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

November 22, 1963November 22, 1963

JFK was in Dallas, JFK was in Dallas, TX trying to get TX trying to get support for next support for next year’s election.year’s election.

Kennedy and his Kennedy and his wife, Jackie were wife, Jackie were riding with Texas riding with Texas Governor Connelly Governor Connelly and his wife.and his wife.

As the car drove through Dealy Plaza, shots As the car drove through Dealy Plaza, shots were fired injuring both the president and the were fired injuring both the president and the Texas governor.Texas governor.

The president was fatally wounded in the head The president was fatally wounded in the head by a third shot.by a third shot.

The now famous Zapruder film caught the The now famous Zapruder film caught the horrific event on filmhorrific event on film

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Zapruder’s film was the most Zapruder’s film was the most famous evidencefamous evidence

Lee Harvey OswaldLee Harvey Oswald

Shown here in Shown here in Oak Cliff, Oak Cliff, Texas.Texas.

Tried to defect to Tried to defect to the Soviet Union the Soviet Union and Cuba.and Cuba.

School Book DepositorySchool Book Depository

LHO got a job in this building. He would LHO got a job in this building. He would eventually shoot JFK from the sixth floor.eventually shoot JFK from the sixth floor.

6th floor

Sixth Floor of the School Book Depository

Sniper’s perchSniper’s perch

This is Lee Harvey This is Lee Harvey Oswald’s view Oswald’s view from the 6from the 6thth floor floor of the School of the School Book DepositoryBook Depository

He was filming from here.He was filming from here.

3rd shot

1st shot

Sniper perch

Kennedy was rushed to ParklandKennedy was rushed to Parkland

Oswald fled the scene Oswald fled the scene

He checked into He checked into his boarding house his boarding house on 1026 Beckley.on 1026 Beckley.

Officer J. Tippit Officer J. Tippit stops on the street stops on the street to talk to Oswald.to talk to Oswald.

Oswald shoots him Oswald shoots him to death.to death.

Lee Harvey Oswald walked 8 blocks Lee Harvey Oswald walked 8 blocks to Texas Theatre on Jefferson Blvd.to Texas Theatre on Jefferson Blvd.

ArrestedArrested

The Cops beat The Cops beat LHO up after LHO up after he resisted he resisted arrest at the arrest at the theatre.theatre.

LHO was being escorted to another LHO was being escorted to another jail.jail.

Oswald transferred to another jail.Oswald transferred to another jail.

Jack Ruby, a Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub Dallas nightclub owner, shoots and owner, shoots and kills Oswald on kills Oswald on live TV.live TV.

LHO will never go LHO will never go on record why he on record why he did what he did. did what he did.

LHO killedLHO killed

““You killed You killed the President, the President, you rat!”you rat!”

LBJ was sworn in at Love FieldLBJ was sworn in at Love Field

LBJ takes oath as the new president with LBJ takes oath as the new president with Jackie Kennedy by his side.Jackie Kennedy by his side.

LBJ was now burdened with the war in LBJ was now burdened with the war in Vietnam and America’s reaction to the death Vietnam and America’s reaction to the death of JFK.of JFK.

America reactsAmerica reacts Due to the media coverage immediately following the Due to the media coverage immediately following the

assassination of the president followed by the murder assassination of the president followed by the murder of LHO, America was in a state of shock.of LHO, America was in a state of shock.

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