**Key Individuals:**

* John F. Kennedy, President of the United States
* Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin
* Jack Ruby, nightclub owner and assassin of Oswald
* J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
* Allen Dulles, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

**Dates and Locations:**

* November 22, 1963: Assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas, Texas
* June 4, 1963: Lee Harvey Oswald's attempted assassination of General Edwin Walker in New Orleans, Louisiana
* September 25, 1978: Death of Jack Ruby

**Significant Events and Activities:**

* Investigation by the Warren Commission (1963-1964) led by Chief Justice Earl Warren
* Investigation by the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) (1976-1979)
* Autopsy and ballistic evidence related to the assassination
* Testimony of witnesses, including Marina Oswald Porter (Lee Harvey Oswald's wife) and Ruth Paine (acquaintance of Lee Harvey Oswald)

**Connections:**

* CIA and FBI involvement in investigating the assassination
* Allegations of government conspiracy and cover-up

**Evidence and Findings:**

* Ballistic evidence linking Lee Harvey Oswald to the assassination
* Testimony from witnesses placing Jack Ruby at the scene of Oswald's arrest
* Investigation into possible motives for the assassination, including Cuba and organized crime

RFK Declassified Files

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