John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection. 12/28/1992 - 9/30/1998. Papers of Jim Garrison

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John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection. 12/28/1992 - 9/30/1998. Papers of Jim Garrison

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/641323

National Archives at College Park

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SNAC Resource ID: 6495558

National Archives at College Park

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Ferrie, David William, 1918-1967

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Shaw, Clay L., 1913-1974

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Clay L. Shaw (1913-1974), New Orleans businessman, was tried in 1969 for conspiring to assassinate President John F. Kennedy. The State of Louisiana v. Clay Shaw was the only trial ever held in connection with the assassination. The case was initiated by New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison, who abused his power in an attempt to prove his conspiracy theory regarding the murder of the president. After a six week trial, the jury acquitted Clay Shaw after forty five minutes of deliberation on...

Garrison, Jim, 1921-1992

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Jim Garrison (1921-1992) was born Earling Carothers Garrison. He was elected District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, in 1961. Garrison investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, eventually prosecuting New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw for his alleged role in a conspiracy. From the description of Garrison, Jim, 1921-1992 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582565 ...