November 22, 1963

November 22, 1963

November 22, 1963

Timeline Continued....

1pm: Parkland hospital

Doctors are unable to save the president, who arrived ‘moribund’. One says: ‘We never had any hope of saving his life.’ A Catholic priest administered last rites and the first lady reportedly held her husband’s hand and placed one of her rings onto his finger.

1.30pm: Texas Theatre

Hearing sirens, Oswald ducks into the Texas Theatre without paying, and takes a seat for the movie War is Hell. Police receive a tip from the area about a suspicious man matching their description for Tippit’s murderer.

1.33pm: Kennedy announced dead

The assistant White House press secretary announces the president’s death, which the press reports in real time.