About this Event
Oak Cliff Walking Tour: JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald, and J.D. Tippit (FREE).
Let's honor the life and legacy of President John F. Kennedy on the 60th anniversary of his death: November 22, 1963.
We invite you to join us for a FREE guided walking tour of the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas to see sites associated with the John F. Kennedy assassination.
In particular we’ll visit places connected with Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit (including his memorial marker), Lee Harvey Oswald (including his arrest site, the Texas Theatre), and Jack Ruby.
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Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 - November 24, 1963) was a U.S. Marine veteran who assassinated John F. Kennedy, then president of the United States, on November 22, 1963.
Oswald shot and killed Kennedy on November 22, 1963, from a sixth-floor window of the Texas School Book Depository as Kennedy traveled by motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas. About 45 minutes after assassinating Kennedy, Oswald shot and killed Dallas police officer J. D. Tippit on a local street in Oak Cliff (Dallas). He then slipped into a nearby movie theater, where he was arrested for Tippit's M**der. Oswald was charged with the assassination of Kennedy, but he denied responsibility for the killing, claiming that he was a "patsy". Two days later, Oswald was fatally shot by local nightclub owner Jack Ruby on live television in the basement of Dallas Police Headquarters.
In September 1964, the Warren Commission concluded that Oswald had acted alone when assassinating Kennedy. This conclusion, though controversial, was supported by investigations from the Dallas Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United States Secret Service, and the House Select Committee on Assassinations.
J. D. Tippit (September 18, 1924 - November 22, 1963) was an American World War II U.S Army veteran and police officer who served as an 11-year veteran with the Dallas Police Department. About 45 minutes after the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, Tippit was shot and killed in a residential neighborhood in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was initially arrested for the M**der of Tippit and was subsequently arrested for killing Kennedy. Oswald was killed by Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner, two days later.
Jack Ruby (born Jacob Leon Rubenstein; April 25, 1911 - January 3, 1967) was an American nightclub owner and alleged associate of the Chicago Outfit who murdered Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963, two days after Oswald was accused of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A Dallas jury found Ruby guilty of murdering Oswald and sentenced him to death. Ruby's conviction was later appealed, and he was to be granted a new trial; however, he became ill in Pr*son and died of a pulmonary embolism from lung cancer on January 3, 1967.
In September 1964, the Warren Commission concluded that Ruby acted alone in killing Oswald, shooting him on impulse, and out of grief over Kennedy's assassination.
John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. CST in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza. Kennedy was in the vehicle with his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally's wife Nellie when he was fatally shot from the nearby Texas School Book Depository by Lee Harvey Oswald, a former US Marine. Governor Connally was seriously wounded in the attack. The motorcade rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital, where Kennedy was pronounced dead about 30 minutes after the shooting; Connally recovered.
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Event Details ...
Cost: FREE (donations accepted to support our non-profit community programs) and all are welcome.
Before the Event: TBD
Parking: A variety of parking lot and street parking options throughout the area.
Meeting Point: White Rhino Coffee (233 West Seventh Steet - Dallas, TX 75208). Look for your host Robert (tall, wearing a fedora-style hat) with a group of friendly people.
Icebreaker Introductions: We should have a good-sized group so instead of everyone introducing themselves to the group we will get to know each other by distributing blank stickers and colored markers and we’ll ask everyone to write down on their sticker: 1). first name. 2). favorite food. 3). dream vacation. Example: “Michele - Strawberries - Kenya” or “Robert - Chocolate - Tokyo”.
After the Event: TBD
What Are The Tours Like?
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Additional Questions: Anything that can't be answered by the event description, Google, or common sense, please let us know.
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Your hosts for this program are Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Dallas-Texas History & Culture and Washington, DC History & Culture.
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We look forward to seeing you - thanks!
Robert Kelleman
202-821-6325 (text only)
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
White Rhino Coffee, 233 West Seventh Street, Dallas, United States
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