The Warren Commission Report: Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy [Paperback]

President's Commission on The Assassination (Author)

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Publication Date: February 15, 1992

President Lyndon B. Johnson, by Executive Order No. 11130 dated November 29, 1963, created this Commission to investigate the assassination on November 22,1963, of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. The President directed the Commission to evaluate all the facts and circumstances surrounding the assassination and the subsequent killing of the alleged assassin and to report its findings and conclusions to him.

The subject of the Commission's inquiry was a chain of events which saddened and shocked the people of the United States and of the world. The assassination of President Kennedy and the simultaneous wounding of John B. Connally, Jr., Governor of Texas, has been followed within an hour by the slaying of Patrolman J.D. Tippit of the Dallas Police Department. In the United States and abroad, these events evoked universal demands for and explanation. --from the Foreward

Since its release in 1964, the Warren Commission Report has been at the heart of an ever-growing debate on the events surrounding the assassination of JFK. Long unavailable, this is perhaps one of the most important and controversial documents of the twentieth century. Now available again-complete and unabridged-this is the essential document of the Kennedy assassination.

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"President Lyndon B. Johnson, by Executive Order No. 11130 dated November 29, 1963, of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. The President directed the Commission to evaluate all the facts and circumstances surrounding the assassination and the subsequent killing of the alleged assassin and to report its findings and conclusions to him.

The subject of the Commission's inquiry was a chain of events which saddened and shocked the people of the United States and of the world. The assassination of President Kennedy and the simultaneous wounding of John B. Connally, Jr., Governor of Texas, has been followed within an hour by the slaying of Patrolman J. D. Tippit of the Dallas Police Department. In the United States and abroad, these events evoked universal demands for an explanation." --From the Foreword

Product Details

• Paperback: 912 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; Unabridged edition (February 15, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312082576
• ISBN-13: 978-0312082574
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #517,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This rating should be for importance, not content, March 5, 2001

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Brent E. Jones "hungrymongo" (Flower Mound, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Warren Commission Report: Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (Paperback)

Whether a steadfast believer that Oswald acted alone, a staunch conspiracy theorist, or an undecided observer of the John F. Kennedy assassination, this book should be your starting point for research into making an informed judgement. Virtually every book on this subject references the Warren Report, either for support or to point out flaws, inconsistencies, and omissions. The Warren Report can be argued as wrought with errors or even completely false, but one has the responsibility of reading it before passing any judgement, since it was indeed the first official stance taken by the U.S. government regarding the murder of JFK. I give the Warren Report a five star rating not because I purport to stand behind its conclusions, but because I view it as the quintessential starting point on this subject. Far too many opinions have already been cast by individuals who trash this work outright without ever having read it. Judge for yourself, and then move on to enlightened works that either support its findings or take great exception. Regardless of your opinion, it will be an informed one.

20 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Warren Commission Report's Conclusion Satnds the Test of Time, August 17, 2005

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kone "kone" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Warren Commission Report: Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (Paperback)

The Warren Commission's findings have been critically assailed since their findings were released in September of 1964, less than a year after the investigation began. Conspiracy theorists called the Commission's finds a "government whitewash" and contested and derided the findings without end. As a result of the overwhelming trashing by critics, the Warren Commission's findings have fallen into disrepute. This is unfortunate, as the Commission's findings and conclusion's have stood the test of time. Recently, computer simulations have documented the feasibility and likelihod of the so-called "Magic Bullet" theory, and have virtually proven that Kennedy's wounds came from the upper reaches of the Texas Schoolbook Depository, where Oswald sat in the southeast corner window of the 6th floor. So, although extensively trashed by critics, the Warren Commission findings have proven the test of time and are a vital component to any serious Kennedy assassination library.

As a Kennedy assassination buff myself, I was impressed with the voluminous hard physical evidence collected by Dallas police and the FBI. Too many conspiracists tend to sweep this evidence under the rug, as much of it contradicts their pet conspiracy theories. Yet, the evidence cannot be so easily swept away, and this is the profound importance of the Warren Commission's findings. The Commission lays out the evidence in stepwise fashion and comes to the logical (though very controversial) conclusion that Oswald acted alone in killing Kennedy.

This volume is essential to any Kennedy assassination reader, as it lays the groundwork for the assassination discussion. One cannot propose other conspiracy outcomes without having a thorough working knowledge of the Commission's findings. Get this volume for it's information on the evidence, for it is through the evidence that a "murder" case is decided.

Jim "Konedog" Koenig, Kennedy Assassination Buff

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Warren Commission made mistakes but..., February 5, 2006

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Disciple (FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Warren Commission Report: Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (Paperback)

...they were pointed in the right direction. Instead of miscalculated blunders like conspiracy theorists, the government DID try to get it right. Most of the others are in it for the money and fame rather than the truth. Not perfect but 4.5 stars.