Knowra Warren Commission Warren Commission The President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy was a federal body established in 1963 to investigate John F. Kennedy’s murder. Its 1964 report concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
Warren Commission Report : The 1964 report presenting the Warren Commission’s investigation, evidence, and conclusions about Kennedy’s assassination. This published report records the commission’s findings and reasoning.
John F. Kennedy assassination : The fatal shooting of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. The assassination created the central question the commission was appointed to investigate.
Gerald Ford : The 38th president of the United States, who served as a Republican congressman from Michigan during the commission’s work. Ford was a commission member and later helped revise its report on Kennedy’s wounds.
House Select Committee on Assassinations : A U.S. House committee that investigated the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. in the late 1970s. Its 1979 report agreed Oswald fired the shots but judged a conspiracy likely, unlike the Warren Commission.
Lee Harvey Oswald : The former U.S. Marine charged with assassinating President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963. The commission examined evidence about Oswald’s movements, actions, and responsibility.
Lyndon B. Johnson : The 36th president of the United States, who assumed office after Kennedy’s assassination. Johnson established the commission by executive order and selected its members.
Allen Dulles : The director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1953 to 1961. Dulles brought intelligence experience to the commission and questioned witnesses about Oswald and Cuba.
United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities : A Senate committee that investigated U.S. intelligence agencies and their activities from 1975 to 1976. Its scrutiny of intelligence agencies raised questions about information the CIA had provided to the commission.
Jack Ruby : The Dallas nightclub owner who fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963. Ruby’s killing of Oswald complicated the investigation and limited opportunities for trial testimony.
Executive Order 11130 : The 1963 U.S. executive order that established the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy. This order defined the commission’s mandate and formal authority.
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