Commission Reconstruction Finding
The Warren Commission used timing tests involving Truly and Baker in concluding that Oswald could have reached the second-floor lunchroom before they arrived.
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September
Commission Records No Dallas Oswald Interview
The Warren Commission found that Hosty and other Dallas FBI agents did not interview Oswald between his October return to Dallas and November 22.
Commission Rejects FBI Informant Claim
The Warren Commission concluded that Oswald had not served as an FBI informant, consistent with Hosty's testimony and the Bureau files it reviewed.
Commission Reviews Secret Service Nonreferral
The Warren Commission examined whether the FBI should have referred Oswald to the Secret Service and recorded Hosty's explanation of Bureau procedures.
Final Report Approval
Warren and the other commissioners completed and approved the commission's final report after reviewing the investigation, testimony, exhibits, and staff analyses.
No Oswald-Tippit Relationship
The Warren Commission reported that it found no credible evidence that Oswald and Tippit knew each other before their encounter on November 22.
No Ruby-Tippit Relationship
The Warren Commission reported that it found no credible evidence that Jack Ruby and Tippit knew each other before the assassination.
Warren Commission
The Warren Commission finds that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the murder of Kennedy, and that Jack Ruby acted alone in the murder of Oswald. In late September 1964, after a 10-month investigation, the Warren Commission Report is published
Warren Commission Tippit Finding
After reviewing eyewitness and physical evidence, the Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald killed Dallas Patrolman J. D. Tippit.
October
Nobel Prize
The youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, which is awarded to him for leading non-violent resistance to end racial prejudice in the United States
Chinese Nuclear Test Intelligence
After China conducted its first atomic test, McCone emphasized the importance of technical collection and strategic estimates for tracking the emerging Chinese nuclear capability.
Death of Herbert Clark Hoover
Death of Herbert Hoover
Ed Sullivan Show
Appears with the Rolling Stones on The Ed Sullivan Show.
November
Election
Wins the presidential election against Barry Goldwater in a landslide.
Medal
Posthumously awarded the Medal of Valor from the National Police Hall of Fame and also received the Police Medal of Honor, the Police Cross, and the Citizens Traffic Commission Award of Heroism
Orbital Decay Formula
Peters derives how gravitational-wave emission reduces the size and eccentricity of a binary orbit, creating formulas later used to predict inspiral times for compact binaries.
Warren Commission
All of the commission's records are transferred on November 23 to the National Archives. The unpublished portion of those records was initially sealed for 75 years (to 2039) under a general National Archives policy that applied to all federal investigations by the executive branch of Government, a period "intended to
Warren Commission
serve as protection for innocent persons who could otherwise be damaged because of their relationship with participants in the case
Zapruder Film
One of the largest individual gifts to the Tippit family is the $25,000 ($152,000 in 2006) that Abraham Zapruder donated after selling his film of the assassination
Zapruder Film
One of the largest individual gifts to the Tippit family is the $25,000 ($152,000 in 2006) that Abraham Zapruder donated after selling his film of the assassination
CIA Evidence
With Counterintelligence officer Ray Rocca as the main contact point, the CIA supplied the Warren Commission with information about Oswald and his wife Marina, their contacts in the Soviet Union, Oswald's trip to Mexico City, and more
Hearings and Exhibits Publication
Following completion of the report, the commission's testimony and documentary exhibits were published in 26 volumes to accompany the investigation's findings.
House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)
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
House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)
and that both bullets were fired by Oswald from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository
Lone Gunman Theory
Lone gunman theory, name given to the conclusion reached by the Warren Commission that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by a single gunman named Lee Harvey Oswald who fired only three shots
National Archives
All of the Warren Commission's records are transferred to the National Archives
National Archives
The unpublished portion of the Warren Commission records is initially sealed for 75 years (to 2039) under a general National Archives policy that applies to all federal investigations by the executive branch of Government
Texas School Book Depository
The HSCA Report in 1979 agrees with the Warren Report's conclusion that two bullets caused all of President Kennedy's and Governor Connallys injuries, and that both bullets were fired by Oswald from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository
Warren Commission
Two months after the publication of its 888-page report, the Commission published twenty-six volumes of supporting documents, including the testimony or depositions of 552 witnesses and more than 3,100 exhibits. All of the Warren Commission's records are transferred to the National Archives
Warren Commission
In November 1964, two months after the publication of its 889-page report, the Commission published twenty-six volumes of supporting documents, including the testimony or depositions of 552 witnesses and more than 3,100 exhibits. 2 months after the publication of its 888-page report, the Commission publishes 26 volumes of supporting documents,
Warren Commission
Later investigations agree with the Warren Commission's conclusion that two shots struck JFK from the rear: the 1968 panel set by Attorney General Ramsey Clark, the 1975 Rockefeller Commission, and the 1978-79 House Select Committee on Assassinations.
Warren Commission
Lone gunman theory, name given to the conclusion reached by the Warren Commission that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by a single gunman named Lee Harvey Oswald who fired only three shots.
Warren Commission
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, and that both bullets were fired by Oswald from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.
Warren Commission
The unpublished portion of the Warren Commission records is initially sealed for 75 years (to 2039) under a general National Archives policy that applies to all federal investigations by the executive branch of Government.
Warren Commission
including the testimony or depositions of 552 witnesses and more than 3,100 exhibits
December
President's Daily Brief Introduced
CIA introduced the President's Daily Brief for Lyndon Johnson, replacing earlier formats with a concise intelligence product tailored to his reading habits.
Oxford Union Debate
Visits the UK and participates in a debate at Oxford Union
Other events (month unknown)
A Fistful of Dollars
Stars as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars.
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of South Vietnam
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of South Vietnam
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