John F Kennedy Jfk Assassination Conspiracy

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On November 22, 1963 tragedy struck the United States. The President of the United States, John F. Kennedy (JFK), had been assassinated in Dallas Texas. The assassin was a lone gunman by the name of Lee Harvey Oswald… or that’s what we are told. After the assassination theories began to emerge as to other reasons the president could have been assassinated. But the real question that arose was, could these conspiracies theories be true? With the many conspiracy theories revolving around the JFK assassination, many of the conspiracies make sense. The multiple gunmen conspiracy, Lyndon B. Johnson conspiracy, C.I.A conspiracy, and the Cuban government theory all have very valid points as to why they could be true. To Begin, the final story given …show more content…

This to many conspirators shows a downward trend in his shooting ability. Also Oswald's rifle was sub par and many conspirators believe his gun could not have performed as well as it was reported. In addition, eyewitnesses such as Nellie Connally (who was sitting in the presidential vehicle), stated that there were four shots fired and the one shot that hit her husband, Governor Connally (who was sitting in front of President Kennedy), was a different bullet then the one which penetrated JFK. Many also bring into account the angle each shot came from. With the snipers nest being behind Kennedy and to the left, the fatal shot to his head would have forced his head forwards and to the right; but in reality his head went back and to the left. This also supports the notion of the reality that there could have been more than one gunman. With this evidence, among others, some begin to see the flaws behind the Warren Commission’s decision and it was possible for there to be more than one …show more content…

Johnson, the Vice President to JFK, was behind the assassination. Now some may find this ludicrous but others find it plausible. Many believe Johnson had Kennedy killed because he felt threatened by the thought that Kennedy was going to remove Johnson from his 1964 election ticket. In order to retain his power he orchestrated the assassination in order to become president and hold his spot in office. Evidence shows that Johnson had close ties with big name American oil businessman, such as H. L. Hunt, and that these businessman paid for the assassination which would ultimately save them one-hundred million dollars in the American Oil Industry. Throughout history men have fought over power and this instance may not be too far off of this