Timeline of the John F. Kennedy assassination Houston Street and slowly approached the Texas School Book Depository head-on. According to witnesses, the shooting occurred shortly after the limousine made the sharp left-hand turn from Houston onto Elm Street. Most of the witnesses recalled that the first shot was fired after the president had started waving with his right hand. Several onlookers recalled hearing three shots, with the second and third shots bunched distinctly much closer together than the first and second shots. Witnesses estimate that from three to eight shots were fired. The Zapruder film shows the President re-emerging in the footage after being temporarily hidden from
Timeline of the John F. Kennedy assassination to fly to Europe for a one week visit of the Benelux countries. November 6, 1963: White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger announces that First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy has decided to accompany the President on his trip to Texas. November 7, 1963: The Albert Thomas Appreciation Dinner being held on November 21, 1963 sells out a second time. Organizers of the dinner had already moved the venue from the Rice Hotel to the larger Sam Houston Coliseum because they could not accommodate the increased demand for tickets once it became known that President Kennedy would attend. After it was announced