John F. Kennedy...Continued
The New frontier was like the new deal
help the minor depression
Peace Corps was established in 1961 where Americans volunteer to help underdeveloped nations in areas such as education, farming, health care, and construction.
Signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963, a federal law aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex.
Famous Moonshot speech in 1961. Having the first man on the moon and return safely
Assassination
Kennedy and his wife were going to Texas basically for his next election
A lot of people in Texas didn't like Kennedy but he still went
Dealey Plaza
Parkland Hospital
Johnston being sworn in
Kennedy's took him back to DC
Lee Harvy Oswald- was in the marines. he was a sharp shooter. got out of the military and moved to the soviet union.
he beat his wife
worked at Texas School Book Depository.
6th floor- sniper's nest
set up boxes to hide himself
carried in a paper bag to work that day. said it was curtain rods but it was actually his rifle
when oswald left he left his rifle
he also shot police officer JD tippet
oswald arrested in texas theatre
several hours later
oswald in custody
said he was a patsy while talking to the press
transferred him to another prison
and got shot
jack ruby- went to jail for kililng him and died in jail
they allowed a lot of people around him which was weird
Warren Commission- set up by johnston, came together to investigate why all this happened
said oswald could not have done it by himself
did a huge investigation
they came back with the fact that oswald acted alone.
magic bullet theory
magic bullet- the bullet they found came out looking beautiful
grassy knool- where they thought the shot came from
the three tramps- arrested beacuse they were thought to be involved
water gates scandal
JFK Act
JFK movie came out in 1990's
lots of people came up with lots of conspiracy's
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