Warren Commission
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The Warren Commission was a presidentially appointed panel led by Chief Justice Earl Warren that conducted the official U.S. government investigation into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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| instanceOf |
United States federal commission
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presidential commission → |
| appendicesCount |
26 volumes of hearings and exhibits
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| appointedBy |
Lyndon B. Johnson
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| appointedFollowing |
assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963
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| archivesLocation |
National Archives and Records Administration
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| chairperson |
Earl Warren
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| concluded |
Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating John F. Kennedy
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no credible evidence of a domestic or foreign conspiracy → |
| country |
United States
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| createdBy |
Executive Order 11130
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| criticizedFor |
perceived investigative omissions
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reliance on FBI and CIA information → |
| dateOfExecutiveOrder |
November 29, 1963
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| dissolved |
1964
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| evidenceBase |
FBI and Secret Service reports
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ballistics analysis → medical and autopsy records → testimony of hundreds of witnesses → |
| fieldOfWork |
criminal investigation
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forensic analysis → presidential security → |
| followedBy |
United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
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| inception |
1963
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| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| languageOfReport |
English
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| legalForm |
ad hoc investigative commission
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| location |
Washington, D.C.
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| mediaTypeOfReport |
print
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| member |
Allen W. Dulles
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Earl Warren → Gerald R. Ford → Hale Boggs → John J. McCloy → John Sherman Cooper → Richard Russell Jr. → |
| namedAfter |
Earl Warren
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| numberOfMembers |
7
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| pagesOfReport |
over 800
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| producedWork |
Warren Commission Report
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| purpose |
investigate the assassination of John F. Kennedy
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| reportPublicationDate |
1964
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| reportTitle |
Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
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| secretary |
J. Lee Rankin
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| significantEvent |
official U.S. government investigation into the Kennedy assassination
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| subjectOf |
conspiracy theories
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historical controversy → |
| topic |
assassination of John F. Kennedy
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Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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Jack Ruby → |
investigatedBy |
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Allen Dulles
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John J. McCloy → |
memberOf |
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Elm Street (Dallas)
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associatedWith |
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Earl Warren
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chairpersonOf |
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Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald
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hasConnectionTo |
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Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald
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hasInvestigatingBody |
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United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
("President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy")
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precededBy |
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Warren Commission
("Warren Commission Report")
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producedWork |
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Warren Commission
("Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy")
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reportTitle |
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Lee Harvey Oswald
("Warren Commission Report")
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subjectOf |