</s>FD-1036 (Rev. 10-16-2009) OFFICIAL RECORD UNCLASSIFIED FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION and the United States Department of and the Federal Bureau of Investigation U.S.A. Import Form Form Type: EMAIL - Email Date: 07/27/2020 Title: (U) Fw: Sentinel Lead Re: 89A-LA-156 Approved By: SSA Drafted By: Case ID #: 89a-LA -156 (U) KENSALT Synopsis: (u) FW: Sentinel Lead Re: 890-LA~156 UNCLASSIFIED

**John F. Kennedy**

* Born on May 29, 1917
* Served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963

**Assassination**

* Shot on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, while riding in an open-top car in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza
* Killed by multiple gunshot wounds to the head and neck
* Lee Harvey Oswald fired the fatal shot from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository building

**Investigations**

* Warren Commission (1963-1964): Established by President Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the assassination
* Church Committee (1975-1976): Investigated allegations of CIA and FBI misconduct related to the assassination
* House Select Committee on Assassinations (1976-1979): Conducted a comprehensive investigation into the assassinations of JFK and Martin Luther King Jr.

**Related Individuals**

* Lee Harvey Oswald: Accused assassin, shot and killed by Jack Ruby two days after the assassination
* Jack Ruby: Shot and killed Oswald while in police custody
* Lyndon B. Johnson: President at the time of the assassination, established the Warren Commission to investigate
* J. Edgar Hoover: Director of the FBI at the time of the assassination, played a significant role in the subsequent investigations

**Evidence and Testimony**

* Ballistic evidence linked Oswald's rifle to the crime scene
* Eyewitness testimony from people on the ground and in the motorcade contradicted each other regarding the number of shots fired and their origin
* Autopsy report revealed multiple gunshot wounds to JFK's head and neck

RFK Declassified Files

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