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Jasmina Mehmedagic
Professor McKeever
English 102H: Research Paper 1
3 March 2016
Word Count: 1155
President John F. Kennedys Death
What exactly makes a person great president? Is it their dedication to leadership? Their
love for ones country and all that is included in it? Or is it the love and support from the
countrys people that the president receives? We the people choose our leaders based on what we
have most in common and how they present themselves.
John F. Kennedy was at most a beloved president and many people favored him. Mainly
because of his charisma, he was found brave for volunteering for service during the Second
World War, and Kennedy did not back down during the Cuban Missile Crisis. His most famous
quote persuade many Americans to vote for him while he was running for election: Ask not
what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your county.
Although, he did promise many things he could not deliver his death, like any death, was
tragic and shocking. John F. Kennedy was shot in the head and killed on November 22th, 1963
while riding through a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. The man who shot President Kennedy was
Lee Harvey Oswald, then two days later Jack Ruby, a night club operator in Dallas, fatally shot
him.
Since 1963, the thought of Kennedy has always seemed that it was a conspiracy or that
there is more than what we thought. The questions that come up are: Why was President
Kennedy killed? Was Lee Harvey Oswald the only person who was in on the murder? Was

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Oswalds murder planned? All of these questions seem to never have an answer. Author of the
article The Truth behind JFKs Assassination, Max Holland puts these questions to the test. I
believe that Max Holland wrote this article to put lost thoughts together from the many
conspiracies that come from President Kennedys assassination.
Max Holland splits up each section of his findings in different categories that include
pictures of Kennedy sitting in the limousine to the men and women who contributed in the
investigation. Some of the titles of each section include: Ignoring the Evidence Which
briefly talks about how the staff that developed the critical information that helped with
Kennedys case and they chose to neglect to follow it up.
Investigators of Kenneys case also neglected some major clues that could have helped
close the murder case. For example, a major clue was a 15-year-old witness that saw a man
shooting a rifle from the window, Amos Lee Euins immediately directed police away from
the grassy knoll and to the School Book Depository, having seen a man with a rifle firing from
the sixth-floor window He (Euins) was also one of the very few witnessed able to pinpoint the
first shot He (Euins) told the sheriffs department that when the presidential limousine got
near the black-and-white [highway] sign he heard the first shot. But when Euins appeared before
the commission, assistant counsel Arlen Specter did not ask him about these details. Therefore,
these important details were simply ignored.
Another clue that was rejected and neglected was about the three bullets shot the day of
Kennedys death. A Dallas Deputy Sherriff Luke Mooney discovered the three rifle cartridges on
the floor of the depository where the shots were fired. The hulls has fallen in a distinctive
pattern: two were close together, just below the window sill, and the third was several feet
away. Mooney, the Sherriff, testified he tried to offer his opinion about what this signified, but

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assistant counsel Joe Ball did not show any interest. Although, a few days later assistant counsel
Melvin Eisenberg showed interest in the matter while he was questioning FBI agent Robert
Frazier. Thats because cartridge ejection patterns are predictable and routinely used to
determine shooting positions. The pattern found on the sixth-floor suggested that one shot was
fired with the rifle aimed to the face of the building while the other two shots were fired
with the rifle pointed in a direction nearly parallel to the buildings face, with the spent hulls
bouncing back to the sill after hitting the book cartons Oswald had stacked behind him in order
to stay hidden Frazier did not have Mooneys insight.
Holland goes through the day of President Kennedy before and after then further explains
the investigation in 1963 and on. Max Holland played the role of an investigator. He put
together information to prove certain points and to answer questions that didnt make sense to
those that have always pondered about Kennedys death. Also, that is the type of audience that
Holland is wanting to attract to this article For example, if there was a man or woman who saw
Kennedy being shot with their own eyes in 1963 and they want some form of answers, they can
educate themselves with this article. Also, those same people will be able walk away from this
article with even more knowledge of Kennedys death. Possibly educate others with this
information so that their and others minds can be at peace. Also, if they educate others, and those
people educate other people then the knowledge of President Kennedys death and the facts
behind it will be spread everywhere.
The author, Max Hollands, is not so much on the view of the world but more so on the
truth behind what happened when Kennedy was killed. He wants others to see the way he
unravels the mysteries behind the death of our former president. He puts his work out onto the

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world of the internet so people who agree, or disagree, with his facts and findings can add their
input.
Max Hollands interests, again, are revealing the truth behind the murder of President
Kennedy after all these years. There is so much information that is hidden away from the public
that he wants to be brought to our attention. Such as, why some clues and evidence was hidden
away.
Multiple sections stood out to me while and analyzing this article was the clues that were
tucked away and neglected. Especially the clue, mentioned previously, about the young boy
whose details about the rifle included in the murder were simply ignored. Also, another part of
the article that stood out to me was the section called, Ignoring the Evidence because I was not
aware of that there was evidence neglected from the case that was clearly important evidence. It
just makes people think deeper and ask, What really happened that day?
Although Kennedy had his highs and lows while in office, his death was nothing but
tragic and despairing. The reason for the death of such a charismatic president will hopefully be
found, but until then we will be unsure. Someday the actual truth that over power all of the
conspiracies and we will be enlightened with the answer we have all been waiting for.