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I drove to Love Field to see Air Force One. We had to unload a gasket. I sat in the second row, by the window, and I completely broke down.

The rain had stopped when we left; the President wanted an open car to be close to the people. I surveyed the crowds, even climbing onto the presidential vehicle's rear bumper to be near Mrs. Kennedy, unsure of the onlookers' intentions. I was on the press bus, enjoying the view. There was something special about this trip, possibly because Jackie was there. My perspective of Dallas shifted; it wasn't cold, and the city seemed welcoming to Jackie, making it a celebration for them to see the First Lady, who'd never visited. Of course, it changed her life.

A person has been shot in the basement of Dallas Police Headquarters. Panic ensues as detectives draw their guns. Oswald has been shot at close range in the stomach. There is confirmation that it is indeed Oswald who has been shot. The situation is chaotic, with urgent questions about the identity of the shooter.

I'm consumed by guilt; I should have done more, been faster. Something happened in the motorcade. The limousine sped up. Mrs. Kennedy screamed; they shot him in the head. "I love you, Jack," she cried. It happened at Dealey Plaza. People scrambled to escape. I saw women running barefoot, a father shielding his son with his body. We were incredibly close when he was shot in the head. My maternal instincts took over.

An eyewitness recounts: 'I was standing in probably the third okay. I was standing from probably the third row in the bottom.' 'I saw hit I heard the shot ring out.' They looked left and then right: 'I looked to my left, and then I looked over to my right.' The witness saw the victim 'slump over in his chair forward.' 'He slumped over.' Blood appeared 'from the left side of his neck down his shirt, and he slumped over, and he was carried off.' 'Get off me. Head to off me.' 'Running high right now.' 'Hang on.'

- I was standing from probably the third row in the bottom. - I saw hit I heard the shot ring out. - I looked to my left, and then I looked over to my right. - I saw him slump over in his chair forward. - He slumped over. - He had blood coming from the left side of his neck down his shirt, and he slumped over, and he was carried off. - Running high right now.

I was at home after my lunch swim, about to return to the Justice Department, when the White House called. It was Ethel, my wife, who answered; it was J. Edgar Hoover. Hearing Hoover's name, I knew it wasn't good news. He told me the President had been shot, possibly fatally. The news was devastating. It was a shock, and it changed my life forever. My brother was the golden boy; if he could be killed, anything was possible. It instilled a sense of fatalism in me.

We called President Kennedy's mother in Hyannis. She addressed him as "Mr. President," even before Johnson felt comfortable using that title. Johnson became emotional, breaking down, and quickly handed the phone to Lady Bird.

The vice president and Mrs. Johnson greeted President and Mrs. Kennedy at Love Field. Large crowds surged around the President as he approached the fence. Mrs. Kennedy, unusually, went with him. We were aware of a Dallas group opposed to the President's policies, but their intentions were unknown. The crowd's density prevented us from getting closer. Someone suggested getting ahead of the motorcade for a better view. The President and First Lady then left the fence and proceeded to the limousine where Governor Connolly awaited them for the trip downtown.

My boss yelled at me to call the White House. The operator connected me to Robert Kennedy, who asked what was happening. I told him both President Kennedy and the governor had been shot—it was as bad as it could get. He hung up. Mrs. Kennedy knew immediately, when he fell into her lap, that the President was dead.

Captain Fritz reports that Lee has been shot multiple times. There is a man with a gun. Absolute panic is occurring in the basement of Dallas police headquarters. Detectives have drawn their guns. Oswald has been shot at point blank range in the stomach. He is shot.

Like, it was a direct shot to the heart. It looked like right where his heart is, it started going red. He fell back and went to his side. Then I looked down at the crowd, and it looked like the crowd. They all went to their knees really fast. I kinda did go to my knees as fast as everybody because I wanted to see if anyone who was close to the shooter would be trampling all over that person, and I saw nothing like that at all. It just everyone had dropped down for a a few moments. They were just not moving. And people start getting up and moving, the crowd start pushing me. And they pushed me so that I was basically backstage.

An eyewitness describes standing near the third row from the bottom when a shot rang out. He says he looked left and then right, and saw him slump forward in his chair. He slumped over, with blood coming from the left side of his neck down his shirt, and he was carried off. The scene was chaotic, with motions running high and someone shouting "Get off me" as people moved. The observer notes the rapid shift in mood and the immediate response as authorities or medics were summoned. The witness stresses the abruptness of the event and the immediate crowd reaction as medical teams arrived.

At Parkland Hospital, Mrs. Kennedy clutched the President's body, refusing to let go. I covered him with my coat to get her to release him. Initial reports from the emergency room indicated the President was still alive, though Governor Connally was also injured. I was near the President's feet; I couldn't look at him for fear of fainting. I knew I needed to stay strong. A doctor urgently requested access, and people were asked to evacuate. Someone then inquired about the President's blood type. Mrs. Kennedy's stunned, "Do you mean he's alive?" was met with silence.

Lee Oswald has been shot in the stomach at point blank range in the basement of Dallas police headquarters. A man with a gun is present, causing absolute panic. Detectives have drawn their guns.

I recall entering the room with 28 others assembled by LBJ. We waited for Mrs. Kennedy, who had agreed to join us for the swearing-in but needed time to compose herself. When she arrived, the damage was evident; blood stained her dress and shoes. She appeared to be in shock, her expression serious and unsmiling. Mrs. Johnson offered her a change of clothes, but she refused, stating, "Let them see what they have done." The impact of the moment was profound.

Lee Oswald was shot in the stomach at point-blank range in the basement of Dallas police headquarters, causing absolute panic. Detectives drew their guns as a man with a gun was present.

President Kennedy died today in Dallas from a gunshot wound to the head. This is confirmed by two priests who were with him. I don't have further details about the assassination. We're trying to reach WBAP TV. Right now, I'm overwhelmed; I don't know what to say or do. It feels like the United States lost its innocence today. A press room is being set up, and Malcolm Kellgren, assistant press secretary, is visibly upset.

It was a bittersweet moment. He said, "Now let's get in the air." Seven minutes after Lyndon Johnson's inauguration, and 106 minutes after John F. Kennedy was declared dead, Air Force One departed from Love Field in Dallas, heading to Washington D.C. For the first time ever, Air Force One carried two American presidents.

Hang on. I was standing in probably the third okay. I was standing from probably the third row in the bottom. I saw hit I heard the shot ring out. I looked to my left, and then I looked over to my right. I saw him slump over in his chair forward. He slumped over. He had blood coming from the left side of his neck down his shirt, and he slumped over, and he was carried off. Get off me. Head to off me. Running high right now.

Okay. I was standing from probably the third row in the bottom. I saw hit. I heard the shot ring out. I looked to my left, and then I looked over to my right. I saw him slump over in his chair forward. He slumped over. He had blood coming from the left side of his neck down his shirt, and he slumped over, and he was carried off. Running high right now.

Speaker 0 describes the moment from the vantage of probably the third row in the bottom; he asserts that he was standing there when the event occurred. He states that he heard the shot ring out. He explains that he looked to his left, and then he looked to his right. He reports that he saw the man slump over in his chair forward. He repeats that he slumped over. He notes that blood was coming from the left side of the neck down the shirt, and that he slumped over, and he was carried off. He adds that the crowd is running high right now.

Good morning! President and Mrs. Kennedy arrived in Fort Worth last night to a large, enthusiastic crowd and spent the night at the Hotel Texas. Thousands gathered in the rain this morning to see them. It was Mrs. Kennedy's first trip to Texas. As a White House correspondent, I covered President Kennedy extensively. There was some concern about his reception in Texas, as it wasn't considered a Kennedy stronghold. The President was inspirational; even those who disagreed with him liked him. He famously declared we would go to the moon this decade. The decision to go to the moon wasn't about ease, but about the challenge. He was a risk-taker.

I saw the Secret Service protecting the president on stage. There was concern when he appeared to be injured above his ear, but it was not bleeding. We all started praying for him. Police quickly moved in after the incident.

Remember John and Jackie Kennedy. That head movement you see in the Zapruder film was caused by a bullet. It looks like it's coming from up here. But Oswald's gun went off, echoing through Dealey Plaza. The echo traveled by the limo, up to the grassy knoll, hitting leaves and causing dust. 56 witnesses testified it was a gunshot because Kennedy's head immediately went over. The reason his head went over is because the echo went by the motorcade on the left, and he went, what was that? I heard on the news there was an echo, and Kennedy was asking Jackie what it was.