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JFK Dallas Motorcade Route

Love Field, downtown Dallas and the approach to Dealey Plaza. This page combines historical context with 51 matching records drawn directly from the Kennedy Assassination History archive.

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Historical context

JFK Dallas Motorcade Route: overview and significance

What happened?

The presidential motorcade travelled from Love Field through Dallas toward a scheduled luncheon at the Trade Mart. It passed along Main Street, turned onto Houston Street and then Elm Street through Dealey Plaza.

Why was it important?

The route determined the physical setting of the assassination and became central to later reconstructions of timing, sight lines, witness locations and the movements of the presidential limousine.

Archive records

JFK Dallas Motorcade Route timeline

The records below are selected from the 1,932-record JFK assassination archive and are rendered as static HTML in chronological order.

1962
1962 14th June

Love Field Family Reunion

Lee Harvey Oswald · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Robert Oswald met Lee, Marina, and June at Love Field after their flight from New York to Texas.

1963
1963 19th November

Motorcade Route

John Fitzgerald Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

The motorcade route is published is published in both Dallas newspapers. The motorcade route is described in both Dallas newspapers..

1963 22nd November

Air Force One Boarding

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy boarded Air Force One at Love Field with the President's casket before the aircraft departed Dallas.

1963 22nd November

Air Force One Security

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Public announcement of Kennedy's death was delayed until Johnson was safely aboard Air Force One at Love Field.

1963 22nd November

Air Force One Television

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

After boarding Air Force One, Johnson watched television coverage as officials prepared for the transfer of presidential authority.

1963 22nd November

Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

At 2:38 p.m. Johnson takes the oath of office on board Air Force One just before it departed Love Field....

1963 22nd November

Bloodstained Clothing Retained

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy remained in the clothing she had worn during the assassination while traveling back to Washington aboard Air Force One.

1963 22nd November

Catholic Missal

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Johnson placed his hand on a Catholic missal found aboard Air Force One while taking the presidential oath.

1963 22nd November

Cecil Stoughton Oath Photograph

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Cecil Stoughton photographed Jacqueline Kennedy standing near Lyndon Johnson during the historic Air Force One oath ceremony.

1963 22nd November

Cecil Stoughton Photograph

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

White House photographer Cecil Stoughton photographed Johnson taking the presidential oath with Lady Bird Johnson and Jacqueline Kennedy beside him.

1963 22nd November

Dallas Crowd Greeting

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy greeted members of the crowd at Love Field before entering the presidential limousine for the Dallas motorcade.

1963 22nd November

Dallas Motorcade

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Johnson traveled in the Dallas presidential motorcade behind President Kennedy's limousine when shots were fired in Dealey Plaza.

1963 22nd November

Dealey Plaza Entry

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Mrs. Kennedy was riding beside the President as the motorcade entered Dealey Plaza and turned from Houston Street onto Elm Street.

1963 22nd November

Departure from Dallas

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

After Johnson completed the presidential oath, Air Force One departed Dallas carrying the new President, the Kennedy party, and President Kennedy's casket.

1963 22nd November

First Parkland Physician

Charles James Carrico · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Doctor, Parkland Hospital

Charles James Carrico was the first physician to see President Kennedy at Parkland Hospital after the motorcade arrived.

1963 22nd November

House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)

Henry Barbosa Gonzalez · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Gonzalez was in President Kennedy's motorcade, he recalled rolling down the window as his car neared the Texas School Book Depository, then hearing three shots during the assassination.

1963 22nd November

Jacqueline Kennedy at Oath

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Johnson asked Jacqueline Kennedy to be present for the presidential oath after she arrived aboard Air Force One with President Kennedy's casket.

1963 22nd November

Johnson Departure Advice

Kenneth P. O'Donnell · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Presidential Assistant

Advised Vice President Johnson at Parkland Hospital to go to Love Field and return to Washington.

1963 22nd November

Love Field Arrival

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

President and Mrs. Kennedy arrived at Dallas Love Field shortly before noon and were greeted by local officials and a large crowd.

1963 22nd November

Morning Work Supervision

Roy Truly · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Truly was at work in the Texas School Book Depository on November 22 while Oswald and other employees performed their normal duties before the motorcade arrived.

1963 22nd November

Motorcade Route

Howard Leslie Brennan · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Howard Brennan said he heard a shot from above while watching the motorcade and then saw a rifleman firing from a sixth-floor corner window of the Depository.

1963 22nd November

Motorcade Route

Howard Leslie Brennan · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Arrives at about 12:23 p.m., and while waiting for the motorcade, he looked up and saw a man appear at an open window at the southeast corner of the sixth floor, 120 feet (37 m) from Brennan, and observed him leave the window "a couple

1963 22nd November

Motorcade Route

Howard Leslie Brennan · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Brennan, a 44-year-old steamfitter, watches the presidential motorcade from a concrete retaining wall at the southwest corner of Elm and Houston streets in Dealey Plaza, where he had a clear view of the south side of the Depository Building.

1963 22nd November

Motorcade Route

Howard Leslie Brennan · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Howard Leslie Brennan watches the presidential motorcade from a concrete retaining wall at the southwest corner of Elm and Houston streets in Dealey Plaza, where he had a clear view of the south side of the Depository Building.

1963 22nd November

Motorcade Route

Howard Leslie Brennan · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

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1963 22nd November

Motorcade Viewing

Roy Truly · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Truly went outside the Texas School Book Depository to watch President Kennedy's motorcade pass through Dealey Plaza.

1963 22nd November

Oath

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

At 2:38 p.m. Johnson takes the oath of office on board Air Force One just before it departed Love Field....

1963 22nd November

Oath of Office

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · President of USA

Johnson takes the oath of office on board Air Force One just before it departed Love Field..

1963 22nd November

Parkland Casket Departure

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy accompanied President Kennedy's casket when it was taken from Parkland Memorial Hospital for the return to Love Field.

1963 22nd November

Parkland Departure Protection

Rufus Wayne Youngblood · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Secret Service Agent

Accompanied Johnson's protected departure from Parkland and instructed him to remain below window level during the drive to Love Field.

1963 22nd November

Presence at Johnson Oath

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Mrs. Kennedy stood beside Lyndon B. Johnson during his presidential swearing-in aboard Air Force One at 2:38 p.m.

1963 22nd November

President Kennedy Head Wound

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy was beside the President when the fatal shot struck his head during the motorcade through Dealey Plaza.

1963 22nd November

Presidential Limousine Rear Seat

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jacqueline Kennedy sat beside President Kennedy in the rear seat of the presidential limousine during the Dallas motorcade.

1963 22nd November

Presidential Oath

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Judge Sarah T. Hughes administered the presidential oath to Lyndon Baines Johnson aboard Air Force One at Love Field.

1963 22nd November

Presidential Oath Wording

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Johnson instructed aide Jack Valenti to obtain the precise wording of the presidential oath while preparations for the ceremony continued aboard Air Force One.

1963 22nd November

Return to Love Field

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Mrs. Kennedy traveled with the President's casket from Parkland Memorial Hospital back to Dallas Love Field.

1963 22nd November

Robert Kennedy Telephone Call

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Johnson telephoned Attorney General Robert Kennedy about the presidential oath and received guidance that a federal judge in Dallas could administer it.

1963 22nd November

Sarah T. Hughes

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Love Field · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Johnson requested that federal judge Sarah T. Hughes be located to administer the presidential oath aboard Air Force One.

1963 22nd November

Secret Service Protection

Lyndon Baines Johnson · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Secret Service agents placed Johnson under close protection after the shooting and moved him from Parkland Memorial Hospital toward Love Field.

1963 22nd November

Texas School Book Depository

Howard Leslie Brennan · Dallas · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Howard Brennan said he heard a shot from above while watching the motorcade and then saw a rifleman firing from a sixth-floor corner window of the Depository.

1963 December

Secret Service Evidence Review

Earl Warren · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Warren's commission obtained and reviewed Secret Service material concerning the Dallas motorcade, presidential protection, the assassination, and subsequent investigative work.

1963

Motorcade Route

Victoria Adams · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Victoria Adams was watching the motorcade from a window on the fourth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.

1963

Texas School Book Depository

Victoria Adams · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Victoria Adams was watching the motorcade from a window on the fourth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.

1964
1964 March

Motorcade Evidence Review

Earl Warren · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Warren's commission studied the Dallas motorcade route, witness locations, presidential limousine evidence, and the circumstances surrounding the shooting in Dealey Plaza.

1964 March

Zapruder Film Review

Earl Warren · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Warren's commission examined the Zapruder film and other photographic evidence to analyze the timing and sequence of shots fired at the presidential motorcade.

1964

Testimony

Victoria Adams · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Witness

Victoria Adams was watching the motorcade from a window on the fourth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.

1964

Testimony

Nellie Connally · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · First Lady of Texas

Nellie Connally testifies to the Warren Commission about the presidential motorcade and the shots heard in Dealey Plaza.

1964

Testimony

James Jarman Jr · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · Witness

James Jarman Jr testifies about his position in the Texas School Book Depository during the presidential motorcade.

1964

Testimony

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy · Washington · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF · First Lady

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy gives testimony concerning the motorcade, the shooting, and events inside the presidential limousine.

1978
1978

Badge Man

Gordon Arnold · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

To the tight of the "Badge Man" some researchers claim there is also a second person, self-proclaimed witness Gordon Arnold, who claimed in 1978 that he was filming the motorcade and heard a shot fired from his left

1978

Motorcade Route

Gordon Arnold · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

To the tight of the "Badge Man" some researchers claim there is also a second person, self-proclaimed witness Gordon Arnold, who claimed in 1978 that he was filming the motorcade and heard a shot fired from his left

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Last reviewed: September 2026.

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