November 22, 1963 — 59 years ago today, President John F. Kennedy was shot dead while riding in an open car through the streets of Dallas, Texas. Listeners to a Dallas radio station got this early word from a reporter on the motorcade route….
This man was nearby…
Not long after that, CBS News Correspondent Walter Cronkite announced Kennedy’s death…
Vice President Lyndon Johnson then took the oath of office as President aboard Air Force One before flying back to Washington. The oath was administered by judge Sara Hughes…