Portfolio Two: JFK Assassination

The date was November 22nd, 1963 and it was a cold autumn day in Dallas, Texas. The President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his wife Jackie, were preparing for their appearance during a parade planned in the city. They got into their 1961 Lincoln Continental and were on their way following the parade route in downtown Dallas. No one could have imagined what was to transpire in the next few hours.
At around 12:30 in the afternoon, a single “crack” was heard coming from the near vicinity of the plaza. The President, as well as the other people in the featured car looked around for the origin of the sound. Some of the occupants, including the Governor of Texas, knew that it was the sound of a gun being fired. The President was not prepared what was still to come.
Another shot was heard, and it was determined that it had come from behind the motorcade, because when JFK was hit, the bullet entered his back and exited through his neck. Although it is still under an enormous amount of controversy, it was found that the same bullet hit the Governor of Texas in the thigh, arm, wrist, and ribs. This theory of the second non-fatal shot can also be know as the “Magic Bullet Theory.”
Controversy surrounds the death and even trials were held to see if a conspiracy was to blame. This trial was also called the Warren Commission and the trials are the subject of Oliver Stone’s motion picture “JFK”.
Kennedy was one of the most beloved Presidents in our nation’s history and even though his life is ended, his legacy will live on for centuries to come.

Max E. Hurley
Eng. 289 Section 005