Morning
Fort Worth before Dallas
President Kennedy begins the day in Fort Worth, where the presidential party completes the final morning engagements before flying to Dallas.
Dallas · Friday 22 November 1963
A brief sequence of the day’s events
An expanded orientation chronology of the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, from the Texas trip and Dallas motorcade through the shooting, hospital response, search for a suspect and presidential succession.
Chronology
22 November 1963
11:40 a.m.
Arrival at Dallas Love Field
Air Force One arrives at Love Field. President and Mrs Kennedy greet supporters before joining Governor John Connally and Nellie Connally in the presidential limousine.
About 11:50 a.m.
The Dallas motorcade begins
The presidential motorcade leaves Love Field and follows the planned route through Dallas toward a luncheon at the Trade Mart.
12:20s
Motorcade crosses central Dallas
Crowds line the route as the procession travels along Main Street toward Dealey Plaza.
About 12:29 p.m.
Turn onto Houston Street
The presidential limousine turns from Main Street onto Houston Street, approaching the Texas School Book Depository and the final turn onto Elm Street.
About 12:30 p.m.
Shots in Dealey Plaza
Gunfire strikes President Kennedy and Governor Connally as the limousine travels along Elm Street through Dealey Plaza.
Immediately after
Motorcade races to Parkland
Secret Service agents respond and the presidential limousine accelerates from Dealey Plaza toward Parkland Memorial Hospital.
About 12:36 p.m.
Arrival at Parkland Memorial Hospital
Emergency teams begin treatment of President Kennedy in Trauma Room 1 while Governor Connally receives treatment for his wounds.
1:00 p.m.
Kennedy pronounced dead
President John F. Kennedy is pronounced dead at Parkland Memorial Hospital after emergency treatment.
About 1:15 p.m.
Officer J. D. Tippit is killed
Dallas police officer J. D. Tippit is shot and killed in Oak Cliff while police are searching for a suspect.
About 1:50–2:00 p.m.
Oswald arrested at the Texas Theatre
Dallas police arrest Lee Harvey Oswald inside the Texas Theatre after officers converge on the cinema during the search.
2:38 p.m.
Lyndon B. Johnson takes the oath
Federal Judge Sarah T. Hughes administers the presidential oath to Lyndon B. Johnson aboard Air Force One at Love Field.
2:47 p.m.
Air Force One departs Dallas
Nine minutes after the oath, Air Force One leaves Love Field for Washington with President Johnson, Jacqueline Kennedy and President Kennedy's body aboard.
5:58 p.m. EST
Air Force One lands at Andrews
Air Force One arrives at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, after which President Kennedy's body is taken to Bethesda for autopsy.
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