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JFK:
35th president. first and only catholic president. youngest elected president. second youngest president. assassinated in 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald. without his dad, wouldn't have been president.
1960 election- ran against richard nixon who was the vice president at that time. after the first debate (first televised debate) , his campaign really took off. only won the election by .1% closest election ever. kennedy won because he got texas. made lyndon johnson his vp because he wanted to get southern votes.
assassinated during a parade. shot at 12:30 took a ten month investigation to find out who killed him and that he acted alone. he also killed a police officer. kennedy was going down there to help settle a dispute between gov. connley and another political member.
jack ruby killed oswald while he was in custody.
warren report said that lee harvey oswald acted alone and there is no evidence of conspiracy.
1978- Report of the Select Committee on assassinations of the US house of reps. said that JFK was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy, bu they dont know who or how.
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