it s nearly 60 years since presidentjohn f kennedy was shot dead in dallas, texas, and throughout that time, the circumstances surrounding his assassination have been the subject of massive speculation and numerous conspiracy theories. now, though, thousands of documents relating tojfk s death have been released to the public for the first time. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. from dallas, texas, the flash, apparently official. president kennedy died at 1pm, central standard time. 59 years ago, presidentjohn f kennedy was shot as he rode in a motorcade through dallas. his accused killer was lee harvey oswald, a former us marine who never stood trial because he too was shot and killed when in police custody. he s been shot, he s been shot. an investigation concluded that 0swald had acted alone. but the circumstances surrounding this pivotal moment in us history