On October 3, 1963 Oswald left for Dallas after unsuccessfully attempting to enter Cuba. After being told about a possible job for the Texas School Book Depository on October 16, 1963, Oswald started working there. He didn’t stay with his family, but rented a different room. When he heard about Kennedy visiting the area, he decided to make his move.
Oswald had no love for Kennedy and didn’t believe in American values. Even though Oswald was still young, he still believed in Marxism and even attempted to join the Socialist Party of America while he was 17. Also during his service in the Marines, Oswald continued with his support of communism, Cuba, and even Cuba’s leader, Fidel Castro. In October of 1959, Oswald arrived in the Soviet Union after saving about $1,500. The stay was supposed to be about 6 days long. Three months later, Oswald was allowed to stay in the Soviet Union, and he informally got rid of his U.S. citizenship to become Russian. However, because government leaders and other high ranking officials were given extra bonuses, Oswald became disappointed with the system and how the Soviets no longer used Marxist beliefs. He left the country for the U.S. soon after in 1962. He was still disillusioned with both the Russian and American governments. He had a particular hatred for Kennedy. Oswald was a Marxist, …show more content…
JFK went to Dallas to amend the Democratic party that was broken from previous policies by JFK and other Democratic leaders. By asking Texan Senator Yarborough and Texan Governor Connally to ride with Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline. Although Kennedy took a visit to Dallas, Dallas was considered largely conservative and while most citizens were friendly, some advisors were abused verbally. Before Kennedy arrived in Dallas, Adlai Stevenson, who like Kennedy was liberal, came to Dallas and met with a lot of protesters from a right-leaning crowd. Because Dallas was a right-leaning city, Kennedy and his staff were worried about protesters, although the president’s visits to Houston, San Antonio, and Fort Worth went off without a hitch. On the 21st of November, 1963, John F. Kennedy, his wife, and later President Johnson went on a trip to Texas that lasted two days, and was likely meant to garner support for Kennedy’s reelection. On November 21st, Kennedy left D.C. for San Antonio. In San Antonio, Kennedy met with Vice-President Johnson and they flew to Dallas together. Kennedy’s staff and his alliance partners agreed to a motorcade to bolster his popularity within the right-leaning city. After Kennedy’s motorcade drove through Dallas, he gave a speech at the Trade Mart. Kennedy will fly to Austin for a Democratic party fundraising dinner. The public knew of Kennedy’s route through Main Street and the