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Warren Commission

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
popular name given to the U.S. Commission to Report upon the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, established (Nov. 29, 1963) by executive order of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The commission, which was given unrestricted investigating powers, was directed to evaluate all the evidence and present a complete report of the event to the American people. The members of the commission were Earl Warren, chief justice of the United States; U.S. Senators Richard B. Russell (Democrat from Georgia) and John Sherman Cooper (Republican from Kentucky); U.S. Representatives Hale Boggs (Democrat from Louisiana) and Gerald R. Ford (Republican from Michigan); Allen W. Dulles, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; and John J. McCloy, former president of the World Bank. The commission named former U.S. Solicitor General James Lee Rankin as its general counsel and also appointed 14 assistant counsels and an additional staff of 12. The proceedings began Dec. 3, 1963, and the final…
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Full text Article Warren Commission

From Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable
The official commission of inquiry into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, who was shot in Dallas, Texas, on 22 November 1963. The seven-man commission was headed by Earl Warren (1891-1974), chief justice of the Supreme Court. The inquiry's report was published on 27 September 1964 and…
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From Encyclopedia of the American Presidency
Formally termed the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy the Warren Commission was created to investigate all aspects of the murder of both the president and his alleged assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald. The murder of Oswald soon after his arrest eliminated the…
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Full text Article Warren Commission

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(1963–64) Group appointed by Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the circumstances surrounding John F. Kennedy ’s slaying and the shooting of his assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald . It was chaired by Earl Warren and included two U.S. senators, two U.S. congressmen, and two former public officials. …
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Full text Article WARREN Commission

From The Encyclopedia of Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
Supreme Court chief justice Earl Warren led the...
Formally known as the U.S. Commission to Report upon the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the “blue-ribbon” Warren Commission was established by executive order from President lyndon baines Johnson on November 29, 1963. Its chairman and namesake was Earl Warren, then chief justice of the…
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Full text Article WORDS FROM THE WARREN COMMISSION

From Assassinations: The Plots, Politics, and Powers behind History-changing Murders
President William McKinley was assassinated by an...
Although the Warren Commission concluded that there was no conspiracy in the November 22, 1963, shooting of President John F. Kennedy, the fact is that the committee's report does detail a history of assassinations in the United States. It is well worth taking a look at what the commission had to…
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Full text Article Warren Commission Report

From The Great American History Fact-Finder
Controversial report of findings resulting from the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy . Issued by the Warren Commission, which was established in late November 1963 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the report found no evidence of a conspiracy and concluded that Lee…
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Full text Article Warren Commission

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
popular name given to the U.S. Commission to Report upon the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, established (Nov. 29, 1963) by executive order of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The commission, which was given unrestricted investigating powers, was directed to evaluate all the evidence and…
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Conclusions This Commission was created to ascertain the facts relating to the preceding summary of events and to consider the important questions which they raised. The Commission has addressed itself to this task and has reached certain conclusions based on all the available evidence. No…
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Full text Article Warren, Earl

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Earl Warren, 1953. Credit:UPI/Bettmann Archive
(born March 19, 1891, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.—died July 9, 1974, Washington, D.C.) U.S. jurist and politician. He graduated from law school at the University of California, then served as a county district attorney (1925–39), state attorney general (1939–43), and governor of the state for three…
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