Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
The 1991 movie ‘JFK` detailed the actions of Jim Garrison, the district attorney of New Orleans who took upon himself to investigate, the 1963 assassination of John Fitzgerald K. in Dallas. The movie was directed and written by Oliver Stone, with main actors Kevin Costner, Oldman Gary and Lemmon Jack.
The movie follows the investigations of the D.A. Jim Garrison, who is suspicious of the federal bureau of investigation`s official story. Based on what he already knew and what he later learned, led him to deduce that there was more behind the story than what was presented to the public. The movie takes the viewer through a mixture of facts and speculations about JFK`s death as the investigator digs his teeth into files of the FBI and witness accounts. Unfortunately his persistency in asking questions and poking around in matters that did not concern him or beyond his jurisdiction put his life and that of his family at risk. The Jim Garrison ends up investigator actions of some of the FBI officers and other security officials whom he suspected to be hiding information which was leading him to the evidence of multiple shooters.
The movie presents the theory that John F. Kennedy was killed for his attempts of preventing the involvement of America in the Vietnam War. Of which his vice president, Johnson B. Lyndon had promised American government the war. Therefore, the movie creates the motive for his assassination and elimination of JFK.
The movie and its director, Oliver Stone were subjected to scathing attacks and criticism from mainstream media. However, the movie was successful in the provocation of calls for the de-classification of national secret documents about John F.K.`s assassination. Looking at historical events it is evident that the movie is of importance. Over the years evidence has been trickling in from different sources and which have varied in one form or the oth...