John F. Kennedy: 

* Born May 29, 1917
* Died November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas
* Shot at 12:30 PM CT while riding in an open-top car in Dealey Plaza
* Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, who fired multiple shots from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository building

Investigations:

* Warren Commission (established November 29, 1963) led by Chief Justice Earl Warren
	+ Released report on September 24, 1964, concluding Oswald acted alone in the assassination
* House Select Committee on Assassinations (1976-1979)
	+ Found "probable" that there was a conspiracy involving organized crime and/or government agencies
* Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) established by Executive Order 12958 (1995)
	+ Released previously withheld documents related to the assassination

Related Individuals:

* Lee Harvey Oswald: employed at the Texas School Book Depository, fired shots from the sixth floor on November 22, 1963
* Jack Ruby: shot and killed Oswald on November 24, 1963
* Clay Shaw: businessman with ties to New Orleans and the CIA; investigated by Jim Garrison in connection with the assassination
* George Joannides: CIA officer involved in anti-Castro operations; died in 1971

Evidence:

* Zapruder film footage of the assassination (taken by Abraham Zapruder)
* Ballistic evidence linking Oswald's rifle to the shots fired at Kennedy
* Testimony from witnesses, including those who reported hearing multiple shots or seeing a second shooter

RFK Declassified Files

56-la-156-1a_sec_003-1a61-neg.pdf

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