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Kennedy Assassination (view source)
Revision as of 06:55, October 22, 2009
, 06:55, October 22, 2009→History
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.
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.
At 12:30 P.M. the presidential limo turned the corner onto Elm Street, below an imposing brick structure named the Texas School Book Depository. One rifle shot rang out, hitting pavement. A second shot hit Kennedy in the back, exiting through his throat and hitting Connally. A third shot hit Kennedy in the back of the head; seeing this, a Secret Service agent would jump from the follow-up car and push Mrs. Kennedy back into her seat just as the limo increased speed to Parkland Hospital.