Scope and Content

Collection contains schedules, notes, and other preparatory materials for President John F. Kennedy's visit to Dallas on November 22, 1963. It includes an assignments list,  aviation director's notes, and contact information regarding the president's visit.

A set of documents from 2013 shows images and maps of the geographical location of the swearing-in of President Lyndon B. Johnson at Love Field.  These documents were used to decide the placement of the historical marker at Love Field.  Collection also includes correspondence and documentation related to the historical marker.

Love Field is owned and operated by the City of Dallas Department of Aviation.  It is named for Lieutenant Moss L. Love, who was killed during a training flight at San Diego, California, on September 4, 1913.   On October 19, 1917, Love Field was leased to the United States Army by the Dallas Chamber of Commerce as an  Army Air Corps training base.   After World War I, the airfield was used for commercial business.  In 1927, the City purchased 167 acres of the field, and passenger service began.  Major additions to the land were acquired in 1931 (from the development of Love Field Acres) and again in 1941.  The airport presently rests on 1,300 acres of land and serves eight million passengers a year.  Its airport code is DAL.

On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy arrived at Love Field on Air Force One and was assassinated in Dealey Plaza less than one hour later while his motorcade was traveling to the Dallas Trade Mart.  He died at Parkland Memorial Hospital.  Texas Governor John Connally was riding in the presidential limousine and was seriously wounded.  Ninety minutes after the assassination, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president by Judge Sarah Hughes aboard Air Force One before departing from Love Field for Washington D.C.

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Citation

Aviation Director Files on President John F Kennedy Visit, 1963-1964, 2011-2013 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives

Related Material

1991-001 Dallas Police Department Records Related to the Assassination of John F. Kennedy, 1963-1992
2014-002 William Oren Trogdon John F. Kennedy Assassination Research Collection, 1952-1964

Index Terms

Dallas Love Field
Dallas -- Texas -- History
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination

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