the killing of a president
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THE KILLING OF A PRESIDENT. THAT FATEFUL DAY -11/22/63. JFK & First Lady go to Dallas for a Dem. Party fundraiser En route in open-air limo, JFK shot in the throat; seconds later a fatal shot to the head A NATIONAL TRAGEDY!!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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THE KILLING
OF A PRESIDENT
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THAT FATEFUL DAY -11/22/63 JFK & First Lady go to Dallas for a Dem. Party
fundraiser En route in open-air limo, JFK shot in the throat;
seconds later a fatal shot to the head
A NATIONAL
TRAGEDY!!
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THE ZAPRUDER FILM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q91RZko5Gw
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AFTERMATH Lyndon B.
Johnson (LBJ)
becomes pres. Takes oath on
Air Force One after leaving Dallas
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SUSPECT ARRESTED Lee Harvey Oswald
charged w/murder Palm print on rifle found
in Texas Book Depository, 6th Floor
Former Marine Supported Castro &
Commie party Claimed innocent & set-up Killed days later by Jack
Ruby
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FUNERAL = HISTORIC EVENT Reaction of disbelief & shock
T.V. = main source of info. 95% Americans watch 8+ hrs. of coverage over 4
days
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All work stops for funeral – 11/26/63
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WHO COULD HAVE DONE THIS?! Cubans? Soviets? CIA? The Mob? Warren Commission investigates = Oswald was
lone killer – 1963 Single bullet
struck JFK
from behind –
a.k.a. “Magic
Bullet” theory
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CONSPIRACIES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSBXW1-VGmM
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Reinvestigated – 1979Oswald was part of a conspiracy2 people may have fired at JFK
JFK Records Act – 1992Newly classified info. has shown that JFK’s
fatal shot was from the frontEvidence not conclusive to disprove W.C.
findings
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Summarize & CTQ
Recap what you have learned about the Kennedy assassination in 4 – 5 sentences.
Create 1 CTQ @ Level 5 or 6.