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Jfk And The President Jfk

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On November 22, 1963 shortly after noon the 35th president of the United States of America John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) was assassinated in Dallas Texas. The nation and the whole world was shocked in that day. In fact, president JFK was preparing for his next combine in Texas, he took a road trip by a motorcade with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy, Governor John Connally, and his wife Nellie. The road trip went through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas towards the trade mart, where the president was scheduled to give a speech there. The road that the president JFK was traveling on by his motorcade was fully crowded by citizen, reporter, and photographer, which all came out to see the president. Around 12:30, the president motorcade was on Main Street and less than ten minutes away from the trade mart, a gunshot was fired from Texas school book Depository which was on Main Street. President JFK was shot on his neck and his head, and the Governor John also was shot on his chest. The president was taken to nearby hospital Parkland Memorial hospital. Half an hour later, it was announce that the president JFK was dead, and Governor John after a serious surgery. According to (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum). The day that the president JFK was assassinated in Dallas, TX is unforgettable day for all American. Many reporters and journalists where at Main Street watching the president waving his hands when they heard the shooting. Most eyewitnesses recall that, they have

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