Assassination of John F. Kennedy President Kennedy as his motorcade continued down Elm Street. About 80% of the witnesses recalled hearing three shots. A minority of the witnesses recognized the first gunshot they heard as weapon fire, but there was hardly any reaction to the first shot from a majority of the people in the crowd or those riding in the motorcade. Many bystanders later said that they heard what they first thought to either be a firecracker or the backfire of one of the vehicles shortly after the President had begun waving. Although some close witnesses recalled seeing the limousine slow down, nearly stop,
Bobby Kennedy for President Bobby Kennedy for President Bobby Kennedy for President is an American documentary television series that focuses on Senator Robert Kennedy and his political rise in the 1960s. The four-part first series was released on Netflix on April 27, 2018. The series, run by director and executive producer Dawn Porter, looks at Kennedy's political lore, including his 1968 presidential campaign, which ended with his assassination on June 5, 1968. The show uses archival footage during Kennedy's time as Attorney General and Senator, as well as conversations he had with his brothers, President John F. Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy. In addition