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House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

United States of America · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1963–2003Date range
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1Places

Chronological records

1963

Henry Barbosa Gonzalez22 November 1963

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Gonzalez was in President Kennedy's motorcade, he recalled rolling down the window as his car neared the Texas School Book Depository, then hearing three shots during the assassination.

Henry Barbosa Gonzalez22 November 1963

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Kennedy, and President Kennedy's sheet covered body. Gonzalez helped place Kennedy's casket in the hearse that transported Kennedy to Air Force One

Henry Barbosa Gonzalez22 November 1963

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Gonzalez's car proceeded to Parkland Memorial Hospital where upon seeing a blood-caked bouquet of roses in the rear of presidential limousine he initially believed Jackie Kennedy had been shot. There, he saw Lyndon Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, Mrs.

1964

Earl WarrenNovember 1964

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The HSCA Report in 1979 agrees with the Warren Report's conclusion that two bullets caused all of President Kennedy's and Governor Connally's injuries

Earl WarrenNovember 1964

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

and that both bullets were fired by Oswald from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository

1975

Henry Barbosa Gonzalez1975

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Reported to be unsettled by the effect that the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr. had on the nation, Gonzalez pushed in 1975 for a House committee study

1976

Thomas Nelms Downing1976

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Downing is appointed the First chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations. First chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations

Thomas Nelms Downing1976

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Downing said that he was skeptical that Lee Harvey Oswald could accurately fire a bolt-action rifle within a short span of time

Thomas Nelms Downing1976

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Downing said that their statements raised the possibility that right-wing Cubans killed Kennedy.

Thomas Nelms Downing1976

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

He pushed for a House committee to investigate the assassination nearly two years before its formation.

Thomas Nelms Downing1976

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Kennedy assassination and the Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination, Downing is the first Chairman. Downing stated before and after the HSCA's investigation that he believed there was a conspiracy to assassinate Kennedy.

Thomas Nelms Downing1976

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The House Select Committee on Assassinations concludes that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, probably as a result of a conspiracy. Established in 1976 to investigate the John F.

Thomas Nelms Downing1976

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

and he believed video footage of the assassination showed that Kennedy was struck from the front and the rear.

1977

Henry Barbosa GonzalezJanuary 1977

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

In 1976, the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) was created to investigate the deaths of President Kennedy and King, and Gonzalez succeeded Thomas N. Downing as its chairman in January 1977

Gaeton Fonzi29 March 1977

Manalapan · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Mohrenschildt received a business card from Gaeton Fonzi, an investigator for the House Select Committee on Assassinations, telling him that he would like to see him. The HSCA considered him a "crucial witness".

Gaeton Fonzi29 March 1977

Manalapan · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

That afternoon, Mohrenschildt was found dead from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head in a house where he was staying in Manalapan Florida. The coroner's verdict was suicide

George de Mohrenschildt29 March 1977

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Shortly after Chief Counsel Richard Sprague declined to sign CIA secrecy oaths and began asking pointed questions about Oswald's visit to Mexico City, he began to be denounced in the press and by his own committee chairman, Henry Gonzalez.

George de Mohrenschildt29 March 1977

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The Church Committee's unfinished business fell to the House Select Committee on Assassinations.

George de Mohrenschildt29 March 1977

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The committee was almost terminated before it got started, rescued only by the resignations of Gonzalez and Sprague, and the apparent suicide of key witness George de Mohrenschildt

George de Mohrenschildt29 March 1977

Manalapan · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Mohrenschildt received a business card from Gaeton Fonzi, an investigator for the House Select Committee on Assassinations, telling him that he would like to see him. The HSCA considered him a "crucial witness".

George de Mohrenschildt29 March 1977

Manalapan · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

That afternoon, Mohrenschildt was found dead from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head in a house where he was staying in Manalapan Florida. The coroner's verdict was suicide

Jeanne de Mohrenschildt1 April 1977

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jeanne de Mohrenschildt gave the House Select Committee on Assassinations a print of a photograph showing Lee Harvey Oswald standing in his Dallas backyard holding two newspapers and a rifle

Jeanne de Mohrenschildt1 April 1977

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

and with a pistol on his hip - a photograph taken by Oswald's wife Marina. While similar to other prints which had been found among Oswald's effects on November 23, 1963, the existence of this particular print was previously unknown

George de Mohrenschildt2 April 1977

Manalapan · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Russell, who was Mohrenschildt's attorney, said "I definitely feel there was a conspiracy and that definitely was the opinion of George."

George de Mohrenschildt2 April 1977

Manalapan · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Willem Oltmans told the House Select Committee on Assassinations that Mohrenschildt had implicated himself in the conspiracy to kill President Kennedy. And Pat S.

Willem Oltmans2 April 1977

Manalapan · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

"De Mohrenschildt told me that Oswald acted at his (De Mohrenschildt's) instructions and that he knew Oswald was going to kill Kennedy"

Willem Oltmans2 April 1977

Manalapan · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Oltmans testified for three hours behind closed doors and told the committee that Mohrenschildt had told him he had discussed the assassination of Kennedy with Oswald from A to Z.

Willem Oltmans2 April 1977

Manalapan · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Russell, who was Mohrenschildt's attorney, said "I definitely feel there was a conspiracy and that definitely was the opinion of George.".

Willem Oltmans2 April 1977

Manalapan · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Willem Oltmans told the House Select Committee on Assassinations that Mohrenschildt had implicated himself in the conspiracy to kill President Kennedy. And Pat S.

Patrick S. Russell2 April 1977

Manalapan · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Russell, who was Mohrenschildt's attorney, said "I definitely feel there was a conspiracy and that definitely was the opinion of George."

Patrick S. Russell2 April 1977

Manalapan · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Willem Oltmans told the House Select Committee on Assassinations that Mohrenschildt had implicated himself in the conspiracy to kill President Kennedy. And Pat S.

Louis StokesJune 1977

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Appointed third chairman of the HSCA

Henry GonzalezSeptember 1977

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Shortly after Chief Counsel Richard Sprague declined to sign CIA secrecy oaths and began asking pointed questions about Oswald's visit to Mexico City, he began to be denounced in the press and by his own committee chairman, Henry Gonzalez.

Henry GonzalezSeptember 1977

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The Church Committee's unfinished business fell to the House Select Committee on Assassinations.

Henry GonzalezSeptember 1977

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The committee was almost terminated before it got started, rescued only by the resignations of Gonzalez and Sprague, and the apparent suicide of key witness George de Mohrenschildt

Richard SpragueSeptember 1977

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Shortly after Chief Counsel Richard Sprague declined to sign CIA secrecy oaths and began asking pointed questions about Oswald's visit to Mexico City, he began to be denounced in the press and by his own committee chairman, Henry Gonzalez.

Richard SpragueSeptember 1977

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The Church Committee's unfinished business fell to the House Select Committee on Assassinations.

Richard SpragueSeptember 1977

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The committee was almost terminated before it got started, rescued only by the resignations of Gonzalez and Sprague, and the apparent suicide of key witness George de Mohrenschildt

1978

Joseph Dryer6 July 1978

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Dryer said that Lancelot told him shortly after the Kennedy assassination that a "substantial" sum of money, 200000 or 250000 dollars, had been deposited in Mohrenschildt's account.

Joseph Dryer6 July 1978

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Dryer said that Mohrenschildt had claimed he came to Haiti to scout for oil, but Dryer stated that "I could never figure out what he did. " Dryer expressed the belief that Mohrenschildt had "some intelligence connection"

Joseph Dryer6 July 1978

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Dryer's relationship with Lancelot included passing messages for her to people in the United States whom Dryer assumed were connected to the CIA.

Joseph Dryer6 July 1978

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Joseph Dryer told the House Select Committee on Assassinations that he and Mohrenschildt were associated with Jacqueline Lancelot.

Jacqueline Lancelot6 July 1978

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Dryer said that Lancelot told him shortly after the Kennedy assassination that a "substantial" sum of money, 200000 or 250000 dollars, had been deposited in Mohrenschildt's account.

Jacqueline Lancelot6 July 1978

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Dryer said that Mohrenschildt had claimed he came to Haiti to scout for oil, but Dryer stated that "I could never figure out what he did. " Dryer expressed the belief that Mohrenschildt had "some intelligence connection"

Jacqueline Lancelot6 July 1978

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Dryer's relationship with Lancelot included passing messages for her to people in the United States whom Dryer assumed were connected to the CIA.

Jacqueline Lancelot6 July 1978

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Joseph Dryer told the House Select Committee on Assassinations that he and Mohrenschildt were associated with Jacqueline Lancelot.

Gerry Patrick HemmingAugust 1978

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

In the article Marchetti argued that the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) had obtained a 1966 CIA memo that revealed Hemming, E. Howard Hunt, and Frank Sturgis had been involved in the plot to kill Kennedy

Gerry Patrick HemmingAugust 1978

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.

Everette Howard HuntAugust 1978

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

In the article Marchetti argued that the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) had obtained a 1966 CIA memo that revealed Hemming, E. Howard Hunt, and Frank Sturgis had been involved in the plot to kill Kennedy

Everette Howard HuntAugust 1978

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.

Victor MarchettiAugust 1978

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

In the article Marchetti argued that the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) had obtained a 1966 CIA memo that revealed Hemming, E. Howard Hunt, and Frank Sturgis had been involved in the plot to kill Kennedy

Victor MarchettiAugust 1978

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.

Frank SturgisAugust 1978

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

In the article Marchetti argued that the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) had obtained a 1966 CIA memo that revealed Hemming, E. Howard Hunt, and Frank Sturgis had been involved in the plot to kill Kennedy

Frank SturgisAugust 1978

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Victor Marchetti publishes an article about the assassination of John F. Kennedy in the Liberty Lobby newspaper, The Spotlight.

1979

Howard Leslie Brennan1979

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The House Select Committee on Assassinations cited Howard Brennan in 1979 as support for its conclusion that the assassin shot at President Kennedy from the Book Depository Building

Arlen Specter1979

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The HSCA agreed with the single bullet theory, but concluded that it occurred at a time point during the assassination that differed from any of the several time points the Warren Commission theorized it occurred

Louis Stokes1979

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Concludes 4 shots were fired, the fourth shot came from a second assassin located on the grassy knoll, but missed.

Louis Stokes1979

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Concludes acoustical evidence establishes a high probability that at least two gunmen fired at the President. Other scientific evidence does not preclude the possibility of two gunmen firing at the President.

Louis Stokes1979

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Kennedy, the second and third shots he fired struck the President, the third shot he fired killed the President. Concludes Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots at Kennedy. The second and third shots Oswald fired struck the President.

Louis Stokes1979

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Scientific acoustical evidence establishes a high probability that two gunmen fired at President John F. Kennedy. Concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots at President John F.

Louis Stokes1979

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The HSCA concluded the existence and location of this alleged fourth shot based on the later discredited Dallas Police Department Dictabelt recording analysis. Second chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations

Louis Stokes1979

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The House Select Committee on Assassinations concludes that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, probably as a result of a conspiracy. Second chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations.

Louis Stokes1979

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The third shot he fired killed the President.

Louis Stokes1979

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The HSCA agreed with the single bullet theory, but concluded that it occurred at a time point during the assassination that differed from any of the several time points the Warren Commission theorized it occurred

Louis Stokes1979

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The HSCA agreed with the single bullet theory, but concluded that it occurred at a time point during the assassination that differed from any of the several time points the Warren Commission theorized it occurred.

2003

Dale Myers2003

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Used various films from the day of the shooting to plot the locations and speeds of the motorcycle police officers during the assassination, and concluded that no police motorcycles were anywhere near a microphone concluded by the HSCA

Names involved

Arlen SpecterDale MyersEarl WarrenEverette Howard HuntFrank SturgisGaeton FonziGeorge de MohrenschildtGerry Patrick HemmingHenry Barbosa GonzalezHenry GonzalezHoward Leslie BrennanJacqueline LancelotJeanne de MohrenschildtJoseph DryerLouis StokesPatrick S. RussellRichard SpragueThomas Nelms DowningVictor MarchettiWillem Oltmans

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