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 was issued US Passport DO 92526 which was valid for three years to all countries except Albania, Cuba and those portions of China, Korea and Vietnam that were under communist control. September 17, 1963: Jack Valenti sends an invitation to the White House asking if President Kennedy would attend an Appreciation Dinner in Houston on November 21, 1963 honoring Albert Thomas for his decision not to retire from Congress. The invitation is received at the White House on September 19, 1963. Lee Oswald is issued a 15 day Mexican tourist card using the name LEE, Harvey Oswald. September 20, 1963: