The Kennedy Assassination

by Gogerly, Liz

• ISBN13: 9780739852354
• ISBN10: 0739852353
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree

Summary

Friday, November 22, 1963, is a day that most people over the age of 50 will never forget. Where they were and what they were doing is etched into their memories, because that was the day John F. Kennedy was killed. For all generations, the assassination of this youthful and handsome American president remains a mystery. Why did it happen? Who did it? Piecing together the information and looking at the photographs and film from that terrible day cannot answer all the questions, but we can get closer to understanding the events-- and thus consider their historical impact.

Table of Contents

November 22, 1963: Arrival at Love Field	6	(8)
Who was JFK?	8	(2)
Election by Television	10	(2)
Makeover at the White House	12	(2)
The new Frontier and Civil Rights	14	(2)
The Bay of Pigs	16	(2)
The Cuban Missile Crisis	18	(2)
The Berlin Wall	20	(2)
November 22, 1963: Dallas, Texas	22	(2)
November 22, 1963: The Assassination	24	(2)
November 22, 1963: The President Is Dead	26	(2)
November 22, 1963: Lee Harvey Oswald	28	(2)
Jack Ruby	30	(2)
The Eternal Flame	32	(2)
The Magic Bullet	34	(2)
Conspiracy Theories	36	(2)
Robert Kennedy	38	(2)
What If...?	40	(2)
Legacy	42	(2)
Glossary	44	(1)
Further Information	45	(1)
Time Line	46	(1)
Index	47