Then vs. now: Photos of JFK in Fort Worth, just hours before assassination in Dallas
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JFK in Fort Worth
It’s been 60 years since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. In new interviews with the Star-Telegram, three reporters who covered Kennedy in Fort Worth and Dallas say the assassination will forever be “The Story” that changed their lives.
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President John F. Kennedy woke up on the last day of his life in Fort Worth’s Hotel Texas.
He stepped outside in the chilly rain to speak before an enthusiastic crowd of onlookers before delivering another speech inside at a chamber of commerce breakfast. Then, he and first lady Jackie Kennedy rode in a motorcade through downtown on the way to Carswell Air Force Base, where they’d fly to Dallas.
We all know what would happen there.
But that morning of Nov. 22, 1963, was a happy one in Fort Worth, as these Star-Telegram photos show. We’ve revisited these historic scenes to take photos of what they look like today. Use the slider to compare then and now.
This story was originally published November 15, 2023 at 2:50 PM.
