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29th November 1963- Warren Commission

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LBJ issued Executive Order 1130 which created the commission with no budgetary restrictions and answered directly to President

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Warren Commission members

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5/7 were Republican
2/7 were Democrat
Allen Dulles- former CIA director

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Warren Commission duration

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10 months

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Warren Commission conclusions

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  • Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman
  • 3 shots were fired at JFK
  • shots came from behind JFK from the Texas School Book Depository
  • the same bullet hit JFK and Texas Governor John Connally
  • Oswald was not involved in a conspiracy
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Inquest by Jay Epstein

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highlighted unnecessary deadline
speculation after not being able to reach a conclusion about Jack Ruby’s involvement before deadline

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Warren Commission framework

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only 11% of report dealt with the alleged facts of the assassination

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