Younger Americans are far more likely to believe the official account of the Kennedy assassination, a new poll shows.
The Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey found that, of those members of Generation Z, defined as those born between 1997 and 2012, old enough to vote, 36 percent believe « one person (Lee Harvey Oswald) was responsible for the assassination of President Kennedy. » Another 42 percent think « multiple people were involved in a conspiracy to assassinate President Kennedy, » with 21 percent unsure.
Kennedy was shot and killed on November 22, 1963 as his motorcade made its way through Dallas, Texas. Police arrested Oswald, a former U.S. Marine, for the crime. However, on November 24, he was also shot by local nightclub owner Jack Ruby while being escorted through the basement of Dallas Police Headquarters. Oswald later died of his injuries.
For the U.S. as a whole, the Redfield & Wilton Strategies found 50 percent of eligible voters believe multiple people were involved in the Kennedy assassination, versus 28 percent for just Oswald, and 22 percent who said they didn’t know.
