Assassination of President John F. Kennedy



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On November 22, 1963, President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy made a campaign visit to Dallas, Texas. Enthusiastic crowds greeted them as their motorcade made its way toward downtown Dallas. Near the Texas School Book Depository three shots were fired, mortally injuring the president. Later that day Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president. A state funeral for President Kennedy was held on November 25, 1963. President Kennedy’s young son, John F. Kennedy, Jr., saluted the carriage containing his father’s casket as the funeral procession passed by.

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