Fort Worth Press newspaper from the day of the assassination

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Special extra edition, probably the first extra, of the Fort Worth Press newspaper from the day of the assassination of President Kennedy. It covers the assassination in detail from the motorcade, the gunshots, and the trip to Parkland Hospital to the investigation and capture of suspect Lee Harvey Oswald.This image is not available online larger than a thumbnail to protect the copyright of its creator(s). For a more detailed examination of this item, please schedule an appointment in the Museum’s Reading Room.

Object Details

Object title:

Fort Worth Press newspaper from the day of the assassination

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Newspapers

Investigations

Motorcade

Evidence

Assassination

Connally, John

Kennedy, John F.

Oswald, Lee Harvey

Johnson, Lyndon B.

Fort Worth Press

American Fact-Finding Committee

Secret Service

Fort Worth

Medium:

Newsprint

Dimensions:

15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm)

Credit line:

Courtesy Sharon and Debbie Belz, in honor of Ruth and Fritz Belz/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1999.014.0059

Curatorial Note:

The Fort Worth Press, published by the E.W. Scripps Company, was the second of the city's two daily afternoon newspapers. The newspaper closed its doors in 1975 and its files, apparently including their Kennedy assassination coverage, were thrown away. - Gary Mack, Curator