Once back at Air Force One, and only after Mrs. Kennedy and President Kennedy’s body had also returned to the plane, Lyndon Johnson was sworn in by Sarah T. Hughes as the thirty-sixth President of the United States of America at 2:38 p.m. CST. At about 6:00 p.m. EST Air Force One arrived at Andrews [...]
Also tagged Jacqueline Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, Lyndon Johnson, PinkThe presidential motorcade began its route without incident, stopping twice so President Kennedy could shake hands with some Catholic nuns, then some school children. Shortly before the limousine turned onto Main Street a male ran towards the limousine, but was thrust to the ground by a Secret Service agent and hustled away. At 12:29 p.m. [...]
Also tagged Assassination, Dallas, Dealey Plaza, John F KennedyOn Friday, November 22, 1963, at 11:40 a.m. CST, Kennedy, his wife Jacqueline, and the rest of the presidential entourage arrived at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, aboard Air Force One after a very short flight from nearby Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth. The motorcade cars had been lined up in a certain [...]
Also tagged Air Force One, Carswell AFB, Dallas, Dealey Plaza, Jacqueline Kennedy, John F Kennedy, TexasFort Worth : Chamber Of Commerce breakfast speech at Texas Hotel. Dallas : Luncheon speech attended by Dallas Citizens Council and Dallas Assembly at Trade Mart. Austin : Fundraising dinner speech at Municipal Auditorium. Johnson City : Weekend of relaxation at LBJ Ranch.
Also tagged John F Kennedy, TexasSan Antonio : Dedication speech for U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks Air Force Base. Houston : Testimonial dinner at Rice University Stadium, honoring Congressman Albert Thomas. Fort Worth : Arrival at Texas Hotel.
Also tagged John F Kennedy, TexasFri Nov 08 1963 Oswald writes : “Dear Mr. Hunt, (most likely E. Howard Hunt) I would like more information concerning my position. I am asking only for information. I am suggesting that we discuss the matter fully before any steps are taken by me or anyone else. Thank you, Lee Harvey Oswald.” [ref. Last [...]
Also tagged CIA, E Howard Hunt, Lee Harvey OswaldRuth Paine makes a notation on her calender – 23 October LHO purchase of rifle. [ref. Treachery in Dallas, p 293.] In March 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, alias “A. Hidell” ["Alex J. Hidell", an alias invented by Oswald], purchased a 6.5 mm caliber Carcano rifle (also improperly called Mannlicher-Carcano) by mail order. [Warren Commission Report, [...]
Also tagged A Hidell, Alex J Hidell, Carcano, Lee Harvey Oswald, Revolver, Rifle, Ruth PaineLee Harvey Oswald begins job at Texas School Book Depository. He reportedly obtained it through a contact of Ruth Paine. [ref. Last Investigation, p 422]
Also tagged Lee Harvey Oswald, Ruth Paine, Texas School Book DepositoryJohn F. Kennedy signs National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM) #263, signalling his intention to withdraw troops from Vietnam. [ref. JFK, CIA, Vietnam by Prouty, p xxiii]
Also tagged John F Kennedy, National Security Action Memorandum 263, Vietnam WarReporter Arther Krock, citing a dispatch from Vietnam reporter Richard Starnes, writes, “The CIA’s growth was likened to a malignancy which the very high official was not sure even the White House could control any longer. If the United States ever experiences an attempt at a coup to overthrow the government it will come from [...]
Also tagged Arther Krock, CIA, Pentagon, Richard StarnesAntonio Veciana travels to Dallas for a meeting with Maurice Bishop (aka David Atlee Philips). In the lobby of the Southland Building, Veciana sees Bishop speaking to a man Veciana later identifies as Lee Harvey Oswald. [ref. Last Investigation, p 141]
Also tagged Antonio Veciana, Dallas, David Atlee Philips, Lee Harvey Oswald, Maurice Bishop, Southland BuildingA presidential visit to the state of Texas was first agreed upon by John F. Kennedy, by his vice president Lyndon Baines Johnson, and by Texas Governor John Connally while all three men were together in a meeting at the Cortez Hotel in El Paso, Texas, on June 6, 1963.
Also tagged Cortez Hotel, El Paso, John Connally, John F Kennedy, Lyndon JohnsonOswald moves to New Orleans, and finds employment at the William B. Riley Coffee Company. [ref. Treachery in Dallas, p 320]
Also tagged Lee Harvey Oswald, New Orleans