John F. Kennedy Archives

Analytical Essay on the Murder of John F. Kennedy

Introduction

The assassination of the US President John F. Kennedy is a major event for the United States. The murder shocked people all over the world. There were many conspiracy theories about how the murder went down.

Area of research

I have chosen to work on the murder of John F. Kennedy because I did not know anything about him and after I got some more information I wanted to write about it. I want to know how he was as president, if he was loved or hated by the people. Above all, I want to know why he was murdered

Facts

John F. Kennedy was born May 27, 1914 in Brookline, Massachusetts and died November 22

1963 in Dallas, Texas. JFK was the 35th President in US the years 1961-1963. As president, he was a member of the Democratic Party, House of Representatives and the Senate.

John Kennedy belongs to the Kennedy family. He was the son of Joseph Kennedy, who was one American businessman, civil servant and diplomat. John had three brothers and four sisters, Robert, Edward and Joseph Patrik Kennedy Jr. Both Edward Kennedy and Robert Kennedy was politicians in the Democratic Party, Robert was also murdered during his campaign to become democratic candidate in the presidential election in 1968. Joseph Patrik Kennedy Jr. was the eldest son to Joseph Kennedy, he was an American war hero and perished in World War II. JFK graduated from Harvard in 1940 with studies in international relations. John attended US military service during World War II in the Pacific Ocean fleet. The big events during John F Kennedy’s time as president was the invasion of the Gulf of Pigs, the Cuban crisis, The Berlin Wall, the space race, the early years of the Vietnam War and the struggle for the Blacks rights.

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The murder of John F. Kennedy

John was murdered during a drive through downtown Dallas in an open limousine, the 22nd November 1963. This event shocked the whole world. The accused for the murder was Lee Harvey Oswald, who was murdered two days after the incident by the nightclub owner Jack Ruby before Lee would be charged.

There are uncertainties about the murder, so conspiracy theories have been created, such as the film JFK and Oliver Stone. Nowadays, John F. Kennedy has become a great icon for many Americans, next to Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King.

The investigation of the murder

The sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository the police found a Mannlicher-Carcano rifle with a telescopic sight and three bullets. It turned out that the fingerprints belonged to Lee Harvey Oswald, who turned out to be one of the employees in the building. He was arrested for an hour After the incident, he had been seen going into the movie theater Texas Theater. When he was arrested they found him with two ID cards. One with his real name and one with the name ‘Alek Hidell ‘. He had planned this so. It is said that he first went home to get a revolver and then when he walked in the city he stopped and shot some innocent police officer.

Results

John F. Kennedy was a member of the famous Kennedy clan. He was a great model for young people and the elderly. He was elected president very young and he inspired people to break all old in politics and he wanted to show that he could control the country in a better way. He was loved by many young people for JFK showed that young people could have dreams of becoming president one day. Kennedy was a good speaker and he got what he wanted to say. After the American civil war, society was divided.

The Democrats ruled over the southern states and the republicans ruled the northern part. There were, however, some democrats in the north but there was always a difference. JFK was said to be a communist and enemy for many in the states like Dallas. He was warned not to go to Dallas because the people didn’t liked his political views.

On November 22, Kennedy went with his wife to travel to Dallas for the next election campaign. He thought he had a great chance of being re-elected, but he knew he wasn’t popular in the southern states. At the Texas airport, many people were there to get a view of the US President. They travelled through the city in an open car with the bulletproof roof removed, along with Texas governor and his wife.

People stood in dense lines. When Kennedy would lift his hand to wave at the crowd, he got a shot in the back of the head. The governor had also been shot. A Tv reporter saw where the shot came from, from the sixth floor on one building that was across the street.

Kennedy was unconscious running to a hospital but his life could not be saved. Early in the afternoon, Kennedy was declared dead by the doctors It spread shortly across the world that Kennedy had died and the people were crying in the streets. It is said that the schoolchildren in Dallas cheered over the event. Children with Kennedy as their picture made memory books and people lost hope for a better world when Kennedy died.

The prosecutor for the murder was Lee Harvey Oswald. They found his fingerprints on the rifle, which was in the building where the shots came from which the FBI believes that JFK was shot with. They later find out that Lee Oswald was one of the employees in the building and had two ID cards in the wallet, one that was probably false. He was arrested the same day outside the Texas Theater.

Oswald was led through the basement to the police headquarters, then a man rushed to him and shot him in his stomach. The man was quickly arrested by police and Oswald died shortly thereafter. The man is identified later as Jack Ruby, an American nightclub owner in Dallas. The murder received more than 10 million TV viewers because it was broadcast live by NBC. It is said that nightclub owner Jack Ruby murdered Oswald because he felt sorry for JFK.

Some sources says that just after the murder Oswald went home to his wife and spent five minutes in his home until he was arrested outside his house. It is the most famous sources that wrote that he fled to a Texas Theatre immediately after the murder where he was seen by the people there and then was arrested outside the theater. The most likely theory was that he fled to the theatre because there were witnesses who had seen him there.

Some sources write that John F. Kennedy was murdered by his driver in the open limousine, William Greer. By a video from the event, one sees that the driver, William Greer turns 30 seconds before Kennedy gets shot. Some people claim to see William carrying a gun and that was where the shots came from.

Kennedy’s body was sent to a military hospital where none of the doctors who were present were Any good. When the doctors were to investigate the body, they made many mistakes. For example, no one had searched through Kennedy’s clothes and the most famous was that Kennedy’s brain disappeared after examination

Discussion

Part of the US population believes that John F. Kennedy was killed by a conspiracy, not by one lone killer. Even some of the people believe that aliens had something to do with it. So, there are a lot of theories about the murder. The murder is still unresolved. There is no exact explanation of what happened that day, what is truth and what is false, because there are still new theories about what happened that day.

Through the video from the event, people have seen the driver in JFK’s limousine carried a gun and shoot JFK. But that’s just another of all conspiracies. Some believe that all three shots were different people. But Oswald was a good shooter and could meet JFK above a building.

The Socialists were after John F. Kennedy because they had theories that he was a communist. It believes people even today. The people of Dallas did not like JFK to help the blacks in the United States. People from other parts of the world were shocked by the incident.

At the time when JFK was president, he was loved by many. He wanted to make society good and that all people could socialize and be right in society. If you were black or white did not matter to Kennedy.

Source critics

It is difficult to find credible sources with truth in. There are sources where anyone can change the factual texts. One must be careful to read through the text and compare the text with real websites like Ne.se and landguiden.se written by experts and teachers.

List of References

http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grisbukten http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubakrisen
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlinmuren http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rymdkappl%C3%B6pningen
http://www.landguiden.se/Lander/Asien/Vietnam/Modern-Historia
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John F Kennedy Leadership Qualities

Leaders who have, or inherited, bad qualities over their leadership are subject to critical criticism from their people or subordinates. That is why leaders who have such good qualities are very sought out. To become a successful leader one should focus on their commitment, integrity, and confidence, while staying away from being, or becoming, self-centered. Let it be known that good quality, effective leaders, do not put themselves first so being self-centered or letting their ego take control will not be tolerated. That is why it is so important for leaders to perfect their qualities because of the ones who do not are typically noticed very quickly. There are many qualities a leader can attain, this may be throughout their lifetime, or may happen during their leadership time as they learn new things and new strategies. Although not every leadership quality can be good, some will be bad and could negatively affect one’s time in power. Leadership qualities are the basis upon which one will be judged. This may be done blatantly, such as in a presidential debate between candidates, or subtlety, such as an analysis in an article or newspaper about one’s quality of leadership. Therefore, one can assume in this leadership essay that attaining or developing these leadership qualities is very important, although one should also know that not all leadership qualities are good and one should always be aware of how they act in their leadership.

Leader who is looking for success in their work, or exponential support from their subordinates and followers should first realize how committed they are. Commitment is a leadership quality that will inspire and pull individuals into one’s cause. It shows that the leader has feelings and also the leader has confidence in the cause, attracting their followers to believe as much as they do. One who is committed to a cause or an effort for something will put out better quality work. This is because they will put more effort into what they are doing and may actually want to be successful and be praised. John F. Kennedy was a very popular presidential candidate in the United States in 1960, he formed a great relationship with his supporters and followers. He did not lose focus on what his goals were and what he wanted to complete during this time in office. John F. Kennedy in his inaugural address said, “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assume the survival and the success of liberty.”(Kennedy 1) When John F. Kennedy said this, it is a perfect example of his commitment. Kennedy was committed to keeping peace and freedom in the world, which was the basis of America once it was first created. All that being said, being devoted to a cause is a very likable trait to have because it shows one has a passion or a drive for what they do. Also not losing focus is very important. This is because if one loses focus, then it could be crucial for them and it can cause them to be removed by their people or subordinates. In Kennedy’s case, this would be impeachment from office. Many people search for leaders like Kennedy, a good person with goals in his mind, always keeping integrity.

Without integrity, no real success is possible. Integrity is one of the top qualities of an extraordinary leader. It is an idea of the consistency of actions, values, techniques, measures, standards, desires, and results. It implies that they have a profound duty to make the best choice for the right reasons, regardless of the circumstances, in every situation. Individuals who live with integrity are honest, incorruptible, and incapable of breaking the trust of those who have believed in their abilities. There are two basic parts of integrity that go past simply making the best decision when nobody’s looking. The first is the adherence to an ethical or moral principle. The second is the quest for an undiminished state or condition. Everybody makes errors, so being an individual of integrity doesn’t mean one has not committed an ethical or moral mistake in one’s life. It implies having the strength of character to gain from those mistakes and look for constant personal development. Integrity is molded by our most significant life lessons, those that included our most profound issues of trustworthiness and thought process. Integrity requires humble introspection, not a self-righteous asseveration. Before and after his assassination, John F. Kennedy was thought to be a potentially great leader. He showed many great qualities people thought a leader should have and many Americans believed he would change not only America but the world. Americans believed he would stick to his words and lead the country by example. Kennedy said in his inaugural address, “In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. Since this country was founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty. The graves of young Americans who answered the call to service surround the globe.”(Kennedy 2) Kennedy in this part of his speech is showing how he is full of integrity and honesty. He is aware that he will not be able to complete everything on his own. He knows that without the help of the entirety of the American people, whether it is in the aspect of the workforce, military, or support jobs, nothing will be changed in their country, or around the world. Without his confidence in the American people, he may not have said this in his speech. Having confidence can be a fatal error to one’s leadership, so it must be analyzed when this can happen.

Confidence is great. People will want to follow a confident leader. Subordinates will recognize if their leader has a lack of confidence quickly and it will diminish the trust they have in their leader to lead them. They will want to follow someone who has confidence in what they are doing and where they are going in order to complete their own goals. However, there is a line that can be crossed where confidence transforms into overconfidence. It is the place a strength turns into a shortcoming. Having confidence has levels to it and so it must be analyzed when this can be good or bad for a leader. Therefore, when one has little confidence they might begin to question their own decisions and how much they trust themselves to complete their tasks. This can be very bad for a leader who wants to be seen as strong and powerful. A leader who has a good level of confidence will not handle themselves like someone with a lack of confidence. They will make decisions fearlessly, sometimes without all the information they need. They will have the courage to make changes to their qualities and leadership style. Good confidence leaders will inspire the people they lead and hold themselves accountable for the mistakes they make. Although, leaders with high confidence levels are also at risk for their self-confidence. Being overconfident can lead to a lack of trust from their subordinates. More often than not, leaders who have too much confidence will have arrogance and resist feedback and personal change. The overconfident will fail to honor commitments they make, and this will result in damaged relationships with their people who will feel unnoticed and that they are being taken advantage of. Allie from The Society is a great example of having overconfidence. In the final episode of season one(Keyser ep. 10), Allie felt she needed to give others a chance to lead so she held an election for mayor of New Hope. She believed that she had been doing a good job to help everyone survive and go through their hardship so she would be elected with no problem. Her overconfidence led her to be arrested by the other candidates running for mayor. If she had not had overconfidence in how the people of New Hope felt about her, she may have not held the election and continued to lead and survive just fine. Now, she must prove to the people she was not trying to rig the election. Overconfidence can hurt a leader’s viability. Leaders like this will be arrogant, take unreasonable risks, and pulverize trust.

Leaders should always evaluate their qualities throughout their leadership. Also one should always be susceptible to change and look at themselves often. That is because there are many qualities a leader can attain, but many of them are bad. Negative qualities will outweigh the positives when being evaluated by subordinates and the people one may lead. To turn into a successful leader one should focus on their responsibility, integrity, and commitment while avoiding acting self-centered or overconfident. It should also be known that forming these qualities take time and effort. Good leaders do not form overnight.