Who Shot John F. KennedyOn November 22, 1963, America lost its innocence. He may also have lost his trust in the American government. In the 1960s, 89% of the American population trusted the government. Since then, it has fallen to less than . This means that since the early 1960s, more than 70% of the population has lost confidence in the federal government. While there may be different reasons why many people lost their trust, the most significant was probably the assassination and investigation into the assassination of John F. Kennedy. In 1963 and 1964, the U.S. government told the American public what happened on that fateful day in Dallas, Texas. They said that a madman, Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, had killed the President of the United States. That's not the truth. The man who would make peace with Russia and quickly end the Vietnam War was not killed by a single man. JFK was killed in one of the greatest conspiracies in this country, and perhaps in world history. The assassination of John F. Kennedy shocked the entire country at the time. It was the destruction of Camelot. But to understand what happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963, we must first examine Kennedy's past. Where he comes from, what he has done, in his private and political life. John Kennedy, despite what the public may have thought was no saint, and his actions may be what angered enough people in his own country and government to commit one of the most serious crimes graves of the country; the assassination of the commander and leader.John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in 1917 to Joseph P Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. Joseph Kennedy, or Papa Joe, as he was known, was famous in his own right. After doing work f...... middle of paper ......resident. But the proof was theirs. Although no one knows what really happened that day in Dallas. Many people took what they knew to their graves. Oswald was killed at the Dallas police station by notorious gangster Jack Ruby. Dozens of other witnesses died mysteriously as the House Select Committee on Assassinations and Garrison investigations began. If Oswald did it and there was no conspiracy, why are we trying so hard to cover it up? Even the HSCA stated that "the committee believes, based on the evidence before it, that President John F. Kennedy was likely assassinated as the result of a conspiracy." Even members of the Warren Commission itself knew this was a lie. » Arlen Specter said his back injury has always bothered him. There were notes which suggested that the commission was going to lie and that this had to be covered up..