Mystery AtlasJohn F. Kennedy
The 35th President of the United States (1961–1963), assassinated in Dallas in November 1963.
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People
John F. Kennedy was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald — The conclusion of the Warren Commission (1964) and of the HSCA's forensic panel (1979); disputed by second-gunman theories but supported by the ballistic and documentary evidence.
John F. Kennedy is frequently compared to Robert F. Kennedy — Brothers, both assassinated in the 1960s, both cases central to enduring second-gunman doubts despite official single-shooter findings.
Events
John F. Kennedy was a victim of Assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Creatures & Figures
John F. Kennedy is an instance of Curse of Tippecanoe — His 1963 assassination is the legend's best-known and most recent 'confirming' case.
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