Friday, February 15, 2019

History: The JFK Assassination with A Different Ending by John Deibert

John F. Kennedy was president of the United States of America in January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963. He was the 35th president. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was the second of nine children. His parents, Joseph and Rose Kennedy, were members of two of Boston’s most prominent Irish Catholic political families. JFK had many persistent health problems throughout his childhood and teenage years. Eventually, he would be diagnosed with a rare endocrine disorder called Addison’s disease. However, this disease did not stop him from doing what he loved. When Kennedy got older he joined the U.S Navy. Two years later was sent to the South Pacific, where he was given command of a Patrol-Torpedo (PT) boat. In August 1943, a Japanese destroyer struck the craft, PT-109, in the Solomon Islands. Kennedy helped some of his marooned crew back to safety, and was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism. Unfortunately, his brother Joe was killed in action in 1944.
Eventually, JFK entered politics in 1946, when he decided to run for Congress. He ran for the Democrats. This started his adventure to run the country.Kennedy announced his candidacy for president on January 2, 1960. He defeated a primary challenge from the more liberal Hubert Humphrey and chose the Senate majority leader, Lyndon Johnson of Texas, as his running mate. In the general election, Kennedy faced a difficult battle against his Republican opponent, Richard Nixon, a two-term vice president under the popular Dwight D. Eisenhower. Against the odds, John F. Kennedy won the election for presidency. On the day November 22, 1963, tragedy struck America. JFK was officially assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. Or was he?
An Inside Job 
One conspiracy theory is that JFK was killed by the CIA and even Lyndon B. Johnson - who was the vice president. CIA officials were reportedly deeply angered by Kennedy’s lack of support in the failed Bay of Pigs invasion to oust Cuba's Fidel Castro, a debacle that cost Dulles (Head of CIA) his job in 1961. Kennedy did not have a great relationship with the CIA, which would have prompted the planning of an assassination against JFK. Some people believe that Oswald acted alone. Moreover, there are records of deceased CIA agent George Joannides, who monitored anti-Castro Cubans in the South, a group that had “brushes” with Oswald. This is suspicious due to the fact that this group had ties with Lee Harvey Oswald. The CIA should have had a closer watch on him. The CIA obviously didn’t. This lead to John F. Kennedy to be shot by him. The conspiracy about the CIA getting involved with the assassination is more believable if the CIA was somewhat close to Oswald. 
Cubans and Soviets
Americans also believe the soviets and/or the Cubans were behind the assassination.  People believe the Cubans would have plotted the assassination because of the fighting between Fidel Castro and JFK. John F. Kennedy attempted many assassinations against Fidel Castro to get him out of power in Cuba. However, Fidel Castro would not die from any of the attempts. Moreover, the Cuban Missile Crisis was a big eye opener for the United States. Kennedy wanted to stop the missile crisis and make sure no one got hurt. Fidel Castro knew that the UNited States was interfering with his missile plans. FIdel Castro did also know that JFK was leading assassination attempts on him. Fidel could’ve easily took matters into his own hands and had a man assassinate John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. The Soviets would have helped Castro with the assassination because they were allies with each other. Furthermore, the Soviets would have been perfectly fine with being apart of the assassination. The United States and the Soviets were in the Cold War era of JFK. The Soviets would have very well tried to disturb the peace of the United States, and possibly throw it into chaos. 
The Mob
Another theory that is pondered on is the mob being apart of the assassination. Many theorist believe that it is the mob because Robert Kennedy attempts to prosecute the mob had backfired. However, there is no public evidence of an organized plot to assassinate the president. Many experts discount this idea. Ralph Salerno - who was a police detective that investigated mafia involvement - said “he reviewed thousands of pages of electronics surveillance of organized crime leaders.” Another statement was “We even came across a few sympathetic remarks about the president,” he said “‘No, they killed the wrong one.’ ‘They should have shot his brother.” Overall, the mob has had some bad history with the Kennedy’s, which could’ve lead to the assassination of JFK. In the 60’s, mobs were big in organized crime. They often created chaos in big cities due to rival mafia members. Mafia members would sometimes hold no mercy against a target. They would often kill their intended target. The mafia did not have a friendly relationship with Robert Kennedy, and could’ve accidently targeted John Kennedy instead. Robert Kennedy was also into politics, just like his brother. The mafia could’ve gotten the names wrong and killed John in Dallas.
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All in all, John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Many conspiracy theorist believe that some other person or group had to be behind the assassination. The theories listed above are one of the most popular theories. There are many other theories, which is why you should research other conspiracy theories about John F. Kennedy. When President Kennedy was tragically killed he was still early into his presidency. John F. Kennedy wanted to have change civil rights of all americans. He wanted everyone to be treated equally. However, President Kennedy did not make it that long into his life to make that change. Lastly, John F. Kennedy’s assassination is still a big topic in today’s society. There is still evidence that can point in a direction of one of the many conspiracy theories about the assassination.

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