the reflection essay

Running head: HISTORY PROJECT 1

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The interview between Stephen Fagin and Clint Hill is an interrogation that sought to facilitate the collection of necessary information that could lead to the identification of the perpetrator of the murder. The conversation also sought to relate the contents of the book written by Jerry blain. However, the focus was on the responses of the former special agent Clint Hill. Stephen sought to engage the senior in enabling the comprehension of the details on the occurrences on the day before, during, and after the murder. The interview took place in the 6th-floor museum in Dallas on December 18, 2010. The two engaged in a conversation that lasted more than an hour in the form of a questioning and answering conversations. Stephen selected the museum as the venue after consensus with Clint on the suitable way for steering the process. The interviewer first introduced himself to Clint and then communicated the objective in steering the process.

At first, the agent appreciated the introduction then went straight to responding to the open-ended question posed by Stephen. He communicated using a low tone. The person hearing the conversation documented in records as print could easily note the nostalgic expression of Clint about the events. He managed to recount the events by outlining the activities that took place on the day. He cites hearing a band and then moving to the chaotic scene, and such serves as an indication that he sought to intervene. Even though the quantification of the claim can prove difficult, the images relayed via the media contained the graphics as echoed in the conversation. Stephen allocated sufficient time for the questioning with the aim of collecting relevant information that could validate the identification of the person responsible for the offense. The language used in the responses suggested agent’s infuriation with the occurrences. He is slightly disturbed despite the events taking place decades ago in 1963. The conversation suggests that he was directly involved in the scene and he affirms that beyond reasonable doubt in the candid interview at the museum building.

According to the conversation, Clint responded to the question with elaborate explanation. He did not stick to the question of inquiry but went ahead narrating his relationship with the president. He described the manner in which he sought to defend Kennedy before proceeding to communicate having interest to conceptualize the motive of the attacker. He gives an account of the whereabouts of Kennedy and the security official on the day in Texas. Throughout the process, the tone of communication suggests sympathy with the situation. The interview that took place on the sixth floor of the museum building led to revelation of a myriad of the issue relating to the murder of John Kennedy. Stephens questioning results in the conversation that motivates Clint Hill to describe the outlook of the building on the streets where the crime took place.

After reading the precepts of the interview, it is conclusive that the mode of questioning facilitated a constructive interaction between the interviewer and the interviewee. Stephen asked direct open-ended questions that presented the opportunity for Mr. Hill to respond in accordance to his knowledge of the occurrences on the day before, during and after the assassination of Kennedy. Hill communicated the knowledge elaborately about the scene of the incidence suggested that he was aware of the magnitude of the issue for discussion. His willingness to corporate affirmed the urge to help the detective device a solution to the concern that was affecting the American nation at large. The communication gives the impression that the relationship between Kennedy and the agent was more than a worker to the president since the two knew each other at a personal level. They engaged in conversations at least once on ways of improving the security arrangements.

After listening to the interview between the two, one learns about the complexity of interrogation in the quest for a collection of sensitive information that can lead to the detection of the source of a crime. In the case of Clint, the interviewer used a polite technique that encouraged the respondent to share information that formed part of the investigation into the murder. The agent witnessed the accounts first-hand. He attempted protecting the wife of the president on the day of the assassination after realizing that the attacker could have shot her too. His conversation gives a clear picture of the occurrences (Taylor, 2014). The participation of the character in the interview is essential in the demystification of the conspiracy assertion made by people questioning the developments in the midst of secret service officials. Basin on the lies peddled to the public, it was necessary engaging Hill in a conversation with another person to facilitate collection of first-hand account of the happening on the day of the murder.

Reponses

1. I think of Kennedy as a caring man with an interest of helping address national issue objectively

2. I could not fathom the reality for a while but later came to term with the reality. I assumed that opponents of progressivism attacked him.

3. She thought of it as an accident got confused before she could and begin wailing after the events

4. No, but I was concerned about the silence one side of the crowd

5. The order came from the accomplices of the attacker in a remote area, mostly radical enemies of Kennedy.

Reference

Taylor, B. (2014). Dallas 50 Years On: The Murder of John F. Kennedy. Fonthill Media