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1 John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald

2 John F. Kennedy served as the 35th president of the United States until his assassination in 1963

3 JFK was born on May 29, 1917 This is him as a child.

4 As a child JFK was very sick, but since he lived with a wealthy family he was okay.
This is his family.

5 This is the coconut he carved the message on.
Kennedy served in the military. When the PT-109 got shot in WW II, Kennedy swam miles and brought his men to safety eventually on a Island, he then carved a message on a coconut for help. He also kept the coconut in the White House while he was president. This is the coconut he carved the message on.

6 John's sister Rosemary had a disability and had surgery on her brain

7 Soon John would marry Jacqueline Bouvier (Kennedy)

8 Kennedy was elected president in 1960
JFK giving his Inaugural Address in 1961

9 During Kennedy's Presidency
One of the big things during his presidency was the Cuban Missile Crisis

10 President Kennedy was president only 3 years because of his assassination in 1963, while he was visiting Texas.

11 Lee Harvey Oswald

12 Police recover Oswald's rifle
If you are wondering what Lee Harvey Oswald had to do with JFK, he assassinated him. Police recover Oswald's rifle

13 Oswald was born October 18, 1939
This is him as a kid

14 Growing up he didn't have a good childhood, he was a orphan for some of it his mother changed husband's frequently and he had disciplinary problems at school. Young Oswald in school

15 During his adult life he was a U. S
During his adult life he was a U.S. Marine, he then moved to Russia for a couple years, then he came back to America. Oswald in Russia

16 When he came back to the U
When he came back to the U.S he had trouble getting jobs he finally got one at the Texas school book depository

17 He later decided that he would try to kill the president
He later decided that he would try to kill the president. When JFK had his visit to Texas on November 22, 1963

18 This is Oswald with his Mannlicher-Carcano rifle.

19 This is his view of Elm Street where JFK's limousine passed by.
Oswald shot JFK from the 6th floor in the Texas School Book Depository. This is his view of Elm Street where JFK's limousine passed by.

20 This is the second bullet Oswald shot and the first one that hit JFK.

21 3. Clint hill then guards the Kennedy's with his body
After he was shot Jackie climbed to the back of the car to get a piece of his head, but luckily her agent was there to push her back in the car. Oswald could of killed Jackie too because he had 1 more bullet but luckily he decided not too. 3. Clint hill then guards the Kennedy's with his body 1. Clint hill jumps on the car 2. He pushes Jackie back

22 A few days later after the assassination on November 24, Jack Ruby shot Oswald. He died because the shot damaged to many vital organs. The two pictures below show the moment Oswald got shot and him on the stretcher

23 Overall JFK and Oswald are very interesting people
Overall JFK and Oswald are very interesting people. No one really knows why Oswald did it. But what the can infer so far is that he wanted to be famous and go into history.


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