The Assassination of JFK - Part 1

About this episode

This episode explores the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963.

Episode Description On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy arrived in Dallas as part of a political trip through Texas meant to repair Democratic divisions and prepare for the 1964 campaign. Within hours, he was dead, Governor John Connally was wounded, Lyndon Johnson was president, and a 24-year-old former Marine named Lee Harvey Oswald was in custody. But the story only grew stranger. Oswald denied the charges, called himself a patsy, and was murdered two days later by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby. In this first episode, we follow the assassination from the Texas trip and Dealey Plaza through Parkland Hospital, Oswald’s arrest, Ruby’s shocking act, and the birth of the official story. Keywords John F. Kennedy assassination, JFK assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, Dealey Plaza, Texas School Book Depository, Warren Commission, Lyndon Johnson, Jacqueline Kennedy, Governor John Connally, J. D. Tippit, Parkland Hospital, Zapruder film, Dallas 1963, JFK conspiracy, lone gunman theory, JFK true crime, American history podcast Useful Sources The Warren Commission Report https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report National Archives JFK…

Topics covered

• JFK assassination
• Lee Harvey Oswald
• Jack Ruby
• American history
• political events
• true crime

Keywords

• John F. Kennedy assassination
• JFK assassination
• Lee Harvey Oswald
• Jack Ruby
• Dealey Plaza
• Warren Commission
• Dallas 1963
• JFK conspiracy
• lone gunman theory

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Warren Commission Report, JFK Library: November 22, 1963, JFK Library: John F. Kennedy Biography

Places: Dallas, Dealey Plaza, Texas

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