Kennedy was not wellloved in Dallas, yet felt compelled to visit the city as part of a wider Texan tour to shore up Democratic support
GETTY X3, COLOURISATION BY MARINA AMARAL
Placard-waving protesters mingle with well wishers waiting for JFK’s motorcade
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It is history’s ultimate murder mystery, one that – nearly 55 years on – has never been satisfactorily solved. At 11.38am local time, on 22 November 1963, Air Force One landed at Love Field in Dallas. On board was US President John F Kennedy, visiting the Texan city in an attempt to boost his popularity in the state ahead of the presidential election the following year. Less than an hour later, a bullet had shattered both skull and brain. But the identity of who actually fired the fatal shot – and their motivation for doing so – has been the subject of deep conjecture and study ever since.
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