Tindel:My wife always contended he [Kennedy] was waving directly at me. the street on which President Kennedy was traveling when he was fatally shot from the nearby Texas School Depository. Roberdeau map showing the location of the Breneman & West mark in relation to the limousine at Z255, Second Shot From GKF to Kennedys throat Z188. The shooters in the Texas School Book Depository would not have known how many bullet casings to leave behind, so a spotter must have signaled three casings for two hits on Kennedy and one hit on Connally. The bullet trajectory indicated by Governor Connallys wounds makes TSBDW the only possible shooter location. An enlarged copy of the photo Krahmer took that day, Nov. 22, 1963, is now on display in Dallas at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. 15 The back of the rear view mirror of the limousine had a dent just below the defect in the windshield. He was interviewed by WFAA-TV in Dallas the same day: I got out about a half-hour earlier to get a good spot to shoot some pictures. Or I look at Oswald's fingerprints in the sniper's nest, indication he was in the sniper's nest and you don't think it, anything. Now as they turned the corner, Clint Hill, who was the Secret Service man, he hopped off of the limo and got on the car behind him. I took the photograph from where James Tague was standing at the Triple Underpass, James Tague turned to his left, exposing his right cheek, Fourth Shot From GKF to the Stemmons Freeway sign Z200. A problem with a theorized shot to Kennedys back is fitting the shot into the totality of circumstances. Nov. 20, 2013 -- intro: President John F. Kennedy was assassinated Nov. 22, 1963, while riding in an open car in a motorcade in Dealey Plaza in Dallas. Whitney: You did touch it at all or anything. The rear view mirror of the limousine is the key to understanding the sixth shot. Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent assigned to Jacqueline Kennedy, spoke to the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza for its oral-history project: We left Washington on Nov. 21 on Air Force One. 1 The east window of the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository (the Oswald window) TSBDE (shots #1 & #8), 2 The west window of the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository TSBDW (shot #5). Location:Edmonton. Bullet hole, you could tell it was a bullet hole. I was out in the middle of the street. Eight stated that they heard shots being fired from elsewhere, and five testified that the shots were fired from two different directions.[39][d]. John Connally, who . The next image is of the utility box located precisely adjacent to the cubby hole position which Roy Schaeffer has pointed out as the most plausible location for a sniper to have executed the throat shot. The eighth shot fits the witness accounts and the photographic evidence and it allows the TSBDE shooter to have a second shot at the President that went high. Deceleration of the limousine and smearing produced by the movement of Zapruders camera are possibile expanations for the movements of Governor Connallys head and Jackie Kennedys head. In this scenario two separate fragments caused Connallys wrist and thigh wounds. The. Free cancellation. The man was tentatively identified but he denied being there or picking up anything. Curved concrete colonnades with pylons at the ends run along the west of each reflecting pool. there at the hospital, and the angle on it was like if something came over high on the right rear This allows you to place the shooter in Dealey Plaza and have him fire your choice of bullet. From the oral-history project: The parade route had been publicized in the paper and so we knew the parade route so we jumped in our car and tried to get ahead of the parade. 40). The doctors at Parkland Hospital still insist that the throat wound was an entry wound; they did not see the back wound. Consequently I maintained a doctrine of economy of shots. Reflecting pools and colonnades, Dealey Plaza along Houston St. Two reflecting pools extend along Houston St. within the plaza with each extending from Main St. to the edges of the plaza. Explore the history of Dealey Plaza, both before and after the assassination, with this interactive guide. Witnesses are famous for inventing facts. And I remember thinking it would be so cool under that tunnel Well, that is when she said to president Kennedy, You certainly cant say that the people of Dallas havent given you a nice welcomeI think he saidI dont know if I remember it or I have read itNo, you certainly cant, or something. To not wish harm to any living creaturenot even to any lifeless object. "The Kennedy Assassination--Part 1" features two hours of NBC-TV as-it-is-happening news coverage from Friday, November 22, 1963 -- the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in downtown Dallas, Texas, while riding in his open-top limousine through Dealey Plaza. Warren Commission CE353a showing bullet tear on back seat, Jacket (CE393-1) with threads indicating exit wound, Third Shot From DTB to the south curb of Main Street (James Tague). The plaza is named for George Bannerman Dealey (18591946), a civic leader and early publisher of The Dallas Morning News, who had campaigned for the area's revitalization. Freeman: It was a hole on the left side, to the left of the driver. Pergolas, Dealey Plaza along Elm and Commerce streets Two concrete columnar, Triple Underpass, west edge of Dealey Plaza at convergence of Elm, Main, and Commerce streets This unpainted concrete railroad overpass was constructed by the, Dealey Statue, 101 S. Houston St. The Dealey Statue, featuring the likeness of the plaza's namesake. Freeman: Oh yes, yes! Unable to see clearly over his right shoulder, Connally then turned to his left and was hit. The Tague shot was an unwelcome surprise when it came to light. At the time of the murder, they both testified or gave affidavits to the Warren Commission. JFK Homicide: Forensic Analysis in the JFK Assassination. And with those last two shots I felt something sting me in the face. At that point he ducked behind the concrete in the triple underpass. We see the forward rebound of Kennedys upper body, but the initial momentum of the shot made his body press against the back of the seat, also checking the expansion of the exit wound. Open in Google Maps. The Trade Mart, where Kennedy was to speak, was just three miles from the airport. However, the TSBDW shooter fired at Z224, which was five seconds earlier and time enough to take a second shot. 2 I relied upon Donald Thomas (Thomas, Donald B. The DTB bullet had to travel twice as far as the GKF sound but it traveled twice as fast. [2][3], The Dealey Plaza Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1993 and designated a National Historic Landmark the same year. Lyndon B. Johnson, 55, would become the 36th President in Dallas that day. And the children knew he was going to be riding by, so when I saw him turn the corner and drive towards us, I leaned down and I said, Well theres Uncle Steve, lets wave.. Former President Kennedy was assassinated at Dealey Plaza in 1963. [22] Robert MacNeil, a White House reporter for NBC News who exited one of the two press buses immediately after the shots were fired, ran with some police officers up the grassy knoll and over the fence but found no one there. Still Believe JFK Killed in a Conspiracy: Mafia, federal government top list of potential conspirators", "Americans: Kennedy Assassination a Conspiracy", "One JFK conspiracy theory that could be true", "United in Remembrance, Divided over Policies", "The best books about the JFK assassination, from Norman Mailer to Don DeLillo", "Q: Why is it called The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza? Hill:The president noticed there was a large crowd behind a fence, so he headed for that crowd. There is also a forward movement of Governor Connallys head relative to Nellie Connallys face and a forward movement of Jackie Kennedys head relative to the door handle. Just really a great couple that had a rapport with the crowd. The crack in the windshield must also have been the result of a ricochet because a direct hit would have gone through. By the fall of 1963, President John F. Kennedy and his political advisers were preparing for the next presidential campaign. After the shots had been fired, Jay Skaggs photographed, Since the first national broadcast by a major television network of the Zapruder film on March 6, 1975, on the, Pages documenting this are held by Gary Mack, Curator of, Last edited on 12 February 2023, at 19:31, U.S. National Register of Historic Places, Learn how and when to remove this template message, assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy, List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas, National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas, Assassination of John F. Kennedy in popular culture, "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Dealey Plaza Historic District", "National Register of Historic Places InventoryNomination Form: Westend Historic District", "How this forgotten journalist scored the 20th century's biggest scoop", "Assassination FAQ: What is the grassy knoll? Roughly bounded by Pacific Ave., Market St., Jackson St. and right of way of Dallas Right of Way Management Company. This shot could only come from TSBDE as a credible shot at the President. Ellis: Yes sir I sure did, it was a mass blood in the back seat, and a piece of the skull bone. Ellis: It was a hole, you could put a pencil through it (18:04) I showed it to Officer Chaney out Many witnesses reported shots from GKF. And as he was coming towards us, probably 75 or 100 feet from us, the first two shots rang out. Connally lifted his right hand as he turned to the left, which put his wrist in line with the bullet exiting his chest. Ahimsa is about the intent, rather than the action itself. John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. CST in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza.Kennedy was in the vehicle with his wife, Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally's wife, Nellie, when he was fatally shot from the nearby Texas School Book Depository by Lee . These were later removed and its effects covered with wax during the process of embalming and preparation of the body for burial. Only a ricochet from the windshield could have caused the dent in the back of the mirror. Most other witnesses failed to distinguish this shot location from the ones already used. Mrs. Kennedy normally wouldnt do that. The show, starring James Franco, has taken over Dealey Plaza and the . Tague said he heard the weak first shot that sounded like a firecracker. Some researchers believe that two separate bullets hit Governor Connally because he could not have held on to his hat after his wrist was shattered. This version of the interview is partially e. Some researchers believe that shot #8 came from the top of the Dallas Records Building, but the trajectory from the Dallas Records Building to the manhole does not come close to the limousine. Included in Walking Tour and Bus Tour THE GRASSY KNOLL 411 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75202 The presidential motorcade was driving through the crowd-lined plaza when shots were fired; it has since become a National Historic Landmark. A shooter on top of the Dal-Tex Building could have taken shots #1 & #8, but those shots are already assigned to TSBDE, the patsy location. This is the view from the window from which an assassin fired the shots that killed President John F. Kennedy and severely wounded Texas Governor John Connally as the presidential motorcade drove through Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963. He was trying to keep the president away from the crowd. 7273, Testimony of Marina Oswald, Kantor Exhibit No. The Kennedy Memorial and Plaza is the only contributing property not in existence at the time of the assassination nor in view of its site. The Sixth Floor Museum now occupies the top two floors of the seven-story former Book Depository. Connallys testimony did not mention this gunshot, which means that his and the Presidents reactions were an unconscious reflex. 2 - The Breneman & West survey noted a bullet mark on the south curb of Elm Street across from the north pergola. Nevertheless I believe the eighth shot is necessary to complete the picture of the assassination. It may also have occurred as a result of sudden deceleration of the limousine. The . But they woke up that morning. (A small plaque commemorating the assassination is located in the plaza.). 21 A man was observed and photographed picking up something in the grass and putting it in his pocket. Years after the assassination, Louie Steven Witt came forward to say he was Umbrella Man, and had opened the umbrella in protest of Kennedys fathers relationship to former British prime minister Neville Chamberlain, who frequently appeared in public with an umbrell. We may earn a commission from links on this page. I also believe that the shooter in the Oswald window was not expected to hit anything, a fact he probably was not aware of. Although the Dallas police did not know the location of the motorcycle with the open microphone, the committee believed the officer was in Dealey Plaza at the time of the assassination. On Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 10:15:10 AM UTC-4, people from here and a few from there, on their own were part, On Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 12:23:36 PM UTC-4, mainframetech. The doctors at Bethesda Naval Hospital described the back wound as not very deep and as small as a little finger, leaving the impression that a low velocity bullet or ricochet caused a shallow wound in Kennedys back. 4 I relied upon the detailed map of Dealey Plaza by Don Roberdeau (Copyright 2010 by Don Roberdeau) for the locations of the Breneman & West mark and the Stemmons Freeway sign. It entered Kennedys neck to the right of his larynx, traveled downward and slightly to the left, exited his back to the right of his spine, and buried in the back seat of the limousine. 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This caused CE567 (see shot #6) to be matched ballistically to Oswalds rifle. This tear can be seen from the right but not from the left, suggesting that it was easily overlooked. Visitors will see historic images, news footage, artifacts and original evidentiary areas. I, pp. The groove in the sidewalk on the north side of Elm Street lines up with TSBDW but not as a credible shot at the President. This suggests that the DTB shooter fired after the throat shot. That belief was so widespread that a convicted killer came forward and claimed to have fired the shot. 4 Behind the fence on the grassy knoll GKF (Shots #2 & #4), 5 On the railroad overpass above Commerce Street RROP (Shot #7). One of Texas' most visited historic sites, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza chronicles the life, death and legacy of President John F. Kennedy. Connally lifted his right hand as he turned to his left and was hit problem with a shot... 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