Work

Report of the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

The Warren Commission’s report of September 1964.

4 links, 4 backed by primary records

The debate

What it found

On the basis of the evidence before the Commission it concludes that Oswald acted alone.1

Who disputes it

Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations (Kennedy) 29 Mar 1979
The Warren Commission was, in fact, incorrect in concluding that Oswald and Ruby had no significant associations, and therefore its finding of no conspiracy was not reliable.2
The same report finds that the Warren Commission conducted “a thorough and professional investigation into the responsibility of Lee Harvey Oswald for the assassination.”

Each side is quoted in its own words. Whether a finding holds is not decided here.

Connections 4

Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations (Kennedy) 29 Mar 1979 According to Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations (Kennedy) Primary record 2
The same report finds that the Warren Commission conducted “a thorough and professional investigation into the responsibility of Lee Harvey Oswald for the assassination.”

Timeline 3 dates

Proof 3 sources

Report of the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, Chapter 1: Summary and Conclusions, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, 1964. Primary record
On the basis of the evidence before the Commission it concludes that Oswald acted alone.
The man who killed Oswald was Jack Ruby.
The shots which killed President Kennedy and wounded Governor Connally were fired by Lee Harvey Oswald.
Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations, U.S. House of Representatives: Part I, Section C (findings and the investigation of possible conspirators), U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, 1979. Primary record
The Warren Commission was, in fact, incorrect in concluding that Oswald and Ruby had no significant associations, and therefore its finding of no conspiracy was not reliable.
Final Report of the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, Book V: The Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: Performance of the Intelligence Agencies, U.S. Senate, 1976. Primary record Archived copy
the Warren Commission concluded its work in September 1964

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