the Grassy Knoll. People ran for cover and broke into tears as they saw what happened. The president had been killed. Brutally murder to be more precise, as millions watched the president's head become splattered by the assassins bullets. Mrs. Kennedy said, " I could see a piece of his skull coming completely off... His blood and brains were in my lap... I held the top of his head down, trying to keep the brains in..." (Johnson)Secret Service men surrounded and jumped on the car, as it accelerated off straight to the hospital. The president was pronounced dead on the scene. Vice President Johnson was sworn into office on a plane ride back to Washington, DC, as the nation was relayed the horrific events.The authorities began to piece the puzzle together rather quickly. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the murder of the president. He was said to have fired three shots from a sixth story window in the Texas Book Depository across the Plaza. The Mannlicher - Carcano rifle left at the scene matched the bullets found and was traced back to Oswald. Two days after being arrested he was shot and killed by Jack Ruby while being transferred from jails.How could this have happened? This is the president of the United States of America. He has the tightest security on the planet. Logic would say that a simple gunman in a warehouse could never even get the opportunity. You would figure Secret Service would be in every building in Dallas. Well, the public thought this as well and a small number believed the government's story. Even after President Johnson put together the Warren Commission and they concluded that the facts were straight, you still get a sense of foul play. Many began to believe it was a conspiracy and the government was involved in a plot to kill the president. Well, when you look at the facts, things do appear a bit shady.First, take a closer look at Lee Harvey Oswald. He seemed like the kind of guy who woul...
