Assassination of John F. Kennedy

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Assassination of John F. Kennedy

• November 22, 1963

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Dallas November 21, 1963

• President and Mrs. Kennedy were visiting to gain
  re-election support
• Governor Connally meets with JFK
• Encourages unity in the United States

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November 22, 1963

• President and Mrs. Kennedy depart Love field in
  the motorcade bound for downtown Dallas.
• Rode in a Lincoln Continental Convertible
• 1220 CST the Motorcade approached Dealey Plaza
  and the Texas School Book Depository.

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November 22, 1963

• 1230 p.m.- Kennedys and Connallys ride down
  Elm Street, waving at the passing crowd.
• Noises described as fire crackers fire towards
  the motorcade.

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Gun Fire

• JFK was hit 3 times
• 1 fatally to the head
• Governor Connally
• Shot in chest and wrist
• After her husband is shot Jackie climbs to the
  back of the car to retrieve a piece of JFKs
  head, then she crawls in.

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Aftermath

• Kennedy and Connally are rushed to Parkland
  Hospital
• Connelly survives
• Too Late for Kennedy, was delivered his last
  rites, given a blood transfusion, at 100p.m.
  CST. Announced at 130 p.m. CST.

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Lee Harvey Oswald

• Shot Kennedy from the window of the Texas School
  Book depository.
• Was an employee, so setting up the crime was
  easy.
• Claimed he was the patsy
• Did it to become a celebrity
• Never tried, was shot by Jack Ruby during his
  transfer to jail 2 days after the assassination.

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Johnson Sworn In

• November 22, 1963
• On Air Force One
• Jackie on Board, still wearing her blood and
  brain splattered suit.
• Becomes the 36th President of the United States

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JFK Laid to Rest

• Laid to rest November 25, 1963 Arlington
  National Cemetery
• Laid in state
• Representatives from 90 nations came to mourn,
  including the Soviet Union

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Warren Commission

• Investigated the crime of the assassination of
  JFK.
• Their job to rule and debunk theories regarding
  the death of the President.

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Final Salute
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Eternal Flame