60 years after assassination, a look back at JFK (32 images)

By UPI Staff

Sixty years have passed since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963, one of the darkest days in American history. UPI won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage that day, with White House reporter Merriman Smith the first to report the news. Said Lyndon B. Johnson, who was sworn in as president, "We have suffered a loss that cannot be weighed."

John F. Kennedy with his brothers Robert (C) and Edward Kennedy visit Hyannis Port, Cape Cod, Mass., in 1960. Photo courtesy of John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

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Kennedy delivers his inaugural address after being sworn-in as the 35th president on January 20, 1961. Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Signal Corps./John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

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The president and first lady attend their inaugural ball at the Washington Armory on January 20, 1961. Photo by Abbie Rowe/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

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Kennedy watches as his daughter Caroline touches a snowman made for her on the White House driveway on February 4, 1961. Photo by Abbie Rowe/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

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