One of the mandatory sites to visit in Dallas Texas is Dealey Plaza, the site of JFK’s assassination. Whilst there a lot people, including me, also visit the 6th Floor Museum which is in the building formerly known as the Texas Book Depository.
22 November 1963
On Friday, November 22, 1963 at 12:30 p.m John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) the President of the United States of America was assassinated in Dealey Plaza, Dallas Texas, by Lee Harvey Oswald. JFK was the 35th President of the USA and was 46 years old at the time of his death.
JFK Memorial Dallas Texas
Not far from Dealey Plaza is the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial. Built in 1970 according to a design by Philip Johnson, apparently a close friend of the Kennedy Family, and was approved by Jackie Kennedy. The memorial is a square cenotaph that is 9m high and 15m wide, the walls are composed of 72 white pre-cast concrete columns that are raised about 25cm from the ground. I like this simple, striking and peaceful memorial.
The joy and excitement of John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s life belonged to all men. So did the pain and sorrow of his death. When he died on November 22, 1963, shock and agony touched human conscience throughout the world. In Dallas, Texas, there was a special sorrow. The young President died in Dallas. The death bullets were fired 200 yards west of this site. This memorial, designed by Philip Johnson, was erected by the people of Dallas. Thousands of citizens contributed support, money and effort. It is not a memorial to the pain and sorrow of death, but stands as a permanent tribute to the joy and excitement of one man’s life. John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s life. For more
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