Warren Commission

U.S. presidential commission on the Assassination of J. F. Kennedy

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]

Final report cover

Commission report

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The 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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Committee
General counsel

References

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  1. 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.
  2. Baluch, Jerry T. (November 30, 1963). "Warren Heads into Assassination". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. 1.
  3. 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. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Beschloss, Michael R. (1997). "Taking charge: the Johnson White House tapes, 1963-1964". New York: Simon & Schuster.
  5. "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.
  6. Mohr, Charles (September 25, 1964). "Johnson Gets Assassination Report". The New York Times. p. 1.
  7. Roberts, Chalmers M. (September 28, 1964). "Warren Report Says Oswald Acted Alone; Raps FBI, Secret Service". The Washington Post. p. A1.
  8. 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.
  9. Pomfret, John D. (September 28, 1964). "Commission Says Ruby Acted Alone in Slaying". The New York Times. p. 17.

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