John F.Kennedy was pronounced dead at 2:39 p.m. He was shot by a man named Lee Harvey Oswald. This is how it is speculated to have happened. President John F. Kennedy was riding in the presidential motorcade. While President Kennedy was waving. witnesses say they heard a bang and Kennedy was shot in the back. Then a second bang came which was a gun shot that hit the driver Governor Connally in the back and severely wounded him. At the same time President Kennedy was shot in the head. He was announced dead at 1:33 p.m(.jfklibrary wikipedia.).
During this time Carolyn was at school when the principal came on the loudspeaker and announced the news to the school that John F. Kennedy was shot in Texas. Carolyn recalls teachers crying and everyone was full of despair . That day the students were let out early. (Carolyn Gaffney)
John F. Kennedy's funeral was a big deal tons of people showed up to it. Kennedy’s coffin was moved to the East Room. The casket was moved from the White House to the Capitol building. Thousands of people came to see Kennedy’s coffin(wikipedia).
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During this time Carolyn was at school when the principal came on the loudspeaker and announced the news to the school that John F. Kennedy was shot in Texas. Carolyn recalls teachers crying and everyone was full of despair . That day the students were let out early. (Carolyn Gaffney)
John F. Kennedy's funeral was a big deal tons of people showed up to it. Kennedy’s coffin was moved to the East Room. The casket was moved from the White House to the Capitol building. Thousands of people came to see Kennedy’s coffin(wikipedia).
John F. Kennedy assassination." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 14
May 2014. Web. 14 May 2014.
"John F. Kennedy Library and Museum."John F. Kennedy
Presidential Library & Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2014.