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Chapter 964 The Death of the President (2)
At 13:38 p.m. Central Time in the United States, the news of Kennedy’s death was officially announced. Walter Cronkite, the famous news host of CBS, was the first to report the news of John F. Kennedy’s assassination to the people through TV reports: " Reports from Texas, apparently official newsflash. President Kennedy died at exactly 38:30 PM Central Time, [-]:[-] PM EST, about [-] minutes ago. Vice President Johnson left the hospital in Dallas, But we don't know where he went. He may be sworn in as No. [-] six Presidents of the United States in the near future."

A few minutes after 14:00 U.S. Central Time, Kennedy's body was taken from Parkland Hospital to the presidential plane Air Force One.The Dallas coroner had not previously performed a forensic examination of the remains, and moving the remains prior to being forensically identified by the coroner was already a violation of Texas law.

Vice President Lyndon Johnson, who was traveling through downtown Dallas in the presidential motorcade behind two vehicles in which Kennedy was in, was unhurt in the shooting before he assumed the presidency of the United States aboard Air Force One .

Kennedy's remains were taken to Betis Naval Hospital for an autopsy after the presidential plane Air Force One landed at Andrews Air Force Base, not far from Washington, D.C.The autopsy was carried out at the Betis Naval Hospital on the evening of November 11. During the three examinations, the doctor found a small hole very close to the president's skull. the wound.

Following an autopsy at Betis Naval Hospital, Kennedy's body was returned to the East Hall of the White House and held for 24 hours in preparation for the funeral.On the Sunday after the assassination, the casket, draped in the American flag, was brought to the Capitol for public mourning.

From morning until late at night, thousands of members of the public came to pay their respects to the closely guarded coffin.Representatives from more than 90 countries (including Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang) attended the funeral held on November 11, including 25 heads of state, 8 prime ministers (prime ministers) and a large number of dignitaries from various countries.

On November 11, more than 25 people came to pay their last respects to Kennedy in the Rotunda of the U.S. Congress.At 25:11 a.m., the coffin covered with the Stars and Stripes was removed from the hall, placed on a hearse drawn by 00 horses, headed first to the White House, then to St. Matthews Cathedral), and finally to Arlington National Cemetery and He was buried in a specially made catacomb.On that day, hundreds of millions of viewers around the world watched the live broadcast of Kennedy's funeral in front of the TV.

In the hours after Kennedy's assassination, and before he was declared dead, there was great turmoil in the United States.Just like the assassination occurred during World War II, some people first thought that if this assassination was not about a large-scale attack on the United States, it must be related to the safety of Vice President Johnson.So people crowded in front of TV sets and radios to pay close attention to the latest news released by the media.

The news of Kennedy's assassination immediately caused a sensation in the world.Crowds of people gathered in front of the TVs in the shopping malls, praying silently.In some places, traffic was nearly paralyzed as news of Kennedy's assassination spread.Schools in the United States and Canada are releasing students early.A misguided angry anti-Texan Texan was reported to the relevant agencies.All three local TV stations canceled their normal program schedules for three days and replaced them with 3-hour coverage of the assassination.This comprehensive coverage is the longest period of uninterrupted coverage in American history.Radio stations have similarly canceled their regular programming schedules; some stations are broadcasting non-stop coverage news; others are playing mournful funeral music.But not all entertainment and sporting activities are interrupted on that day, nor on the weekend afterward.NFL commissioner Pete explained why he decided to keep the game going that weekend: "It has become a tradition to continue in a moment of tragedy for a great man."

Subsequently, commemorative activities about Kennedy were launched all over the world.The United States announced that Monday, November 11, is a national funeral day and a national mourning day.Many other countries, including China, have made the same decision.

The Dallas police quickly arrested the suspect Oswald and collected physical evidence from the crime scene. Oswald was escorted by the Dallas police to the police headquarters for interrogation.But in the ensuing investigation, many doubts were encountered.

Later, at 10:30 p.m., Sergeant Jesse Kerry of the Dallas Police Department was ordered by what he called "someone from Washington" to send all collected physical evidence to the FBI in Washington. headquarters.

Next, the interrogation that Oswald accepted, according to Jesse Kerry, "simply violated all interrogation rules." Jesse Kerry said: "Generally speaking, an interrogator will In the room with him alone or with someone else, but the opposite was true, the room where Oswald was being interrogated was already filled with FBI agents, covert team agents and some federal agents and murder detectives. "

Dallas Murder Detective Superintendent Frazee, who was in charge of Oswald's interrogation, also confirmed to the Warren Commission that there was no record of the interrogation, but replaced it with one he prepared days later. Record.Detective Inspector Frazee's testimony contradicted his actual handwritten record.

The FBI was the first authority to complete an official investigation.Only 17 days after the assassination, the FBI report was published and referred to the Warren Commission, which at the time was still the main investigative agency for the Commission.The FBI states that only 3 bullets were fired in the assassination; the first hit President Kennedy, the second hit Governor Connally, and the third hit Kennedy in the head and killed him.The FBI stated: Lee Harvey Oswald fired all three rounds.This statement differs somewhat from the conclusions of the official commission of inquiry, which stated that a total of four bullets were fired in the assassination.

However, not long after the investigation started, the suspect was inexplicably shot dead.

After the suspect Oswald was shot dead, President Lyndon Johnson personally appointed a special committee to thoroughly investigate the murder case.Chief U.S. Officer Earl Warren is on this committee, so the committee is also known as the Warren Committee.Their findings were all included in the "Report of the President's Special Committee on the Investigation of the Assassination of President Kennedy" (the "Warren Report").

After a month-long investigation, the Warren Commission compiled materials of millions of words and a report of nearly 20 words. On Dec. 12, the committee declared the "objective truth" of the President's assassination "in the name of controversy and sanity": "Oswald's purely personal act"

The conclusions of this report are as follows: 1. Oswald was the murderer who killed the president and injured the governor.

2. The bullet was shot from the 6th floor window of the Textbook Building.One of the three bullets fired also wounded Governor Connery.

3. No other person or group was found to be involved in the plot to murder the President.

4. No evidence was found that Oswald served, was funded, or was a spy for foreign countries.

5. No evidence was found that Oswald conspired with the American Communist Party, the Cuban Justice Policy Implementation Committee, and the Foreign Workers Party to murder the president.

6. Oswald was not an agent or employee of the FBI, CIA, or any other agency.

7. There is no evidence that Oswald met Jack Ruby.

8. No official is involved in conspiracy or subversive activities against the United States.

Oswald's criminal motive was attributed to: "a deep-rooted hatred of all authorities and a belief in Marxism and communism." The conclusion ruled out the possibility of the Soviet Union, Cuba, and the United States and its institutions.The assassination was just an accidental "accident", quoting the FBI: "This has been an American tragedy from beginning to end, the individual act of one mentally unstable individual among 9000 million Americans"

However, who would have thought that in the ensuing investigation, all signs would point to Lyndon Johnson, then President of the United States!
At the beginning of 1919, Hunter, a veteran agent of the CIA, had a premonition that he would soon suffer from lymphoma, jaw, and prostate cancer. His left leg was forced to be amputated, his memory declined sharply, and he had more and more dreams.He suddenly realized that he couldn't just take everything he knew to the grave!For this reason, he specially called his eldest son, St. John, who had been in a tense relationship, hoping that he would return to Miami immediately to see his dying father.

When St. John's traveled to Miami, the aging Hunter was watching Fox News in a wheelchair in the living room.Immediately he had his son roll the wheelchair into the bedroom, helped him to bed, and beckoned to St. John to fetch him a glass of wine, some paper and a pen.

St. John didn't have much affection for his father Hunter. Hunter disciplined him too harshly, and his mother died for no reason. St. John once took drugs and was convicted twice.After nearly 20 years, the father and son have not said anything.However, since the old man spoke, St. John rushed back immediately. He didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Hunter's gourd.

A few hours later, Hunter handed his son two large pages of densely written paper with the names of many people and explanations of related matters.Hunter said word by word: "This is the truth about Vice President Lyndon Johnson's assassination of Kennedy!"

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