**John F. Kennedy**

* Born: May 29, 1917, Brookline, Massachusetts
* Died: November 22, 1963, Dallas, Texas (assassination)

**Assassination**

* Date: November 22, 1963
* Location: Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas
* Time: 12:30 PM Central Standard Time
* Shooter: Lee Harvey Oswald (identified as assassin)
* Vehicle: Presidential motorcade in an open-top car

**Investigations**

* Warren Commission (established by President Lyndon B. Johnson):
	+ Chaired by Chief Justice Earl Warren
	+ Concluded Oswald acted alone in the assassination
	+ Released report on September 24, 1964
* House Select Committee on Assassinations (1976-1979):
	+ Investigated JFK and Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations
	+ Found "probable conspiracy" in JFK's death

**Related Individuals**

* Lee Harvey Oswald: Accused assassin of John F. Kennedy
* Jack Ruby: Killed Oswald on November 24, 1963 (while in police custody)
* Clay Shaw: Businessman and alleged co-conspirator in the assassination (investigated by Jim Garrison)
* George Joannides: CIA officer involved in the investigation and possible cover-up
* E. Howard Hunt: CIA operative implicated in the Watergate scandal and potentially connected to JFK's death

**Evidence and Testimony**

* Zapruder film: Captured the assassination on film, showing Kennedy's head movement and the reaction of bystanders
* Autopsy report: Detailed Kennedy's injuries and concluded he was shot from behind
* Ballistic evidence: Linked Oswald's rifle to the crime scene
* Testimony of eyewitnesses: Provided varying accounts of the events surrounding the assassination

**Connections**

* CIA involvement: Allegations of agency complicity in the assassination or subsequent cover-up
* Cuban and Soviet connections: Possible links between Oswald, Cuba, and the Soviet Union in the context of the Cold War

RFK Declassified Files

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