Warren Commission
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as the Warren Commission, was established by President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 29, 1963.[1] Its purpose was to investigate the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy that had taken place on November 22, 1963.[2]
Commission report
changeThe Commission took its unofficial name—the Warren Commission—from its chairman, Chief Justice Earl Warren.[3] According to published Transcripts of Johnson's presidential telephone conversations, some major officials did not want to form this commission.[4] Also that several commission members took part only reluctantly.[4] One of their chief reservations was that a commission would create more controversy and people's fears would be proved valid.[4]
The 88th U.S. Congressional session passed Senate joint resolution 137 authorizing the Presidential appointed Commission to report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.[5] Its 889-page final report was presented to President Johnson on September 24, 1964.[6] It was made public three days later.[7] It concluded that President Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.[8] They also stated that Oswald acted entirely alone.[8] The commission said that Jack Ruby also acted alone when he killed Oswald two days later.[9] The Commission's findings have proven controversial. They have been both challenged and supported by later studies.
Members
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- Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the United States (chairman) (1891–1974)
- Richard Russell, Jr. (D-Georgia), U.S. Senator, (1897–1971)
- John Sherman Cooper (R-Kentucky), U.S. Senator (1901–1991)
- Hale Boggs (D-Louisiana), U.S. Representative, House Majority Whip (1914–1972)
- Gerald Ford (R-Michigan), U.S. Representative (later 38th President of the United States), House Minority Leader (1913-2006)
- Allen Welsh Dulles, former Director of Central Intelligence and head of the Central Intelligence Agency (1893–1969)
- John J. McCloy, former President of the World Bank (1895–1989)
- General counsel
- J. Lee Rankin (1907-1996)
References
change- ↑ Peters,Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Lyndon B. Johnson: "Executive Order 11130 - Appointing a Commission To Report Upon the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy," November 29, 1963". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ↑ Baluch, Jerry T. (November 30, 1963). "Warren Heads into Assassination". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. 1.
- ↑ Morris, John D. (November 30, 1963). "Johnson Names a 7-Man Panel to Investigate Assassination; Chief Warren Heads It". The New York Times. p. 1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Beschloss, Michael R. (1997). "Taking charge: the Johnson White House tapes, 1963-1964". New York: Simon & Schuster.
- ↑ "Joint resolution authorizing the Commission established to report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence - P.L. 88-202" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. December 13, 1963.
- ↑ Mohr, Charles (September 25, 1964). "Johnson Gets Assassination Report". The New York Times. p. 1.
- ↑ Roberts, Chalmers M. (September 28, 1964). "Warren Report Says Oswald Acted Alone; Raps FBI, Secret Service". The Washington Post. p. A1.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lewis, Anthony (September 28, 1964). "Warren Commission Finds Oswald Guilty and Says Assassin and Ruby Acted Alone". The New York Times. p. 1.
- ↑ Pomfret, John D. (September 28, 1964). "Commission Says Ruby Acted Alone in Slaying". The New York Times. p. 17.