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by stories and maps published in both major news-
waiting to hear the President make a luncheon
papers. The route was lined by cheering, friendly
speech.
people.
The President's car arrived at the hospital at
12:35, five minutes after the shooting. The Gov-
A fter passing through downtown Dallas, the
ernor, still conscious, helped move himself to a
motorcade made a left turn from Houston Street
stretcher. He was taken to one emergency room,
on to Elm Street. The Texas School Book De-
the President to another. Two priests, who had
pository Building is at that corner, to the right
been watching the parade on television, rushed to
of the passing motorcade. An assassin waited at
Parkland and were admitted shortly after the
an open window on the sixth floor of that seven-
President's arrival. They administered the last rites
story building. He was armed with a 6.5 mm.,
of the Roman Catholic Church. At 1:30 p.m.,
old model, Italian-made, bolt-action rifle, a 4-
it was officially announced that the President was
power scope-sight mounted on the receiver. Pre-
dead.
sumably, at that second, he was looking directly
Vice President Johnson left almost immediately
down on the President, but did not fire. The presi-
for the airport. At 2:05 p.m., Mrs. Kennedy fol-
dential car moved about 100 yards down Elm
lowed in a hearse bearing the body of the Presi-
Street away from the building. Mrs. Connally
turned in her seat and said:
dent. The body, in a bronze casket, was put on
the presidential plane at Love Field. On the plane,
"Mr. President, you can't say Dallas doesn't
before take-off, Federal Judge Sarah T. Hughes
love you!"(3
administered the presidential oath of office to
A split-second later - 12:30 p.m. - the as-
Lyndon B. Johnson.
sassin fired three shots in quick succession. The
At 2:47 p.m., Air Force 1 left Love Field for
first shot apparently hit President Kennedy in
Andrews Air Force Base near Washington. Air
the neck. He clutched himself and partially rose,
Force 1 is the special presidential plane, a big
as the second shot struck him in the head, inflict-
silver-blue-and-white jet.
ing the mortal wound.
At Parkland Hospital, Governor Connally re-
As Governor Connally turned to see what had
mained on the critical list while undergoing sur-
happened, the third shot from the assassin's gun
gery for four hours. He responded well and was
struck him in the back, traversed the chest area
expected to be released from the hospital within
without entering the body cavity, splintered a
14 days, without significant residual effects from
rib, emerged, struck the Governor's right wrist,
his wounds.
ricocheted, and lodged in the Governor's left
thigh. Had the Governor not turned, the bullet
At the scene of the crime several spectators
would probably have pierced his heart.
had looked up in time to see the murder weapon
The motorcade momentarily slowed down, al-
projecting from a window. The building was
most to a halt, before a Secret Service agent in
quickly surrounded by armed officers. Others, with
the President's car gave orders over the car radio
guns drawn, searched inside. Employees of the
to proceed to the nearest hospital. The lead car
Texas School Book Depository were on their
lunged forward at high speed, swung onto Stem-
lunch hour, most of them outside watching the
mons Freeway a few yards ahead, and rushed to
parade. One of the police officers who searched
City-County Hospital, known as Parkland Mem-
inside the building was accompanied by R. S.
Truly, a supervisor of the book depository firm.
orial, the President's car following close, the re-
They encountered Lee Harvey Oswald, walking
mainder of the motorcade trailing. On the way,
toward an entrance, to leave the building. The
they passed the Trade Mart, where a crowd was
officer asked who he was. Mr. Truly said Oswald
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