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."

Texas Gov. John Connally adjusts his tie as President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, settled in rear seats, prepare for a motorcade into Dallas on November 22, 1963. The president assassinated a few hours later. UPI File Photo

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JFK slumps into the arms of his wife immediately after a sniper's bullet slammed into his head during a motorcade. This photo of the fatal assault was taken with a Polaroid camera by a woman watching the parade. UPI File Photo

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This re-enactment of Kennedy's assassination using a four-power telescopic gunsight mounted with a 35mm camera illustrates approximately what the assassin saw when he fired the fatal shots. The re-enactment was conducted on December 4, 1963. UPI File Photo

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Flanked by Jackie Kennedy (R) and his wife, Ladybird Johnson, Vice President Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as president of the United States Dallas U.S. District Judge Sarah T. Hughes (L) on November 22, 1963. They were aboard Air Force One returning from Dallas to Washington following JFK's assassination. Photo by Cecil Stoughton/JFK Library

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