Editing Arlen Specter (section)

===Involvement with the Warren Commission===
Specter worked for the [[Warren Commission]], which investigated the [[JFK assassination|assassination]] of [[John F. Kennedy]], at the recommendation of [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] [[Gerald Ford]], who was then one of the Commissioners. As an assistant for the commission, he co-wrote the proposal of<ref>Bugliosi, p. 301–306. "Warren Commission staff lawyer Norman Redlich was asked by author Vincent Bugliosi in 2005 whether Specter was the sole author of the single bullet theory, and he said, 'No, we all came to this conclusion simultaneously.' When asked who he meant by 'we', he said, 'Arlen, myself, Howard Willens, David Belin, and Mel Eisenberg.' Specter did not respond to Bugliosi's request for a clarification on the issue."</ref> the "[[single bullet theory]]", which suggested the non-fatal wounds to Kennedy and wounds to [[Governor of Texas|Texas Governor]] [[John Connally]] were caused by the same bullet. This was a crucial assertion for the Warren Commission, since if the two had been wounded by separate bullets within such a short time frame, that would have demonstrated the presence of a second assassin and therefore a [[Conspiracy (crime)|conspiracy]].<ref>Bugliosi, p.456.</ref> Regarding this particular subject, the [[United States House Select Committee on Assassinations]] concluded that JFK's assassination was probably a product of a conspiracy, but this conclusion was based partially on acoustic evidence that was later called into question.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

[[File:MLKjr and Specter.jpg|thumb|Specter with [[Martin Luther King Jr.]]]]