"IT CONCLUDED OSWALD ACTED ALONE"

LBJ ESTABLISHES COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE MURDER OF JFK

Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On November 29, 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the Warren Commission to investigate the murder of President John F. Kennedy.

According to Larry J. Sabato of the Center For Politics at the University of Virginia...

"the investigation...was inadequate, rushed and manipulated."

Arlen Specter, counsel for the Commission, had a different perspective.  He said...

"I have never seen the resources of the United States...devoted to the determination of truth as the resources...devoted to this case."

The Warren Report itself, presented to LBJ on September 24, 1964, stated...

"on the basis of the evidence before the Commission, it is concluded that (Lee Harvey) Oswald acted alone." 

SOURCES

"Is there more to JFK's assassination," by Larry J. Sabato, November 21, 2013, CNN Opinion, www.cnn.com/

"Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy," by Vincent Bugliosi, W.W. Norton and Company, New York. 

   

 

The Warren Report

U.S. Government Printing Office

1964

'NO EVIDENCE OF A CONSPIRACY, FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC"

WARREN REPORT PUBLISHED BY U.S. GOVERNMENT

Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On September 27, 1964, the conclusions of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy were published by the government of the United States.

The commission, appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, was headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren and the conclusions of the body became known as The Warren Report.

The report found "no evidence of a conspiracy, foreign or domestic" and said that three shots were fired by Lee Harvey Oswald from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, Texas.

The report said one shot missed, one hit both JFK & Governor John B. Connally, and one hit the President in the head.

Although these conclusions would soon come under question, at the time of publication they were accepted by most Americans and the media.

 

 

Warren Commission Cover Letter

The Warren Report (1964)

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HOW COULD A 4TH SHOT HITTING THE CURB BE EXPLAINED?

LBJ ESTABLISHES WARREN COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On November 29, 1964, The President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy was established by an executive order signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson.  The body, better known as THE WARREN COMMISSION*, was named after the chairman, Chief Justice Earl Warren.

The Commission relied on the FBI investigation which concluded that three shots were fired,  the first hitting JFK, the second hitting John Connally and the third hitting JFK.  James Tague says that in June 1964 the Commission was all but ready to make the same conclusion when he "spoke up" about a bullet mark on a curb in Dealey Plaza that had caused a minor wound to his cheek at the time of the assassination.

Tague argues that his testimony to the Warren Commission "changed history"
because only three shots could be allowed for a single shooter in the Texas School Book Depository.   The Commission then concluded one shot missed and hit the curb, one shot hit JFK in the head and one shot caused all other wounds to both the President and the Governor.**  

Sherry Fiester writes that the Commission bought the idea that one bullet had...

"passed through fifteen layers of clothing, seven layers of skin, and approximately fifteen inches of tissue...removed 4 inches of rib...shattered a radius bone, and remained nearly in pristine condition when found..."

Some refer to this one projectile as "the magic bullet."


*WC's final report included 469 pages with 410 pages of appendices.  It was presented to LBJ Sept 24, 1964. 552 witnesses testified after which the WC concluded that all shots were fired by one shooter & added..."On the basis of the evidence before the Commission, it is concluded  that Oswald acted alone."

**Single Bullet Theory--one bullet entered the back of JFK's neck, exited out his throat then entered Connally's right shoulder passing through his upper body, breaking a rib, then exiting under the right nipple continuing  on and entering the right wrist, breaking the radius & deflecting into the left thigh. SBT was required in order to match with the Zapruder Film which showed JFK & JBC both hit in less time that the bolt action rifle associated with the shooting could fire one round.

SOURCES

"Enemy of the Truth:  Myths, Forensics, & the Kennedy Assassination" by Sherry P. Fiester, JFK Lancer Productions & Publications, Inc.

"LBJ and the Kennedy Killing," by James T. Tague, Trine Day LLC, 2013.

"Is there more to JFK's assassination?," by Larry J. Sabato, November 21, 2013, CNN Opinion, www.cnn.com/

Arlen Specter Demonstrates

Single-Bullet Theory

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Warren Report, Vol 18.

NINE THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THE WARREN COMMISSION

JFK+50:  Volume 7, No. 2144

WARREN COMMISSION SET UP 53 YEARS AGO

Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) The President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy was established fifty-three years ago today, November 29, 1963, one week after the death of the 35th President of the United States.

The final report included 888 pages.  It was presented to President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 24, 1964 and made public three days later.  The Warren Report included 26 volumes of supplementary documents.

94 witnesses testified before the Commission and  all were given the opportunity to be interviewed in open session but only one chose to do so.
395 witnesses were questioned under oath by legal staff of the Commission while 61 gave affidavits and 2 gave statements.

The Warren Commission concluded that the shots which killed President Kennedy and wounded Governor Connally were fired by Lee Harvey Oswald and added...

"On the basis of the evidence before the Commission, it is concluded  that Oswald acted alone."

According to Evan Andrews of www.history.com, there are 9 things that we may NOT know about the Warren Commission.  They include....

1. Some members of the WC were reluctant to serve on it.
2. Gerald Ford secretly fed information to the FBI.
3. Earl Warren suppressed key evidence such as the autopsy photos.
4. The Commission secretly interviewed Fidel Castro.
5. The FBI & CIA misled the Commission.
6. The Commission offered no explanation of Oswald's motives.
7. Both LBJ & the Kennedy family privately disagreed with the Report.
8. Public trust plummeted after the Report was issued.
9. A 2nd government investigation later refuted the lone-gunman theory.


SOURCE

"9 Things You May Not Knox About the Warren Commission," by Evan Andrews, November 18, 2013, www.history.com/

Presentation of the Warren Report 

White House Cabinet Room 

September 24, 1964
Photo by Cecil W. Stoughton
LBJ Library Image

THE WARREN COMMISSION

JFK+50:  Volume 6, No. 1781

LBJ SET UP WARREN COMMISSION 52 YEARS AGO

Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) The President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy was established 52 years ago today, November 29, 1963, just one week after the death of the 35th President of the United States.

The final report included 469 pages with 410 pages of appendices.  It was presented to President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 24, 1964 and made public three days later.The Warren Report included 26 volumes of supplementary documents.

94 witnesses testified before the Commission and  all were given the opportunity to be interviewed in open session but only one chose to do so.
395 witnesses were questioned under oath by legal staff of the Commission while 61 gave affidavits and 2 gave statements.

The Warren Commission concluded that the shots which killed President Kennedy and wounded Governor Connally were fired by Lee Harvey Oswald and added...

"On the basis of the evidence before the Commission, it is concluded  that Oswald acted alone."

While more than 60% of American's surveyed do not agree with the basic conclusion of the Commission, Larry J. Sabato, director of the Center For Politics at the University of Virginia, says...

"Despite everything, a large part of the Commission's basic conclusion turns out to be true."

Sabato, however, does agree that...

"The investigation...was inadequate, rushed and manipulated..."

Warren Commission assistant counsel Arlen Specter, however, was quoted by Vincent Bugliosi in his book, "Reclaiming History," as saying...

"I have never seen the resources devoted to the determination of the truth as were the resources of the United States of America devoted in this case..."

Mr. Bugliosi's view after extensive research is...

"After being exposed to the evidence, I have become satisfied beyond ALL doubt that Lee Harvey Oswald killed President Kennedy, and beyond ALL reasonable doubt that he acted alone."

The commission, appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, included...

Chief Justice Earl Warren 
Richard Russell
John Sherman Cooper 
Hale Boggs 
Gerald R. Ford 
Allen Dulles
John J. McCloy 

More than 98% of the Commission's records have been released and on October 26, 2017 the remainder will be made public. 

As Larry Sabato writes...

"The right time came long ago for complete disclosure.  Transparency cannot bring President Kennedy back but at long last it can help bring America to terms fully with November 22, 1963."

So 52 years later, we still haven't come "to terms with November 22, 1963."

The reason, according to Bugliosi, is not because of the Warren Commission's failure to convince us, it is because we want something to "balance the scale."   

With the murder of the most powerful man in the free world on one side, and, in Jackie Kennedy's words, "a silly little Communist" on the other, "it just doesn't balance."

Bugliosi argues that we need something besides Oswald on that side of the scale to "make it balance," and "a conspiracy would do that beautifully."


SOURCES

"Is there more to JFK's assassination?," by Larry J. Sabato, November 21, 2013, CNN Opinion, www.cnn.com/

"Reclaiming History:  The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy," by Vincent Bugliosi, W.W. Norton and Company, New York 

The Warren Report in Book Form

United States Government Printing Office

September 27, 1964

WARREN COMMISSION ESTABLISHED

WARREN COMMISSION ESTABLISHED 51 YEARS AGO TODAY

Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) The President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, better known as the Warren Commission, was established fifty-one years ago today, November 29, 1963, just one week after the death of the thirty-fifth President of the United States.

The commission, appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, included
Earl Warren, Richard Russell, Jr., John Sherman Cooper. Hale Boggs, 
Gerald R. Ford, Allen Dulles, John J. McCloy

The final report included 469 pages with 410 pages of appendices.  It was presented to President Johnson on September 24, 1964 and made public three days later.

Earl Warren Gives Report to LBJ
September 24, 1964

Photo by Cecil Stoughton

LBJ Library Image

The Warren Report was also accompanied by 26 volumes of supplementary documents.

552 witnesses were called to testify before the Commission.  All were given the opportunity to be interviewed in open session but only one chose to do so.

Witnesses were free to share their testimony with anyone outside the Commission hearings.

The Warren Commission determined that the shots which killed President Kennedy and wounded Governor Connally were fired by Lee Harvey Oswald and added...

"On the basis of the evidence before the Commission, it is concluded  that Oswald acted alone."

More than 98% of the Commission's records have been released and on October 26, 2017 the remainder will be made public. 

Larry Sabato writes...

"The right time came long ago for complete disclosure.  Transparency cannot bring President Kennedy back but at long last it can help bring America to terms fully with November 22, 1963."


SOURCE

"Is there more to JFK's assassination?," by Larry J. Sabato, November 21, 2013, CNN Opinion, www.cnn.com/