case of rain but it also
was not used because of the warm temperature.
As the motorcade was passing Dealey Plaza, on Elm Street, and as the American
people watched in horror and disbelief on national television, three shots rang out from
the Texas School Book Depository. These shots were fired from the 6th floor of the
depository and were heard throughout the plaza. The first shot struck the curb and sent
concrete chips splattering. The second shot slammed into the president's back and out
his throat. The third shot struck the president in the head. Governor Connally had also
been hit. In the seconds that followed, Mrs. Kennedy panicked and tried to crawl out of
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