26 October 2017: The death of a President

Published - October 28, 2017 10:14 pm IST

On Thursday, the National Archives of the U.S. released the final batch of government documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.

In this Nov. 22, 1963 photo, the limousine carrying mortally wounded President John F. Kennedy races toward the hospital seconds after he was shot in Dallas. Secret Service agent Clinton Hill is riding on the back of the car, Nellie Connally, wife of Texas Gov. John Connally, bends over her wounded husband, and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy leans over the president.

In this Nov. 22, 1963 photo, the limousine carrying mortally wounded President John F. Kennedy races toward the hospital seconds after he was shot in Dallas. Secret Service agent Clinton Hill is riding on the back of the car, Nellie Connally, wife of Texas Gov. John Connally, bends over her wounded husband, and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy leans over the president.

Citing security concerns, President Donald Trump released 2,800 documents, but pointed out that many more will be kept under wraps. The photo shows the limousine carrying the wounded President racing toward the hospital seconds after he was shot. Secret Service agent Clinton Hill is riding on the back of the car, Nellie Connally, wife of Texas Governor John Connally, bends over her wounded husband, and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy leans over President Kennedy.

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 1963, file photo, surrounded by detectives, Lee Harvey Oswald talks to the media as he is led down a corridor of the Dallas police station for another round of questioning in connection with the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. President Donald Trump is caught in a push-pull on new details of Kennedy’s assassination, jammed between students of the killing who want every scrap of information and intelligence agencies that are said to be counseling restraint.  How that plays out should be known on Oct. 26, 2017, when long-secret files are expected to be released. (AP Photo)

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 1963, file photo, surrounded by detectives, Lee Harvey Oswald talks to the media as he is led down a corridor of the Dallas police station for another round of questioning in connection with the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. President Donald Trump is caught in a push-pull on new details of Kennedy’s assassination, jammed between students of the killing who want every scrap of information and intelligence agencies that are said to be counseling restraint. How that plays out should be known on Oct. 26, 2017, when long-secret files are expected to be released. (AP Photo)

In this photograph from November 23, Lee Harvey Oswald, the chief suspect who was later shot dead, talks to the media before another round of questioning. The third is a file, dated April 5, 1964, detailing efforts to trace Oswald’s travel from Mexico City back to the U.S.

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