The Assassination of JFK - Part 1
A look at the event itself
Episode Description
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy arrived in Dallas as part of a political trip through Texas meant to repair Democratic divisions and prepare for the 1964 campaign. Within hours, he was dead, Governor John Connally was wounded, Lyndon Johnson was president, and a 24-year-old former Marine named Lee Harvey Oswald was in custody. But the story only grew stranger. Oswald denied the charges, called himself a patsy, and was murdered two days later by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby. In this first episode, we follow the assassination from the Texas trip and Dealey Plaza through Parkland Hospital, Oswald’s arrest, Ruby’s shocking act, and the birth of the official story.
Keywords
John F. Kennedy assassination, JFK assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, Dealey Plaza, Texas School Book Depository, Warren Commission, Lyndon Johnson, Jacqueline Kennedy, Governor John Connally, J. D. Tippit, Parkland Hospital, Zapruder film, Dallas 1963, JFK conspiracy, lone gunman theory, JFK true crime, American history podcast
Useful Sources
The Warren Commission Reporthttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report
National Archives JFK Assassination Records Collectionhttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk
JFK Library: November 22, 1963https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/november-22-1963-death-of-the-president
JFK Library: John F. Kennedy Biographyhttps://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/life-of-john-f-kennedy
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plazahttps://www.jfk.org/
The Sixth Floor Museum: John F. Kennedy and the Memory of a Nationhttps://www.jfk.org/exhibits/john-f-kennedy-and-the-memory-of-a-nation/
History.com: JFK Assassinationhttps://www.history.com/topics/1960s/jfk-assassination
Britannica: Assassination of John F. Kennedyhttps://www.britannica.com/event/assassination-of-John-F-Kennedy
FBI Records: John F. Kennedy Assassinationhttps://vault.fbi.gov/john-f.-kennedy-assassination
Mary Ferrell Foundation: JFK Assassination Recordshttps://www.maryferrell.org/pages/JFK_Assassination.html
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