The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy – part 7: The Investigation of the 6th floor of the Texas Schoolbook Depository building, on November 22-25, 1963
Reading time: 15 Minutes Reading guide: Together with the captions, the pictures provide the essence of the story Dallas, November 22, 1963 at 12:30 p.m. At half past twelve on Friday afternoon, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Sitting in the back of a car, he was hit by several gunshots. It was not immediately…
The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy – part 2: The Warren Commission and Its Critics
Reading time: 15 minutes Establishment of the Warren Commission In order to prevent the United States from being regarded as the largest banana republic in the world, Lyndon B. Johnson appointed a commission to investigate the murder of his predecessor. The Commission was chaired by Earl Warren (1891-1974), Chief Justice of the United States. Besides…