Love Field Family Reunion
Robert Oswald met Lee, Marina, and June at Love Field after their flight from New York to Texas.
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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.
Historical context
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.
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
The records below are selected from the 1,932-record JFK assassination archive and are rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
Love Field Family Reunion
Robert Oswald met Lee, Marina, and June at Love Field after their flight from New York to Texas.
Motorcade Route
The motorcade route is published is published in both Dallas newspapers. The motorcade route is described in both Dallas newspapers..
Air Force One Boarding
Jacqueline Kennedy boarded Air Force One at Love Field with the President's casket before the aircraft departed Dallas.
Air Force One Security
Public announcement of Kennedy's death was delayed until Johnson was safely aboard Air Force One at Love Field.
Air Force One Television
After boarding Air Force One, Johnson watched television coverage as officials prepared for the transfer of presidential authority.
Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
At 2:38 p.m. Johnson takes the oath of office on board Air Force One just before it departed Love Field....
Bloodstained Clothing Retained
Jacqueline Kennedy remained in the clothing she had worn during the assassination while traveling back to Washington aboard Air Force One.
Catholic Missal
Johnson placed his hand on a Catholic missal found aboard Air Force One while taking the presidential oath.
Cecil Stoughton Oath Photograph
Cecil Stoughton photographed Jacqueline Kennedy standing near Lyndon Johnson during the historic Air Force One oath ceremony.
Cecil Stoughton Photograph
White House photographer Cecil Stoughton photographed Johnson taking the presidential oath with Lady Bird Johnson and Jacqueline Kennedy beside him.
Dallas Crowd Greeting
Jacqueline Kennedy greeted members of the crowd at Love Field before entering the presidential limousine for the Dallas motorcade.
Dallas Motorcade
Johnson traveled in the Dallas presidential motorcade behind President Kennedy's limousine when shots were fired in Dealey Plaza.
Dealey Plaza Entry
Mrs. Kennedy was riding beside the President as the motorcade entered Dealey Plaza and turned from Houston Street onto Elm Street.
Departure from Dallas
After Johnson completed the presidential oath, Air Force One departed Dallas carrying the new President, the Kennedy party, and President Kennedy's casket.
First Parkland Physician
Charles James Carrico was the first physician to see President Kennedy at Parkland Hospital after the motorcade arrived.
House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)
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.
Jacqueline Kennedy at Oath
Johnson asked Jacqueline Kennedy to be present for the presidential oath after she arrived aboard Air Force One with President Kennedy's casket.
Johnson Departure Advice
Advised Vice President Johnson at Parkland Hospital to go to Love Field and return to Washington.
Love Field Arrival
President and Mrs. Kennedy arrived at Dallas Love Field shortly before noon and were greeted by local officials and a large crowd.
Morning Work Supervision
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.
Motorcade Route
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.
Motorcade Route
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
Motorcade Route
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.
Motorcade Route
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.
Motorcade Route
of times".
Motorcade Viewing
Truly went outside the Texas School Book Depository to watch President Kennedy's motorcade pass through Dealey Plaza.
Oath
At 2:38 p.m. Johnson takes the oath of office on board Air Force One just before it departed Love Field....
Oath of Office
Johnson takes the oath of office on board Air Force One just before it departed Love Field..
Parkland Casket Departure
Jacqueline Kennedy accompanied President Kennedy's casket when it was taken from Parkland Memorial Hospital for the return to Love Field.
Parkland Departure Protection
Accompanied Johnson's protected departure from Parkland and instructed him to remain below window level during the drive to Love Field.
Presence at Johnson Oath
Mrs. Kennedy stood beside Lyndon B. Johnson during his presidential swearing-in aboard Air Force One at 2:38 p.m.
President Kennedy Head Wound
Jacqueline Kennedy was beside the President when the fatal shot struck his head during the motorcade through Dealey Plaza.
Presidential Limousine Rear Seat
Jacqueline Kennedy sat beside President Kennedy in the rear seat of the presidential limousine during the Dallas motorcade.
Presidential Oath
Judge Sarah T. Hughes administered the presidential oath to Lyndon Baines Johnson aboard Air Force One at Love Field.
Presidential Oath Wording
Johnson instructed aide Jack Valenti to obtain the precise wording of the presidential oath while preparations for the ceremony continued aboard Air Force One.
Return to Love Field
Mrs. Kennedy traveled with the President's casket from Parkland Memorial Hospital back to Dallas Love Field.
Robert Kennedy Telephone Call
Johnson telephoned Attorney General Robert Kennedy about the presidential oath and received guidance that a federal judge in Dallas could administer it.
Sarah T. Hughes
Johnson requested that federal judge Sarah T. Hughes be located to administer the presidential oath aboard Air Force One.
Secret Service Protection
Secret Service agents placed Johnson under close protection after the shooting and moved him from Parkland Memorial Hospital toward Love Field.
Texas School Book Depository
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.
Secret Service Evidence Review
Warren's commission obtained and reviewed Secret Service material concerning the Dallas motorcade, presidential protection, the assassination, and subsequent investigative work.
Motorcade Route
Victoria Adams was watching the motorcade from a window on the fourth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.
Texas School Book Depository
Victoria Adams was watching the motorcade from a window on the fourth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.
Motorcade Evidence Review
Warren's commission studied the Dallas motorcade route, witness locations, presidential limousine evidence, and the circumstances surrounding the shooting in Dealey Plaza.
Zapruder Film Review
Warren's commission examined the Zapruder film and other photographic evidence to analyze the timing and sequence of shots fired at the presidential motorcade.
Testimony
Victoria Adams was watching the motorcade from a window on the fourth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.
Testimony
Nellie Connally testifies to the Warren Commission about the presidential motorcade and the shots heard in Dealey Plaza.
Testimony
James Jarman Jr testifies about his position in the Texas School Book Depository during the presidential motorcade.
Testimony
Jacqueline Lee Kennedy gives testimony concerning the motorcade, the shooting, and events inside the presidential limousine.
Badge Man
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
Motorcade Route
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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Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from the site's structured JFK assassination records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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