Assassination of John F. Kennedy
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

The assassination of John F. Kennedy on Friday, November 22, 1963 shocked the nation. JFK was riding in a presidential motorcade with First Lady Jackie Onassis, the governor of Texas, and the governor’s wife when he was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald.

Scroll through the photo gallery to relive the history.

• The Arrival to Dallas

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  President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at Love Field, Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was assassinated later in the day.

  

• The Calm Before The Storm

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  President Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Onassis in Dallas, Texas just hours before the assassination.

  

• The Presidential Motorcade

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  JFK riding in a presidential motorcade with the First Lady, the governor of Texas, and his wife moments before the assassination.

  

• Last Moments With JFK

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  First Lady Jackie Onassis cradles her husband after his fatal gunshot wound while driving in the presidential motorcade.

  

• Newspaper Headlines

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  The headlines from a newspaper after JFK was shot as the nation was in transition to a new president in Lyndon B. Johnson.

  

• Walter Cronkite on the Assassination

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  Respected news anchor Walter Cronkite gives a news broadcast about the Kennedy assassination on November 22, 1963.

  

• A New President

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  Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the new president of the United States.

  

• Lee Harvey Oswald

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  The mugshot of Lee Harvey Oswald after he is taken into police custody after the assassination.

  

• The Shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald

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  The shooter of JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald, is shot while in police custody by Jack Ruby.

  

• The Death of Lee Harvey Oswald

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  A fatally injured Lee Harvey Oswald is rolled away after being shot.

  

• The First Family

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  JFK's wife, Jackie Onassis, and his two children as well as his brothers pay their respects at the funeral.

  

• JFK's Funeral

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  JFK's coffin before his funeral procession.

  

• The Warren Commission

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  Members of the Warren Commission present their report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to President Lyndon Johnson.

  

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