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the Kennedy Assination
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kennedy meets the people
Dallas Morning News file photo
President Kennedy greets the crowd after his speech in front of the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth, TX. -
supporter
A child supports president Kennedy. -
Flowers
A bouquet of flowers were atill in the back seat of the motorcar they were riding in. -
Officer shot
Dallas police officer M.N. Nick McDonald, one of about 25 officers assigned to control the crowd outside the book depository, hears on his radio that an officer driving Unit 10 has been shot in Oak Cliff. -
Kennedy shot.
Shots rung out and Mrs. Kennedy remembers looking at her husband as he grabs himself and leans foreward. she recalls the ecpirence: Jackie Kennedy: "I heard these terrible noises ... and my husband never made a sound. ... He had this sort of quizzical look on his face. ... I remember thinking he just looked as if he had a slight headache. "I remember falling on him and saying ... 'Oh, my God, they have shot my husband.' And 'I love you, Jack.' I remember I was shouting." -
Oswald
Oswald in custody. -
Rifle
This bolt-action, clip-fed rifle found on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository building in Dallas was Warren Commission exhibit #139 and was identified as the rifle used to shoot President John F. Kennedy. It was inscribed wit various markings, including "made in Italy, cal. 6.5, 1940" and thenumber C2766. The markings were explained as follows: "made in Italy"refers to the gun's origin; "cal. 6.5" refers to the rifle's caliber; "1940" to year of manufacture; C2766 is the rifle's -
Jaqueline.
Jaqueline and their daughter, Caroline, kneel down and kiss Kennedy's casket. -
Oswald's Funeral
Reporters were requited to be Oswalds pall bearers. -
Eternal Flame.
An eternal flame burns at the grave of President John F. Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery, lighted by Mrs. Kennedy at the burial services. A bouquet of Lily of the Valley is at left with the green beret of an Army Special Forces serviceman.
