Assassination of President Kennedy
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Crime
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Murder, Homicide, Execution, Assassination
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Texas
- Date: November 22, 1963
Article abstract: After only two years in office, a charismatic world leader is slain, leaving a nation stunned.
Summary of Event
At approximately 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on November 22, 1963, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Texas. At the time, President Kennedy and his party, consisting of wife Jacqueline, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson, Senator Ralph Yarborough, and Texas governor John B. Connally and Mrs. Connally, were traveling in a motorcade from Love Field to the Dallas Trade Mart, where the...
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