Review of Oswald's life and activities since 1959, although productive in illuminating the character of Lee Harvey Oswald did not produce any meaningful evidence of a conspiracy (Washington 179).
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 and other political assassinations of the 1960s (MPI Tele-Productions). In 1976, the House Select Committee on Assassinations undertook reinvestigations of the murders of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr.
To the House committee, this came as a huge shock.
