November 22, 1963: The President Rides to His Death

A few hours after friendly crowds greet him in Fort Worth, JFK is ambushed Dallas

Waking at 7:30 am, President Kennedy went out to the square in front of the Hotel Texas to address thousands of people gathered there to see him. When someone shouted for First Lady Jackie, he pointed up at the window of the suite he shared with his wife.

“Mrs. Kennedy is organizing herself,” he said. “It takes her a little longer, but of course she looks better than we do when she does it.”

President Kennedy greets a crowd outside the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth on Nov. 22, 1963 (Credit: William Allen/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza)