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50th Anniversary of Kennedy Assassination

The state, nation, and world will commemorate the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22. John F. KennedyHere are some related resources in the Legislative Library's collection.
  • House resolution Paying tribute to Gov. John B. Connally for his outstanding service to his state and to this nation (HR 18, 60th R.S.) and discussing the assassination.
  • Pinterest pins tracing President Kennedy's plans to visit five Texas cities in the following order: San Antonio, Houston, Fort Worth, Dallas and Austin.
  • An Austin scrapbook of John F. Kennedy, by Patricia Howard Harris (1964)
  • Texas supplemental report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the serious wounding of Governor John B. Connally, November 22, 1963, by the Texas Attorney General's Office (1964)
  • Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, by the Warren Commission (1964)
  • Memorial service for President Kennedy pursuant to Presidential Proclamation, November 25, 1963, by Senator Dorsey B. Hardeman (1963)
In addition, Texas Investigates: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy and Wounding of Governor John B Connally, is currently on exhibit at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC), 1201 Brazos St., through February. The exhibit includes a display of Governor John B. Connally's suit worn on November 22, 1963, and materials from the state criminal investigation.
 
JFK resources are also available from the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, the JFK resource consortium, and the Dallas Morning News, and you can also watch the Dallas Commemoration live this week.