...Commissioner lawyer of the Federal Power Commission. The novel uncovers the secret of a conspiracy that led to the death of President John F. Kennedy (JFK) and the progression of Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) as the President. In his novel, through his qualifications and use of evidence from the warren commission, court papers, and documents, Barr McClellan uses corruption, fraud, and assassination as the main themes that disclose the murder plot of President JFK. The author of the book provides clear evidence and details that connect several people especially LBJ to the assassination of JFK, and further enlighten people on the JFK’s murder case. Barr McClellan started working as a licensed lawyer after finishing his studies, whereby he started working for Lyndon B. Johnson. He first worked with the United States Labor Relations and later moved to the United States Federal Power Commission department. In 1966, Barr McClellan joined the Texas law firm of Clark, Thomas, and winters, where he worked for about eight years and resigned. McClellan resigned after discovering the illegal activities that the firm was engaged in, such as helping criminals out of trouble and planning crimes. He also discovered that one of his partners in the organization, Edward Clark was involved in the arrangement of the assassination of the United States President John F. Kennedy. Through the theme of corruption, Barr exposes the plans, payoffs, and power plays conducted in order to expose LBJ’s participation...
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...JFK Assassination: Are the Conspiracies Accurate? In 1976, the US Senate ordered a fresh inquiry into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, who was murdered in 1963 during a motorcade in Dallas, Texas while campaigning for re-election. People who had been involved in the original Warren Commission investigations were asked to make fresh statements. The FBI and the CIA were persuaded to release more of their documents on Oswald. New lines of inquiry were opened and individuals who had not previously given evidence were persuaded to come forward. Most important of all, pieces of evidence such as photos and sound recordings were subjected to scientific analysis using the most up-to-date methods and equipment. The House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) completed their investigation in 1979 and they finally came to a discrete verdict that Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots at Kennedy, one of which killed the president. A fourth shot was fired from the grassy knoll, which was contradictory to the statement printed by the Warren Commission 16 years earlier. However, the HSCA could not determine who the second gunman was, and how he was in relation to Oswald. If the Warren Committee had been thorough and not corrupt the first time, the second investigation would never have been necessary. However, because of government negligence and corruption, we still to this day do not know who really killed President Kennedy. The public became more interested in the...
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...rights activist took to the streets to protest but that turned into one of the most horrific scenes in our nation history. They were viciously attacked by dogs and sustain by fire hoses. A few weeks after this there was a small incident at University of Alabama were two black students were not accepted in by Gov. Wallace but he was overruled by President John F. Kennedy. He also gave a speech that same night saying he was going to present a civil rights bill to the Congress. Just as things were looking for Civil Rights Movement one of their infamous and one of their major leaders, Medgar Evers, was murdered outside his Mississippi home by the KKK that same night. But on August 28, 1963 the whole world would change as we know it because on this day Martin Luther King Dr. delivered the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at the March on Washington. This is probably one of most influential speeches ever given in American History. Just as things were looking like they were about to change for good, church bombs begin to happen Alabama. Dozens were injured and four little girls were killed and if this wasn’t sad enough President John F. Kennedy was assassinated later that year. This unfair and cruel society were one race succeed the other was perfectly depicted in King’s “I Have A Dream Speech”. In the beginning he tells the audience how black people are still in the same...
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...“A man may die, a nation may rise and fall, but an idea lives on” (John F. Kennedy quotes 1). The leader of a country has a great amount of power, and his ideas are able to influence people for years. John F. Kennedy was an intelligent, dependable, caring and principled man. He was also the 35th president of the United States. He not only concentrated on foreign relations, domestic policies, and his main focus, civil rights, but he was a role model to many politicians and private citizens. On November 22, 1963, an assassin cut Kennedy’s life short, but his legacy and his influence lived on. John F. Kennedy influenced the sixties through his actions, his politics, and the legacy left after his death. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to a European Ambassador, Joseph Kennedy and his wife, Rose. He had eight brothers and sisters, including his brothers Robert and Ted, who both grew up to take part in politics. As a child, John, commonly known as Jack, was often ill. He suffered from Addison’s disease, which causes the body’s immune system to weaken, and he had an injured back, resulting in two, near lethal, surgeries. Despite all his ailments, Jack was a kindhearted child and “Rose described him as a ‘funny little boy’ who ‘said things in such an original, vivid way’” (Hamilton 2). He attended Harvard University, where he studied government. In 1941, John Kennedy joined the United States Navy, and by 1943, he had a torpedo boat, PT 109, under his command...
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...significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference column. • Domestic Reforms • Tariff Reductions • Tax Cuts to Spur Growth • The Age of Camelot • The Peace Corps • Space Exploration • The Alliance for Progress • The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 • The Equal Pay Act of 1963 • Marilyn Monroe • Jacqueline Kennedy • JFK’s Assassination |Event |Identify |Significance |Reference | |Marilyn Monroe |She was a Movie Star and had an |At the Time she was involved Joe |http:www.illinois.edu | | |affair with JFK in 1961 and 1962, |Dimaggio and was also the biggest and | | | |also with Bobby Kennedy. Sang her |highest paid movie stars, she attracted| | | |Famous Happy Birthday song in 1962 |a lot of attention wherever she went | | |JFK Assassination |November 22, 1963 JFK was riding in a|He was arguably at the time the most |www.jfklibrary.org | | |car in downtown Dallas, Texas and he |influential President that had ever | | | |was campaigning for his next Term as |taken office. He also had both parties | ...
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...John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy Born: May 29th 1917 – Brookline, Massachusetts Died: November 22nd – Dallas, Texas Political Party: Democratic Siblings: Brothers (3) Sisters (5) Wife: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Children: Arabella (1956) Stillborn Caroline B. (1957) John F. Jr ( 1960 – 1999) Patrick B. (August 7th – August 9th 1963) Religion: Roman Catholic Born: May 29th 1917 – Brookline, Massachusetts Died: November 22nd – Dallas, Texas Political Party: Democratic Siblings: Brothers (3) Sisters (5) Wife: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Children: Arabella (1956) Stillborn Caroline B. (1957) John F. Jr ( 1960 – 1999) Patrick B. (August 7th – August 9th 1963) Religion: Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy (JFK) was the 35th President of the United States serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. During his early life JFK was involved in military service in which he was commander of the Motor Torpedo Boats (PT-109) & (PT- 59) during World War II in the South Pacific. Thereafter JFK served in the U.S. Massachusetts 11th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 – 1953. To continue he then served as U.S. Senate from 1953 – 1960. Furthermore in the 1960 U.S. Presidential election Kennedy defeated Republican candidate Richard Nixon and became the youngest elected to the office at just 43 and the only Catholic...
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...most difficult to enforce. Discuss the difficulties you have identified as well as steps that could be taken to address those difficulties. Identify one misconception associated with the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. • Discuss possible additions to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (what other civil rights need to be included?). Explain your rationale or discuss whether you believe the Act still needs to be enforced in 21st century. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is considered by many was a landmark piece of legislation for many reasons. Even though, the Civil Rights Act of 1875 outline several key components to include the main concept of preventing discrimination in public settings, it was not as effective until President John F. Kennedy passionately moved people with his speech suggesting discrimination is to be a thing of the past. As mentioned, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was emulated from the 1875 version with key provisions, which plainly outlined change. Probably one of the most controversial issues surrounding the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is title II because of the terminology such as the word “private.” Many business owners consider it their “right” to serve who they want and reserve the right to portray the title “private.” The reason this is a difficult concept is because it plainly spells out discrimination does not apply to private establishments, thus forcing many business owners to consider privatizing just to avoid following the law. The common misconception...
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...John F. Kennedy Assignation and the Insufficient Investigation Student Name SS310-19: Exploring the 1960s - An Interdisc. Approach Teacher’s Name May 01, 2012 Introduction There have been many events over the years that influence the world. One in particular was the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Many events that have occurred since can be traced back to the Assassination. After 49 years the world is still questioning the facts of the assassination. There have been many investigation yet the questions are still there. Section one President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1962. President Kennedy was shot during a motorcade ride through Dallas, Texas. The President’s motorcade had just entered Dealey Plaza when several shots were aimed at the President. President and Mrs. Kennedy and Texas Governor and Mrs. Connally were passengers in the Presidential Limousine along with two Secret Service agents. Governor Connally was seriously wounded during the shooting. The President was taken to Parkland Hospital where efforts to save his life were unsuccessful. The President was pronounced dead 30 minutes after the shooting. There were hundreds of people in the Dealey Plaza that day to see the President and First Lady as their car passed by. Many spectators with their cameras were there to capture a once in a lifetime chance to see the President and Mrs. Kennedy. These people were witness to one of the biggest events in American History...
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...Conspiracy Theory November 22, 1963 was an unforgettable day in American history. On this day the thirty-fifth President of the United States, John F. Kennedy (JFK), was assassinated in Dallas, Texas while he rode in an open limousine with Texas Governor John Conally (Wicker, 1963). He received fatal head wounds caused by one of the bullets from the shooting. Lee Harvey Oswald (Oswald), the only person ever formally accused of the assassination, ran away from the Texas Book Depository where he worked, and was stopped for questioning by a police official. At which time, Oswald killed the officer with a revolver he had hidden (Wicker, 1963). Oswald fled to the Texas Theater and within a short time period he was apprehended by the police and brought into a police station (Wicker, 1963). Although Lee Harvey Oswald was accused of the crime, he was murdered by Jack Ruby and never prosecuted for the assassination. Since the tragic events that occurred in November of 1963, there have been many theories that the murder of President John F. Kennedy was done as part of a conspiracy. As this year of 2013 it has been fifty years since the events and people are still mystified with the assassination of JFK and the possible conspiracy theories. An important fact that Americans and people worldwide need to know about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, is that 50 years on from the incident we know “everything about the attack, and yet we know...
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...space program Warren Commission-Commission, headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren, that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy The Election of 1960 -Kennedy was a Massachusetts Democrat who had served in the House of Representatives and Senate -He faced problems such as his young age and religious status (he was a Roman Catholic and no Catholic had ever been President) -Kennedy promised to get American moving again because the GNP had been growing slowly recently and the economy had suffered several recessions -Kennedy won the election by a close margin, entering the office without a strong mandate, or a set of wishes expresses to a candidate by his or her voters -Without a mandate, Kennedy would have difficulty pushing his ideas through Congress -The new administration was “buoyant, energetic, and full of optimism” and earned the nickname “Camelot” after a legendary British King Arthur, who dreamed to make a country where “might makes right.” Kennedy’s Domestic Programs -Kennedy stated that the nation was at the end of a “New Frontier.” -The name was also used to describe Kennedy’s proposals to improve the economy, give aid to the poor, and breathe new life into the space program The Economy -In 1962, the U.S. Steel Company wanted to raise the price of steel by $6 a ton and other firms wanted to do the same -Worried about price inflation, Kennedy called the price increase unjustifiable and ordered a federal investigation into fixing the problem -The...
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...John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the united states. He was elected president in 1961 and was assassinated in 1963. His time in office will long be remembered because he did a lot for the US and with my understanding he was the most liked. Being president wasn't the only thing Kennedy accomplished in his life he also went to college and joined the army! John F Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts to Joseph and Rose Kennedy he was the second of nine children. Kennedy's family were multimillionaire and had a history of politicial and public service. During his childhood he was very ill and caused him to miss a lot of school about two mouths at a time unfortionatly this forced him to withdraw from Princeton. Before attending Princeton he attended Canterbury parochial(1930-31)and Choate school(1931-35) after dropping out of Princeton he recovered and went to Harvard their he majored in international relations and government. After he majored this he wanted to join the army to support his country, sadly they didn't except him because of...
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...Assassination is the killing of a prominent person, either for political or religious reasons or sometimes for payment. Throughout the history of the United States, eight Presidents have died while in office. Four of them died of natural causes, but four others died from assassination. The first assassination of a U.S. President was in 1865, and the last assassination that has occurred was in 1963. Stricter policies have been enforced to ensure the safety for people in office. The very last President to get assassinated was John F. Kennedy, but the very first President to get assassinated was Abraham Lincoln. Overall, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln impacted the world in a negative way and made the United States look weak. Abraham Lincoln...
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... The man you will vote for will hopefully win office again, everyone's cheering, laughing and clapping. The car with the president has just turned onto Elm Street. You can barely see them anymore, at that instant you hear a gunshot. At first, you thinks it's one of the cars with exhaust issues. However, you hear another gunshot, you see President Kennedy slump down in the car. You see one of Kennedy's special agents jump over him trying to shield him. Suddenly, the car with your new president speeds off towards the hospital. The whole nation is at a stand-still. Thirty minutes later, you hear the heart shattering news. “Our president, John F. Kennedy didn’t survive from the shot. He was pronounced dead at 1pm at the Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas.” What was once going to be a good day turned out to be anything but. His “killer”, Lee Harvey Oswald was originally arrested for the murder of police officer J. D. Tippit. Tippit was murdered in the streets of Dallas 45 minutes after Kennedy was shot. Even though many people believed it to be a inside job, Oswald was still arrested for the murder. Oswald was killed on...
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...I think Oswald was apart of a bigger conspiracy because there was four shots from different directions and there is no way Oswald could have reloaded his gun that fast to shot JFK that many times. One example is some people saw some smoke coming from the field behind them after JFK was shot a second time. Another example is Oswald couldn’t have reload his gun fast enough to shoot JFK that fast. Also 60 seconds after the shooting, a policeman found Oswald was in the lunchroom two floors down from where the shots came from, eating lunch and acting like nothing nothing happened. Who would be sitting in the lunchroom when the president was right outside! Another reason is a woman named Beverly saw a person in the field surrounded by smoke she took...
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...The prosecution built their case upon five testimonies for some witness who was there when Martin Luther King was assassinated. The first witness was Reverend Samuel B. Kyles who was a friend of Dr. King. Reverend Kyles was on the balcony of the hotel when Dr. King was shot. However, he was unaware that Dr. King had been struck because he had turn away from him. During, that time Reverend Kyles had mistakenly the gunshot sound to be the sound of a car backfiring. Nevertheless, neither was he aware of the where about of the shot, so he began to look toward the front of the rooming house. Next, King’s attorney Chauncy Eskridge, stated that he look toward the rooming house, but did not notice any movement around the rooming house. A third witness...
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