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THE KILLING OF A PRESIDENT

THE KILLING OF A PRESIDENT. THAT FATEFUL DAY -11/22/63. JFK & First Lady go to Dallas for a Dem. Party fundraiser En route in open-air limo, JFK shot in the throat; seconds later a fatal shot to the head A NATIONAL TRAGEDY!!.

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THE KILLING OF A PRESIDENT

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  1. THE KILLING OF A PRESIDENT

  2. THAT FATEFUL DAY -11/22/63 • JFK & First Lady go to Dallas for a Dem. Party fundraiser • En route in open-air limo, JFK shot in the throat; seconds later a fatal shot to the head A NATIONAL TRAGEDY!!

  3. THE ZAPRUDER FILM • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q91RZko5Gw

  4. AFTERMATH • Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) becomes pres. • Takes oath on Air Force One after leaving Dallas

  5. SUSPECT ARRESTED • Lee Harvey Oswald charged w/murder • Palm print on rifle found in Texas Book Depository, 6th Floor • Former Marine • Supported Castro & Commie party • Claimed innocent & set-up • Killed days later by Jack Ruby

  6. FUNERAL = HISTORIC EVENT • Reaction of disbelief & shock • T.V. = main source of info. • 95% Americans watch 8+ hrs. of coverage over 4 days

  7. All work stops for funeral – 11/26/63

  8. WHO COULD HAVE DONE THIS?! • Cubans? Soviets? CIA? The Mob? • Warren Commission investigates = Oswald was lone killer – 1963 • Single bullet struck JFK from behind – a.k.a. “Magic Bullet” theory

  9. CONSPIRACIES • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSBXW1-VGmM

  10. Reinvestigated – 1979 • Oswald was part of a conspiracy • 2 people may have fired at JFK • JFK Records Act – 1992 • Newly classified info. has shown that JFK’s fatal shot was from the front • Evidence not conclusive to disprove W.C. findings

  11. Summarize & CTQ • Recap what you have learned about the Kennedy assassination in 4 – 5 sentences. • Create 1 CTQ @ Level 5 or 6. 

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