JFK: The Assassination, The "Magic Bullet," and the Mystery of Dealey Plaza
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It is the day that changed America forever. In this episode of pplpod, we revisit November 22, 1963, to uncover the tragic assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. We walk through the timeline of the motorcade in Dealey Plaza, where gunfire from the Texas School Book Depository struck the president and wounded Governor John Connally. We also examine the chaotic aftermath: the rush to Parkland Memorial Hospital, the swearing-in of Lyndon B. Johnson aboard Air Force One, and the frantic manhunt for Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine who was arrested after killing police officer J.D. Tippit.
But the story doesn't end with the arrest. We discuss the shocking twist that occurred two days later when nightclub operator Jack Ruby shot and killed Oswald on live television. We also dive deep into the investigations that follo ...