Research 8
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Student 1               


     Steven Student

     Ms. Savio

     Research 8

     11 October 2009


  JFK's Assassination

     Thesis Statement:   Members of organized crime are at least partially, and possibly             

     entirely,  responsible for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

      I.    Introduction

            A.   When and where JFK was assassinated

            B.    History of controversy and debate over who is responsible

            C.    Overview three major theories 

            D.   Thesis statement
 

    II.    Lone assassin theory

           A.    Lee Harvey Oswald

                  1.    Childhood

                  2.    Adulthood

                  3.    Assassination

          B.   Warren Commission

                 1.    Problems with the investigation

                 2.    Quotation from report

                 3.    Rejection of conspiracy plot

   III.  Cuban theory

          A.    Cuban exiles in the United States

          B.     Bay of Pigs failure

          C.    CIA plot to assassinate Castro

                 1.   CIA contracts with organized crime figures

                 2.    Mafia interest in Cuban Rackets 

 


 
 

Student 2              
     IV.    Organized crime theory

             A.    Robert Kennedy’s investigations into organized crime

                    1.    Deportation of Carlos Marcello

                    2.    Pursuit of Jimmy Hoffa

                    3.    Double-cross of Sam Giancana

            B.     John F. Kennedy’s relationships with friends of underworld figures

                    1.    Marilyn Monroe

                    2.    Judith Campbell Exner

            C.    Jack Ruby’s connections to organized crime

                   1.    Ruby’s nightclubs frequented by mobsters

                   2.    Long-time friendships with Chicago mobsters
  
      V.     The debate continues  

                A.   Limited investigation and time constraints

                B.   Evidence obscured by collusion, corruption, and cover-ups

                C.   FBI and CIA selective disclosure of information

                D.  We may never know the truth

   VI.    Conclusions

               A.    Thesis restated

               B.    General agreement that there was a conspiracy

              C.     Abundance of evidence points to organized crime as being responsible

                      1.    Summary of their motives

                       2.    Summary of their methods

              D.     Closing thought

 

 

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