Essay Outline For Jfk Assassination

I. Introduction

A. Attention Getter: November 22nd, 1963 - Dealy Plaza Dallas, Texas

B. President John F. Kennedy is riding an open-top car as part of a motorcade passing through Dallas on his way to a meeting when a shot rings out. President Kennedy is shot and killed.

C. Thesis Statement: Lee Harvey Oswald was the convicted killer of John F. Kennedy, however I can prove this to be wrong.

D. Three Main Points: This can be done by examining his life before the assassination, looking at the ballistics of the assassination, and by discussing which theory proves to be more reasonable and accurate.

E. Why This is Important: Knowing who actually killed JFK would be able to prove to the public that 1) maybe the government was covering the assassination up, 2) put the relatives of President Kennedy at

ease because then they would know what actually happened at Dealy Plaza, and 3) debunk some, if not all, of the common conspiracy theories about the JFK Assassination.
Transition: First, let us examine Lee Harvey Oswald’s early life…
II.

Body

• Main Point 1: Lee Harvey Oswald’s Life Before the Assassination

o What did he do?

 Joined the US Marines in 1956

• was court-martialed twice in 1958 for having an illegal weapon and displaying violent behavior

 Defected to the Soviet Union

 lived in an orphanage in his youth

 married Marina Prusakova in April 1961

 took an interest in Communism and acquired a .38 caliber pistol in the mail and a rifle

o How did it affect his future?

 the US government started “watching” him after he defected from Russia and moved back

 he became constantly under scrutiny and surveillance

• Main Point 2: The Ballistics of the Assassination

o Why doesn’t it make sense?

 in the video of the assassination, you can see that JFK slumps over in the opposite direction of the way he should have

o Why is it improbable that Oswald made this shot alone?

 the trajectory of the bullet is wrong and at a different angle

• Main Point 3: The more accurate and reasonable theory

o “The Grassy Knoll”

 there is a theory of a grassy knoll shooter

 this would explain for the wrong trajectory of the bullet

o “Man with the

Umbrella”
 there is a photograph of a man with an umbrella
 many claim that this man was the accomplice to Lee Harvey Oswald and shot President Kennedy with a pistol
III. Conclusion
A. Signpost- In conclusion…
B. Summarize Main Points: By examining Lee Harvey Oswald’s life before the assassination, realizing that the ballistics don’t match up, and discussing a more accurate and reasonable theory…
C. Restate Thesis: We can see that Lee Harvey Oswald did not, in fact, assassinate President John F. Kennedy at all, or by himself.
D. Challenge Audience: Do you think that I am wrong and I stood here and wasted your time? Then prove me wrong. I challenge you to figure out on your own, with explainable evidence, that Lee Harvey Oswald did kill JFK.
E. After all, the government has turned his assassination into one big conspiracy theory, right? Ask yourself, Do You Believe?