United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
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The United States House Select Committee on Assassinations was a special congressional committee established in the late 1970s to reexamine the killings of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., ultimately concluding that Kennedy was likely assassinated as the result of a conspiracy.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United States House Select Committee on Assassinations Context triple: [Assassination of John F. Kennedy, investigatedBy, United States House Select Committee on Assassinations]
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Warren Commission
The Warren Commission was a presidentially appointed panel led by Chief Justice Earl Warren that conducted the official U.S. government investigation into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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United States Senate Watergate Committee
The United States Senate Watergate Committee was a special investigative committee formed by the U.S. Senate in 1973 to publicly investigate the Watergate break-in and related abuses of power in the Nixon administration.
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United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
The United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate responsible for overseeing the nation’s intelligence agencies and activities, including their budgets, operations, and compliance with law.
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Hunter Commission
The Hunter Commission was a British-appointed committee of inquiry established in 1919 to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and related events in Punjab.
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National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, commonly known as the 9/11 Commission, was an independent, bipartisan panel established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and to recommend measures to prevent future attacks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: United States House Select Committee on Assassinations Target entity description: The United States House Select Committee on Assassinations was a special congressional committee established in the late 1970s to reexamine the killings of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., ultimately concluding that Kennedy was likely assassinated as the result of a conspiracy.
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A.
Warren Commission
The Warren Commission was a presidentially appointed panel led by Chief Justice Earl Warren that conducted the official U.S. government investigation into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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United States Senate Watergate Committee
The United States Senate Watergate Committee was a special investigative committee formed by the U.S. Senate in 1973 to publicly investigate the Watergate break-in and related abuses of power in the Nixon administration.
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United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
The United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate responsible for overseeing the nation’s intelligence agencies and activities, including their budgets, operations, and compliance with law.
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Hunter Commission
The Hunter Commission was a British-appointed committee of inquiry established in 1919 to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and related events in Punjab.
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National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, commonly known as the 9/11 Commission, was an independent, bipartisan panel established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and to recommend measures to prevent future attacks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States congressional committee
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select committee ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| archivesAt |
National Archives and Records Administration
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surface form:
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
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| chairperson |
Henry B. González
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surface form:
Henry B. Gonzalez
Louis Stokes ⓘ Thomas N. Downing ⓘ |
| concludedThat |
James Earl Ray fired the shot that killed Martin Luther King Jr.
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Lee Harvey Oswald fired shots that killed President John F. Kennedy ⓘ Assassination of John F. Kennedy ⓘ
surface form:
President John F. Kennedy was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Central Intelligence Agency were deficient in sharing information with the Warren Commission ⓘ the Warren Commission did not adequately investigate the possibility of a conspiracy in the Kennedy assassination ⓘ the medical and ballistic evidence indicated the likelihood of a second gunman in the Kennedy assassination ⓘ there was a likelihood of a conspiracy in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., though the committee could not identify its extent ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endTime | 1979 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| finalReportDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
assassination of John F. Kennedy
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assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| hasMemberCount | 12 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | House Resolution 222 (95th Congress) ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Christopher Dodd
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Richardson Preyer ⓘ Walter E. Fauntroy ⓘ |
| oversightSubject |
performance of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Kennedy and King investigations
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performance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the Kennedy and King investigations ⓘ |
| partOf |
94th United States Congress
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95th Congress ⓘ
surface form:
95th United States Congress
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| politicalContext | post-Watergate era congressional investigations of intelligence agencies ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Warren Commission
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surface form:
President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
United States Department of Justice investigations into the King assassination ⓘ |
| producedWork |
Final Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives
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volumes of hearings and appendices on the Kennedy assassination ⓘ volumes of hearings and appendices on the King assassination ⓘ |
| recommended |
greater congressional oversight of intelligence agencies
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improvements in protection of the President and other officials ⓘ |
| shortName |
United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
HSCA
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| startTime | 1976 ⓘ |
| topic |
congressional investigations
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forensic analysis of assassinations ⓘ political assassinations in the United States ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
acoustic analysis of Dallas police dictabelt recording
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ballistics analysis ⓘ forensic pathology review ⓘ review of FBI and CIA files ⓘ |
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Subject: United States House Select Committee on Assassinations Description of subject: The United States House Select Committee on Assassinations was a special congressional committee established in the late 1970s to reexamine the killings of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., ultimately concluding that Kennedy was likely assassinated as the result of a conspiracy.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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investigatedBy
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United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
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this entity surface form:
United States House Select Committee on Assassinations investigation
United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
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United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
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this entity surface form:
HSCA
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House Select Committee on Assassinations inquiries
this entity surface form:
House Select Committee on Assassinations
Fair Play for Cuba Committee leafleting in New Orleans
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laterInvestigatedBy
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United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
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this entity surface form:
House Select Committee on Assassinations
House Resolution 222 (95th Congress)
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establishedBody
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United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
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House Select Committee on Assassinations
House Resolution 222 (95th Congress)
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United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
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House Select Committee on Assassinations
James Earl Ray fired the shot that killed Martin Luther King Jr.
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United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
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James Earl Ray
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United States House Select Committee on Assassinations investigation
United States Department of Justice investigations into the King assassination
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United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
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House Select Committee on Assassinations investigation into the King assassination
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
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subjectOf
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United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
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United States House Select Committee on Assassinations investigation
Final Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives
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author
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United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
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Final Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives
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relatedTo
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United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
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this entity surface form:
House Select Committee on Assassinations