Overview
- President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot during a Dallas motorcade at about 12:30 p.m. on November 22, 1963, wounding Texas Governor John Connally, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in within hours.
- Extensive photographs captured the lead‑up and aftermath, including Secret Service agent Clint Hill leaping onto the limousine as shots rang out.
- Kennedy was rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital by 12:38 p.m., with Dr. Kenneth Salyer recalling he was still breathing on arrival, and he was pronounced dead at 1 p.m.
- Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested roughly 45 minutes after the shooting and was shot and killed by Jack Ruby two days later; Oswald also killed Dallas police officer J. D. Tippit.
- The Warren Commission concluded three shots were fired, while a 2023 Gallup poll found only 29% of Americans believe Oswald acted alone.