American Conspiracy Theory
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Word Count 1,771
Allison Espinosa
Professor Pryor
English 1A
April 10, 2013
Fact or Fiction: The JFK Assassination With the incredible amount of conjecture in the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, the mystery of what actually occurred still lies shrouded in mystery and hangs heavily over our heads today. From one theory to another, there is simply no telling what the real honest motive in killing the enigmatic President truly was. Among some of the various and fantastic theories, are those involving: the Chicago mafia, Lee Harvey Oswald attempting the murder by himself, and best of all both sides of our own the U.S. government. Alas, after numerous investigations, there is no hard tangible proof, for any one of these theories to put the mystery to rest. On November the 22nd in 1963, Kennedy was riding in an open limousine, with his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, at his side. The Texas governor, Connally and his wife, were seated in front of the Kennedy's, the governor seated in front of the President, two Secret Service agents on guard in the limousine's front seat. The car began to roll, and soon after Kennedy's limousine turned from Houston Street down onto Elm Street into Dealey Plaza, people began to hear shots ring out. Less than a second after Kennedy's limousine passed beneath a oak tree, Kennedy looked as if his arm swept up to grab his throat or upper chest with both hands. Kennedy's wife
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Jacqueline, seated on his left, quickly turned to see what was going on with her husband. In front of the seemingly injured President and his wife, "Governor Connally showed clear signs of having been struck by a bullet about half a second after Kennedy began to bring his hands up toward the area of his throat"(Griffith 1). A few beats passed after the first shot was heard, horrified witnesses saw the President's head hot with a bullet. Witnesses saw the shot to the Presidents head and recounted what
Word Count 1,771
Allison Espinosa
Professor Pryor
English 1A
April 10, 2013
Fact or Fiction: The JFK Assassination With the incredible amount of conjecture in the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, the mystery of what actually occurred still lies shrouded in mystery and hangs heavily over our heads today. From one theory to another, there is simply no telling what the real honest motive in killing the enigmatic President truly was. Among some of the various and fantastic theories, are those involving: the Chicago mafia, Lee Harvey Oswald attempting the murder by himself, and best of all both sides of our own the U.S. government. Alas, after numerous investigations, there is no hard tangible proof, for any one of these theories to put the mystery to rest. On November the 22nd in 1963, Kennedy was riding in an open limousine, with his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, at his side. The Texas governor, Connally and his wife, were seated in front of the Kennedy's, the governor seated in front of the President, two Secret Service agents on guard in the limousine's front seat. The car began to roll, and soon after Kennedy's limousine turned from Houston Street down onto Elm Street into Dealey Plaza, people began to hear shots ring out. Less than a second after Kennedy's limousine passed beneath a oak tree, Kennedy looked as if his arm swept up to grab his throat or upper chest with both hands. Kennedy's wife
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Jacqueline, seated on his left, quickly turned to see what was going on with her husband. In front of the seemingly injured President and his wife, "Governor Connally showed clear signs of having been struck by a bullet about half a second after Kennedy began to bring his hands up toward the area of his throat"(Griffith 1). A few beats passed after the first shot was heard, horrified witnesses saw the President's head hot with a bullet. Witnesses saw the shot to the Presidents head and recounted what