**John F. Kennedy**

* Born: May 29, 1917
* Died: November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, as a result of gunshot wounds sustained during the assassination
* Served as the 35th President of the United States from January 20, 1961, until his death

**Assassination**

* Date: November 22, 1963
* Location: Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas
* Time: Approximately 12:30 PM Central Standard Time
* Shooter: Lee Harvey Oswald (identified as the lone gunman)
* Witnesses: Various individuals, including bystanders and Secret Service agents

**Investigations**

* Warren Commission (established by President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 29, 1963):
	+ Chaired by Chief Justice Earl Warren
	+ Released its report on September 24, 1964, concluding that Oswald acted alone in the assassination
* FBI Investigation:
	+ Conducted by Director J. Edgar Hoover and his team
	+ Collected evidence, interviewed witnesses, and investigated potential conspiracies
* House Select Committee on Assassinations (established in 1976):
	+ Investigated the assassinations of JFK and Martin Luther King Jr.
	+ Released its report on June 23, 1979, concluding that there was a "probable conspiracy" involved in the JFK assassination

**Related Individuals**

* Lee Harvey Oswald:
	+ Employed at the Texas School Book Depository building
	+ Fired multiple shots from the sixth floor of the building
	+ Killed by night club owner Jack Ruby on November 24, 1963
* Jack Ruby:
	+ Shot and killed Oswald while in police custody
	+ Claimed to have acted alone in killing Oswald
* Lyndon B. Johnson:
	+ Succeeded JFK as President after his death
	+ Established the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination

**Evidence and Testimony**

* Ballistic evidence: multiple bullets were found at the crime scene, but only one was linked to Oswald's rifle
* Eyewitness testimony: various witnesses reported hearing shots coming from different locations, but most agreed that the shots came from the rear of the motorcade
* Autopsy report: JFK's autopsy revealed two gunshot wounds, one in the front and one in the back

RFK Declassified Files

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