Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Pushes Mrs. Kennedy back into her seat, and clings to the car as it exits Dealey Plaza and sped to Parkland Memorial Hospital..
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The Dallas assassination scene and its principal landmarks. This page combines historical context with 40 matching records drawn directly from the Kennedy Assassination History archive.
Historical context
Dealey Plaza lies at the western edge of downtown Dallas where Main, Commerce and Elm Streets converge toward the triple underpass. The Texas School Book Depository stands at the northeast side of the plaza, with the grassy knoll north of Elm Street.
The compact geography of Dealey Plaza is essential to understanding witness accounts, photographic evidence, firing-position claims and the sequence of the motorcade during the shooting.
Archive records
The records below are selected from the 1,932-record JFK assassination archive and are rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Pushes Mrs. Kennedy back into her seat, and clings to the car as it exits Dealey Plaza and sped to Parkland Memorial Hospital..
Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Secret Service agent Clint Hill was riding on the left front running board of the car immediately behind the Presidential limousine. Jumps onto the back of the limousine, pushes Mrs.
Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Tague later testifies that the first shot he recalled hearing occurred after the Presidential limousine had already completed the 120-degree slow turn from Houston Street onto Elm Street and then straightened out.
Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Walthers tells Tague it looked like a bullet had been fired from one of the Houston and Elm Streets intersection buildings and had hit the curb.
Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Walthers tells Tague it looked like a bullet had been fired from one of the Houston and Elm Streets intersection buildings and had hit the curb.
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.
Elm Street Bus Ride
The Warren Commission concluded that Oswald boarded a Dallas bus after leaving the Depository and rode for only several minutes before getting off.
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 Viewing
Truly went outside the Texas School Book Depository to watch President Kennedy's motorcade pass through Dealey Plaza.
No Established Dallas Presence
Later official investigations did not establish that Sturgis was present in Dealey Plaza when President Kennedy was assassinated.
No Warren Commission Identification
The Warren Commission did not identify Sturgis as a participant in President Kennedy's assassination or as one of the men detained near Dealey Plaza.
Parkland Arrival With Governor
Nellie Connally arrived at Parkland Hospital supporting the wounded Governor Connally, who had been lying in her arms during the race from Dealey Plaza.
Parkland Hospital Arrival
Jacqueline Kennedy arrived at Parkland Memorial Hospital with the mortally wounded President shortly after the Dealey Plaza shooting.
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Jumps onto the back of the limousine, pushes Mrs. Kennedy back into her seat, and clings to the car as it exits Dealey Plaza and speeds to Parkland Memorial Hospital..
President Kennedy Head Wound
Jacqueline Kennedy was beside the President when the fatal shot struck his head during the motorcade through Dealey Plaza.
Shots Heard in Dealey Plaza
Truly was outside the Depository when the shots were fired at President Kennedy and immediately reacted to the emergency.
Dealey Plaza Visit
Ruby said he visited Dealey Plaza on November 23, viewed memorial wreaths, and spoke with a police officer about the Texas School Book Depository.
Grassy Knoll
Ochus Campbell, the vicepresident of the Texas School Book Depository Company, was standing with Roy Truly on the north side of Elm Street, about 30 feet from the front entrance to the Texas School Book Depository.
Texas School Book Depository
Ochus Campbell, the vicepresident of the Texas School Book Depository Company, was standing with Roy Truly on the north side of Elm Street, about 30 feet from the front entrance to the Texas School Book Depository.
Triple Underpass
At the moment of the assassination Bowers was operating the Union Terminal Companys two-story interlocking tower overlooking the parking lot just north of the grassy knoll and west of the Texas School Book Depository..
Triple Underpass
Lee Edward Bowers, Jr sees four men between his tower and Elm Street a middle-aged man and a younger man standing 10 to 15 feet apart near the Triple Underpass who did not seem to know each other.
Triple Underpass
Lee Bowers also observed one or two uniformed parking lot attendants.
Triple Underpass
Lee Bowers had an unobstructed view of the rear of the concrete pergola and the stockade fence above the grassy knoll.
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.
Dealey Plaza Inspection
During the commission's Dallas work, Warren examined Dealey Plaza and locations relevant to the reconstruction of the assassination.
Warren Commission Testimony
Jacqueline Kennedy provided testimony to the Warren Commission concerning what she saw and heard during the shooting in Dealey Plaza.
Conspiracy Allegations Review
Warren's commission investigated numerous rumors, allegations, and theories concerning possible conspirators rather than limiting its inquiry to the physical evidence at Dealey Plaza.
Counsel
Joseph A Ball serves as assistant counsel to the Warren Commission and examines witness testimony from Dealey Plaza.
Testimony
Nellie Connally testifies to the Warren Commission about the presidential motorcade and the shots heard in Dealey Plaza.
Testimony
John Bowden Connally Jr testifies to the Warren Commission about his wounds and his recollection of the shots fired in Dealey Plaza.
Testimony
Clint Hill testifies to the Warren Commission about his actions during and immediately after the shooting in Dealey Plaza.
Testimony
Testifies about being wounded near Dealey Plaza, evidence that figured in the Warren Commission's analysis of the number and path of shots.
Weberman and Canfield Photo Claim
Researchers Alan Weberman and Michael Canfield argued that photographs of Dealey Plaza detainees resembled E. Howard Hunt and Frank Sturgis.
Rockefeller Photographic Comparison
The Rockefeller Commission examined photographic comparisons used to claim that Sturgis was one of the three men detained near Dealey Plaza.
Photographic Evidence Review
HSCA Panel reviews films and photographs related to Dealey Plaza evidence.
Badge Man
Labels this image Badge Man because the image shows what may appear to be a uniformed police officer wearing dark clothing and his police patrolmans metal badge. Gary Mack, the longtime curator and archivist for The 6th Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (the former Texas School Book Depository) first claimed to discover the "Badge Man" image
Texas School Book Depository
Gary Mack, the longtime curator and archivist for The 6th Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (the former Texas School Book Depository) first claimed to discover the "Badge Man" image
Three Tramps Records Resolution
Released Dallas arrest records identified the three Dealey Plaza detainees as Gus Abrams, Harold Doyle, and John Gedney rather than Frank Sturgis.
Editorial provenance
Compiled and edited by Kennedy Assassination History.
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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