November 22, 1963

November 22, 1963

CASE STUDY

1.45pm: Oswald arrested

Fifteen police officers surround the movie theater, and four officers are needed to subdue Oswald inside. At 1.51pm police report him in custody.

2.20pm: Air Force One

The hearse carrying the president arrives at Air Force One, with the first lady sitting next to the bronze coffin.

2.38pm: Lyndon B Johnson sworn in

Vice-president Johnson is sworn in as president on JFK’s Bible while standing in a cramped compartment of Air Force One, next to his wife and Mrs Kennedy.

November 22, 1963