November 22, 1963: Death of the President

Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. By the fall of 1963, President John F. At the end of September, the president traveled west, speaking in nine different states in less than a week. Campaigning in Texas A month later, the president addressed Democratic gatherings in Boston and Philadelphia. Mrs. President Kennedy was aware that a feud among party leaders in Texas could jeopardize his chances of carrying the state in 1964, and one of his aims for the trip was to bring Democrats together. The first stop was San Antonio. Morning in Fort Worth A light rain was falling on Friday morning, November 22, but a crowd of several thousand stood in the parking lot outside the Texas Hotel where the Kennedys had spent the night. The warmth of the audience response was palpable as the president reached out to shake hands amidst a sea of smiling faces.

The Best Online Resources About President John F. Kennedy Check out the JFK lesson I’ve posted at The New York Times. The fiftieth anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination is coming up next week, and I’ll certainly be making additions to this list. Here’s a start: JFK in Photos is from The Atlantic. Textbooks Reassess Kennedy, Putting Camelot Under Siege is from The New York Times. Fifty Years Later is an interactive site from NBC News. JFK 50 is from The Dallas Morning News. 5 Headlines That Would Have Been If JFK Lived is from ABC News. I’m embedding an interactive from ABC News below, though don’t think you’ll see it on an RSS Reader: View On ABC News.com JFK Assassination: A look back at the death of President John F. Never-Before-Seen Photos of JFK’s Final Minutes in Dallas is from TIME. Read about Kennedy’s life is this ELL accessible biography. Here are videos from The History Channel that probably aren’t viewable on an RSS Reader: Here’s a Spanish-language ad for Kennedy: The John F. A collection of many online interactives. John F.

50 years after JFK’s assassination: a brief guide to reliable sources The fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 is a time of commemoration, a pause for reflection, and font of stories for a global media still fascinated by this American tragedy. The Kennedy assassination has sparked dozens of theories, hundreds of volumes and gallons of digital ink, with some sources more credible than others. If you have been assigned to cover this landmark event, or have an interest in its history or its many controversies, I offer a brief guide to the best places to go for useful information without getting caught in a web of conspiracies. Photo: Shutterstock.I’ve been following this story since the day in November 1963 when my mom kept me home from school with a fever. I was watching a soap opera with her when a bulletin broke the news: “In Dallas, Texas, three shots were fired at President Kennedy’s motorcade.” Thus the historical record of JFK's death was actually hidden from public view.