A warm, sunny day in Dallas
November 22, 1963 was a warm sunny day in Dallas. Forecasters had predicted cooler weather and so Jackie Kennedy ended up in a Chanel wool suit. She would wear that suit until the wee hours of the morning of the 23rd.
President John F. Kennedy had come to Texas to do a bit of pre-election fence mending. Conservative Governor John Connally and the more liberal Senator Ralph Yarborough were at odds. Surely Kennedy charm could smooth this over.
The reception in Texas seemed promising as did the future.
NBC announcement
Frank McGee of the NBC Television Network emotionally signs off the air to conclude NBC's coverage on November 22, 1963
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The motorcade
Moments before the assassin's bullet hit the President
What did the headlines say? Read several newspaper clippings and watch a British Pathé footage of President John F Kennedy's death and funeral in 1963
Headlines - New York Times
Dallas, Nov. 22--President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot and killed by an assassin today.
He died of a wound in the brain caused by a rifle bullet that was fired at him as he was riding through downtown Dallas in a motorcade.
Headlines
BBC - On This Day
The presidential motorcade was travelling through the main business area of the city.
- 1963: Kennedy shot dead in DallasThe President of the United States has been assassinated by a gunman in Dallas, Texas.
Zapruder film - High quality footage
Some may find disturbing!
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