Assassination of John F. Kennedy in popular culture the Kennedy assassination; although it dramatises the assassination of James A. Garfield, it reflects the events and conspiracy theories surrounding Kennedy's death. David Miller's 1973 film "Executive Action" is the first conspiracy theory-based Hollywood-made dramatization of the Kennedy assassination. In 1975, a San Francisco-based group of artists called Ant Farm reenacted the Kennedy assassination in Dealey Plaza, and documented it in a video called "The Eternal Frame". The 1978 made-for-television movie, "Ruby and Oswald", generally followed the official record as presented by the Warren Commission of the actions of Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby on the weekend of the
Reactions to the assassination of John F. Kennedy Reactions to the assassination of John F. Kennedy Around the world, there were stunned reactions to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the President of the United States, on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. The first hour after the shooting, before Kennedy's death was announced, was a time of great confusion. Taking place during the Cold War, it was at first unclear whether the shooting might be part of a larger attack upon the U.S., and whether Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson, who had been riding two cars behind in the motorcade, was safe. The news shocked the nation. Many