The Assassination of JFK - Part 2

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The Assassination of JFK - Part 2

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Episode Notes AI True Crime: The JFK Assassination — Show Notes On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. He was pronounced dead at Parkland Memorial Hospital at 1:00 p.m.; later that afternoon Lyndon B. Johnson took the oath of office aboard Air Force One. The Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, while the House Select Committee on Assassinations later concluded that Kennedy was probably assassinated as the result of a conspiracy. The National Archives’ JFK Assassination Records Collection now contains more than six million pages of assassination-related records, photographs, films, sound recordings, and artifacts. This episode follows the killing of JFK from Dealey Plaza to Parkland, from Oswald’s arrest to Ruby’s murder of Oswald, and from the Warren Commission to the long afterlife of suspicion. We look at the motorcade, the shots, the rifle, the “magic bullet,” the death of Officer J. D. Tippit, Oswald’s impossible two-day fame, the birth of the conspiracy era, and the strange way the government’s attempt to settle the case only made the mystery feel larger. Content warning: assassination, gun violence, autopsy discussion, historical trauma, conspiracy claims, and political violence. Primary Archives and Official Records National Archives: President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collectionhttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk National Archives: JFK Assassination Records, 2025 Documents Releasehttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/release-2025 National Archives: Background on the JFK Assassination Records Collectionhttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/background National Archives: Frequently Asked Questions about JFK Assassination Recordshttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/faqs National Archives: Warren Commission Report, Table of Contentshttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/toc National Archives: Warren Commission Report, Introductionhttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/intro National Archives: Warren Commission Report, Chapter 1, Summary and Conclusionshttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/chapter-1 National Archives: Warren Commission Report, Chapter 2, The Assassinationhttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/chapter-2 National Archives: Warren Commission Report, Chapter 3, The Shots from the Texas School Book Depositoryhttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/chapter-3.html National Archives: Warren Commission Report, Chapter 4, The Assassinhttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/chapter-4.html National Archives: Warren Commission Report, Chapter 5, Detention and Death of Oswaldhttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/chapter-5 National Archives: Warren Commission Report, Chapter 6, Investigation of Possible Conspiracyhttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/chapter-6 National Archives: Warren Commission Report, Chapter 7, Lee Harvey Oswald: Background and Possible Motiveshttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/chapter-7 National Archives: Warren Commission Report, Chapter 8, The Protection of the Presidenthttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/chapter-8 GovInfo: Warren Commission Report and Hearingshttps://www.govinfo.gov/features/warren-commission-report-and-hearings GovInfo: President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collectionhttps://www.govinfo.gov/collection/jfk-assassination-records-collection National Archives: House Select Committee on Assassinations Report, Table of Contentshttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/select-committee-report/toc National Archives: House Select Committee on Assassinations, Summary of Findingshttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/select-committee-report/summary.html National Archives: House Select Committee on Assassinations, Findingshttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/select-committee-report/part-1a.html National Archives: Assassination Records Review Board Reporthttps://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/review-board/report/index National Archives: ARRB Final Report PDFhttps://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/review-board/report/arrb-final-report.pdf FBI: JFK Assassination Case Historyhttps://www.fbi.gov/history/cases-and-criminals/jfk-assassination CIA Reading Room: JFK Recordshttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/ NSA: Records Regarding the Assassination of John F. Kennedyhttps://www.nsa.gov/Helpful-Links/NSA-FOIA/Declassification-Transparency-Initiatives/Historical-Releases/JFK/smdpage14699/7/ JFK Library and Historical Context John F. Kennedy Presidential Library: November 22, 1963, Death of the Presidenthttps://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/november-22-1963-death-of-the-president John F. Kennedy Presidential Library: Death of the President Media Galleryhttps://...

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