Forty years ago, President John F. Kennedy was shot and assassinated in broad daylight while on a trip to Dallas, devastating the nation and shocking the world. His accused killer was caught but was killed soon after. At least four separate government investigations have come to conflicting conclusions about what happened. Speculation over "what really happened" in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963 is a national institution. Hundreds of books, films, television specials and websites have sifted through the minutiae of assassination evidence, suspicion and intrigue. Theorists have fingered suspects from the Mafia to the Cubans to the CIA to Lyndon Johnson and the Federal Reserve. The Warren Commission and the House Committee had different views concerning JFK’s assassination. The crucial difference between the two reports was that the Warren Commission believed the president was killed by the shots fired by Oswald, while the House committee suspected two gunmen were involved, based on "various scientific projects."

After Kennedy’s assassination, Americans suspected a conspiracy. To avoid rumors,

Kennedy’s successor, Lyndon B. Johnson, appointed a presidenti

The Warren Commission states that, “The motives of any man, however, must be analyzed in terms of the character and state of mind of the particular individual involved” (Washington 180). Oswald’s complete state of mind and character are now outside of the power of man to know. Since Oswald is dead, the Warren Commission is not able to reach any definite conclusion. Consequently, the commission could look at Oswald’s life and determine his character. “His life was characterized by isolation, frustration, and failure. He had very few, if any, close relationships with other people and he appeared to have great difficulty in finding a meaningful place in the world…he seemed to prefer the Soviet Union and he spoke highly of Cuba” (Washington 180). It is apparent that Oswald was discontent with the world and had expressed his hatred for American society. The Warren Commission can’t really prove anything definite, but they proved that this man was capable of assassinating President Kennedy. Congress undertook investigations of the FBI, CIA, and other intelligence agencies--the Church Committee published 14 reports containing its findings. With the public airing of the Zapruder home movie of the JFK assassination showing Kennedy reacting to an apparent shot from the front, there were calls for reinvestigation of this an

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