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Kennedy Assassination (view source)
Revision as of 06:45, October 22, 2009
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==History==
==History==
Kennedy was in Texas to mend political fences and hopefully carry the conservative-leaning state in the next election, something which he was barely-able to do in 1960. After a brief stop in Fort Worth, Kennedy - aboard Air Force One - landed at Love Field in Dallas at 11:40 A.M. Air Force Two, carrying Vice President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], had landed a few minutes before. Making up the entourage was Texas governor [[John Connally]], United States Senator Ralph Yarborough, their wives and others, with their destination the Dallas Trade Mart, where the president was scheduled to give an address to civic leaders. The planned motorcade route had earlier been placed in the Dallas newspapers to allow the public to see.
Kennedy was in Texas to mend political fences and hopefully carry the conservative-leaning state in the next election, something which he was barely-able to do in 1960. After a brief stop in Fort Worth, Kennedy - aboard Air Force One - landed at Love Field in Dallas at 11:40 A.M. Air Force Two, carrying Vice President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], had landed a few minutes before. Making up the entourage was Texas governor [[John Connally]], United States Senator Ralph Yarborough, their wives and others, with their destination the Dallas Trade Mart, where the president was scheduled to give an address to civic leaders. The planned motorcade route had earlier been placed in the Dallas newspapers to allow the public to see.
Kennedy was in the back seat of a specially-modified 1961 Lincoln Continental; to his left sat Jackie, his wife. On jump seats immediately in front were seated Governor and Mrs. Connally. Behind them in the motorcade was a 1955 Cadillac carrying eight armed Secret Service agents, with orders to hurry to Kennedy's car should anything happen. The motorcade was also joined by Dallas police officers, who had stationed additional cops at key points to aid in security, especially at Deally Plaza where the motorcade had to slow down considerably due to tight turns from Main on to Houston, and from Houston to Elm.