.

1969

Trial

David Ferrie · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Russo claimed in September, 1963, he overheard Shaw and David Ferrie discussing the proposed assassination of John F. Kennedy. During the trial, Russo testified that he had attended an "assassination party" at David Ferries apartment, where Shaw, Ferrie, and Lee Harvey Oswald had discussed killing President Kennedy

1969

Trial

Earling Carothers "Jim" Garrison · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

During the trial, Russo testified that he had attended an "assassination party" at David Ferries apartment, where Shaw, Ferrie, and Lee Harvey Oswald had discussed killing President Kennedy

1969

Trial

Perry Russo · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Russo claimed in September, 1963, he overheard Shaw and David Ferrie discussing the proposed assassination of John F. Kennedy.

1969

Trial

Perry Russo · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

This record states: During the trial, Russo testified that he had attended an "assassination party" at David Ferries apartment, where Shaw, Ferrie, and Lee Harvey Oswald had discussed killing President Kennedy.

1975
1975 June

Rockefeller Assassination Rebuttal

Frank Sturgis · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The Rockefeller Commission found no credible evidence supporting allegations that the CIA, Hunt, or Sturgis participated in President Kennedy's assassination.

1975

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Henry Barbosa Gonzalez · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Henry Barbosa Gonzalez was reported to be unsettled by the effect that the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr. had on the nation, Gonzalez pushed in 1975 for a House committee study.

1976
1976

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Thomas Nelms Downing · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The House Select Committee on Assassinations concludes that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, probably as a result of a conspiracy. Established in 1976 to investigate the John F.

1976

Lecturer

Jim Marrs · Arlington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jim Marrs begins to teach a course on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy at the University of Texas at Arlington.

1977
1977 January

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Henry Barbosa Gonzalez · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

In 1976, the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) was created to investigate the deaths of President Kennedy and King, and Gonzalez succeeded Thomas N. Downing as its chairman in January 1977..

1977 2nd April

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

George de Mohrenschildt · Manalapan · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Willem Oltmans told the House Select Committee on Assassinations that Mohrenschildt had implicated himself in the conspiracy to kill President Kennedy. And Pat S.

1977 2nd April

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Willem Oltmans · Manalapan · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Willem Oltmans told the House Select Committee on Assassinations that Mohrenschildt had implicated himself in the conspiracy to kill President Kennedy. And Pat S.

1977 2nd April

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Patrick S. Russell · Manalapan · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Willem Oltmans told the House Select Committee on Assassinations that Mohrenschildt had implicated himself in the conspiracy to kill President Kennedy. And Pat S.

1977

Marita Lorenz Allegation

Frank Sturgis · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Marita Lorenz alleged that Sturgis had participated in events connected with a conspiracy to assassinate President Kennedy; investigators treated the claim as an allegation requiring examination.

1978
1978 August

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Gerry Patrick Hemming · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.

1978 August

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Everette Howard Hunt · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.

1978 August

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Victor Marchetti · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.

1978 August

CIA Response to Marchetti Claim

Frank Sturgis · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

CIA records addressed allegations publicized by Victor Marchetti that attempted to connect Sturgis and other former anti-Castro operatives with President Kennedy's assassination.

1978 August

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Gerry Patrick Hemming · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.

1978 August

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Everette Howard Hunt · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.

1978 August

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Victor Marchetti · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.

1978 August

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Frank Sturgis · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.

1979
1979 March

Fatal Shot Finding

House Select Committee · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Congressional Committee

Concludes Oswald's third shot killed President Kennedy.

1979 March

Oswald Three Shots Finding

House Select Committee · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Congressional Committee

House Select Committee concludes Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots at President Kennedy.

1979

Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Howard Leslie Brennan · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The House Select Committee on Assassinations cited Howard Brennan in 1979 as support for its conclusion that the assassin shot at President Kennedy from the Book Depository Building..

1979

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Howard Leslie Brennan · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The House Select Committee on Assassinations cited Howard Brennan in 1979 as support for its conclusion that the assassin shot at President Kennedy from the Book Depository Building..

1979

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Louis Stokes · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Scientific acoustical evidence establishes a high probability that two gunmen fired at President John F. Kennedy. Concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots at President John F.

1979

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Louis Stokes · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The House Select Committee on Assassinations concludes that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, probably as a result of a conspiracy. Second chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations.

1981
1981

Libel-Hunt

Everette Howard Hunt · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Hunt is awarded $650,000 in a libel lawsuit against Liberty Lobby, after it published an article by Victor Marchetti in its newspaper The Spotlight accusing Hunt of involvement in the conspiracy to kill John F. Kennedy..

1992
1992

Assassination Records Review Board

Oliver Stone · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The Assassination Records Review Board is created as a result of an act passed by the US Congress in 1992, entitled the "President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act"

1992

JFK

Oliver Stone · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The "President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act", mandates the gathering and release of all US Government records related to the assassination of Kennedy, after the 1991 premiere of Oliver Stones film JFK

1992

Legislation

Oliver Stone · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The "President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act", mandates the gathering and release of all US Government records related to the assassination of Kennedy, after the 1991 premiere of Oliver Stones film JFK

1993
1993

Contends that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in

Gerald Posner · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Gerald Posner contends that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of John F. Kennedy and Oswalds assailant, Jack Ruby, acted independently as well.

2002
2002

Mrs. Paines Garage and the Murder of John F. Kennedy

Thomas Mallon · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Publication of ."Mrs. Paines Garage and the Murder of John F. Kennedy", Ruth Paine is absolved of any guilt

2002

Mrs. Paines Garage and the Murder of John F. Kennedy

Ruth Paine · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Publication of ."Mrs. Paines Garage and the Murder of John F. Kennedy", Ruth Paine is absolved of any guilt

2002

of

Thomas Mallon · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Publication of ."Mrs. Paines Garage and the Murder of John F. Kennedy", Ruth Paine is absolved of any guilt

2002

of

Ruth Paine · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Publication of ."Mrs. Paines Garage and the Murder of John F. Kennedy", Ruth Paine is absolved of any guilt

2007
2007

Death of Everette Howard Hunt

Everette Howard Hunt · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

After the death of Hunt in 2007, Saint John Hunt and David Hunt stated that their father had recorded several claims about himself and others being involved in a conspiracy to assassinate John F. Kennedy..

2007

Later Allegation Remains Unproven

Frank Sturgis · United States · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The later Hunt-family allegations involving Sturgis were claims rather than official findings and did not establish his participation in President Kennedy's assassination.

2007

Three Tramps

Everette Howard Hunt · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

After the death of Hunt in 2007, Saint John Hunt and David Hunt stated that their father had recorded several claims about himself and others being involved in a conspiracy to assassinate John F. Kennedy..

2007

Three Tramps

Frank Sturgis · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

After the death of Hunt in 2007, Saint John Hunt and David Hunt stated that their father had recorded several claims about himself and others being involved in a conspiracy to assassinate John F. Kennedy..

2013
2013

Not in Your Lifetime: The Defining Book on the JFK Assassination

Anthony Bruce Summers · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Summers 1980 book Conspiracy was updated as "Not in Your Lifetime: The Defining Book on the JFK Assassination". He implicates Cuban exile Herminio Diaz, an employee of Santo Trafficante, as a grassy knoll shooter in the assassination of John F. Kennedy

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