JFK Assassination 1963 | The Day America Changed Forever On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade through Dallas, Texas. The gunfire that struck him shocked the nation and ended a presidency defined by youthful optimism and global ambition. Within hours, Americans were in mourning, the world was watching, and a single moment of violence became one of the most defining and haunting events in modern U.S. history. JFK assassination 1963, John F. K

On the #4thofJuly, 1962, JFK spoke in front of Independence Hall, where he discussed the dependence of the federal and state governments on each other for the "successful operation of our unique and happy form of government;" the interdependence of the US and Europe in global affairs; and the enduring legacies of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. TNC-137-EX, © Columbia Broadcasting System | JFK Library Foundation

118K views · 5.8K reactions | JFK gave the 51st press conference of his presidency on March 6, 1963. He was asked about: Soviet troops in Cuba A land dispute between the US and Mexico The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Cuts to his proposed budget Read the transcript or listen in: https://www.jfklibrary.org/archives/other-resources/john-f-kennedy-press-conferences/news-conference-51 | JFK Library Foundation | Facebook

52K views · 62 reactions | Five decades after his assassination, JFK has given his final speech | The Times and The Sunday Times | Facebook