Kennedy Assassination Case Study
Introduction
John Fitzgerald Kennedy who was the 35th President of the United States was assassinated at 12.30pm on Friday, November 22nd, 1963, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas, and it was cruel and shocking to see such an act of violence toward a man, a family, a nation and against all mankind. He was young, vigorous and well liked leader who used his powers for all the good reason for his nation, who’s years of public and private life stretched before him was the victim of the fourth Presidential assassination in the history of a country dedicated to the concepts of reasoned argument and peaceful political change .It was hoped that Dallas planned trip motorcade would evoke a demonstration of the President’s personal popularity in a city where …show more content…
While it was their lunch hour break Norman and Jarman went to go and watch the parade on the fifth floor window. For the time being, Bonnie Ray Williams went to the sixth floor and ate his lunch on the south side of this floor and as he saw nobody once he finished his lunch he went to go and look for some company. He then joined Norman and Jarman on the fifth floor. Norman who was in the south-east corner was directly under the window where witnesses saw the rifle. Williams testifies that he “really did not pay any attention” to the first shot and that the second and third shot sounded like it was right in the building. When Jarman heard the first shot, he thought that it was either a backfire or an officer giving salute to the President, “Well, after the third shot was fired, I think I got up and I run over to Harold Norman and Bonnie Ray Williams, and told them, I said, I told them that it wasn't a backfire or anything, that somebody was shooting at the President.” Jarman specified Norman said “he was sure that the shot came from inside the building because he had been used to guns and all that, and he said it didn't sound like it was too far off anyway." Williams, Norman and Jarman, Jr. ran to the west side of the building, which allowed them to look towards the Triple Underpass to see what had happened to the motorcade. Jarman stated that Norman said that he knows that the shots came from the building above since he could hear the action of the bolt and that he could hear the cartridges drop on the floor.” Norman and Jarman saw Brennan, a construction worker, when the three man ran down the stair and Norman and Jarman ran out through the
John Fitzgerald Kennedy who was the 35th President of the United States was assassinated at 12.30pm on Friday, November 22nd, 1963, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas, and it was cruel and shocking to see such an act of violence toward a man, a family, a nation and against all mankind. He was young, vigorous and well liked leader who used his powers for all the good reason for his nation, who’s years of public and private life stretched before him was the victim of the fourth Presidential assassination in the history of a country dedicated to the concepts of reasoned argument and peaceful political change .It was hoped that Dallas planned trip motorcade would evoke a demonstration of the President’s personal popularity in a city where …show more content…
While it was their lunch hour break Norman and Jarman went to go and watch the parade on the fifth floor window. For the time being, Bonnie Ray Williams went to the sixth floor and ate his lunch on the south side of this floor and as he saw nobody once he finished his lunch he went to go and look for some company. He then joined Norman and Jarman on the fifth floor. Norman who was in the south-east corner was directly under the window where witnesses saw the rifle. Williams testifies that he “really did not pay any attention” to the first shot and that the second and third shot sounded like it was right in the building. When Jarman heard the first shot, he thought that it was either a backfire or an officer giving salute to the President, “Well, after the third shot was fired, I think I got up and I run over to Harold Norman and Bonnie Ray Williams, and told them, I said, I told them that it wasn't a backfire or anything, that somebody was shooting at the President.” Jarman specified Norman said “he was sure that the shot came from inside the building because he had been used to guns and all that, and he said it didn't sound like it was too far off anyway." Williams, Norman and Jarman, Jr. ran to the west side of the building, which allowed them to look towards the Triple Underpass to see what had happened to the motorcade. Jarman stated that Norman said that he knows that the shots came from the building above since he could hear the action of the bolt and that he could hear the cartridges drop on the floor.” Norman and Jarman saw Brennan, a construction worker, when the three man ran down the stair and Norman and Jarman ran out through the