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Chapter 963 The Death of the President (1)
The security this time was really bad. The president was in danger, and the assassin also took advantage of the chaos to escape by jumping out of the window.

After the shock, the news reporters from all walks of life suddenly realized that the once-in-a-lifetime news was around them.So, there was another round of crowding and scrambling to seize the powerful terrain. Those guarding the door and blocking the aisle held long guns and short cannons in their hands. They really couldn't figure out what was going on with the president. The red-eyed reporters, even The chef of the hotel also hugged him tightly and refused to let him go. He asked questions that people would not be able to answer for three days, such as "Excuse me, is the president innocent when he was killed?", "Is your dish the president's favorite?" Wait, people are confused.

At the same time, all the news organizations staying in the hotel building immediately opened hotlines in China, and the shouting and screaming in the building was deafening. The journalists who were constantly generating inspiration squeezed their heads and shouted in order to publish their own articles. Hoarse.

The result of this incident, I am afraid that the reporters will be disappointed. Kennedy was only hit hard on the head and fell into a coma temporarily. A tragedy happened.

The entourage suggested that the president end the trip to Dallas, but Kennedy insisted on his own ideas. This incident was nothing more than an accident. The trip to Dallas was the most critical step in his campaign, and he would never retreat.

On the morning of November 11, after experiencing a light rain, Dallas had just cleared up. At 22:11 U.S. central time, the Air Force One presidential plane landed at Lafield Airport, 37 kilometers northwest of Dallas.According to the plan, the President, accompanied by Governor Connally and others, drove to the central block of Dallas, including Dealey Plaza, to be welcomed by 11 Dallas citizens, and then went to the Dallas Trade Fair to deliver a speech.

Kennedy, who was an actor, knew that this was the most important performance in his political career.

Kennedy was riding in a Lincoln luxury convertible produced in 1961. Originally, this car was equipped with a bulletproof cover. To the trust of the public, Kennedy did not have Secret Service agents install bulletproof shields.The route of the convoy has been carefully checked. The police car in front of the convoy belongs to the Dallas Police Department and is equipped with communication equipment to keep in touch with the president's car. The president's special agent is in this car.The Lincoln sedan in which Kennedy and his wife, Jackie, were traveling was at the rear of the police car.The presidential car has three rows of seats and can accommodate seven people.The passengers in the car are: the car driver William Creel on the left in the front row and the secret agent Roy Kleiman on the right; Governor's wife Nelly Connelly; Kennedy and his wife Jackie in the back seat, Kennedy on the right.

After 12:00, the convoy drove into the city of Dallas at a speed of 15 to 20 kilometers per hour. There were crowded welcome crowds wherever it went, and the windows of the buildings on both sides of the road were also opened. People who were working watched the grand event through the windows. .At the same time, among the welcoming crowd, there were also some critical groups and individuals holding up various protest slogans and carrying out demonstrations, but generally speaking, there were almost no accidents in the presidential motorcade during the entire trip.

During the drive, the convoy stopped twice for Kennedy to shake hands with some Catholic nuns and a group of students who welcomed him.On Main Street, a man ran to the center of the main road in an attempt to stop the convoy from advancing. His behavior was subdued by the police and secret agents and did not affect the progress of the presidential convoy.

At approximately 12:30 p.m. Central Time, Kennedy's convoy approached the Texas Textbook Depot building. The convoy turned right at the Dealey Plaza entrance onto Houston Avenue, facing the tall Textbook Depot building.Immediately afterwards, the convoy turned left again onto Elm Street.Since the trees on both sides of Elm Street were short and there was a railway overpass in front of it, there were fewer onlookers, so the entire convoy was on the right side of the textbook warehouse building.At this time, the convoy still maintained a slow speed of 15 to 20 kilometers per hour.

When the presidential motorcade passed Elm Avenue, a side road on the right side of Dealey Plaza, the speed of the motorcade had slowed down from about 20 kilometers per hour to 15 kilometers per hour.

At 12:30, just as President Kennedy waved and smiled to the crowd, the dull first shot rang out in the square. President Kennedy covered his throat with his hand and he was hit in the neck.Jackie knelt beside Kennedy, desperately trying to stop the blood from flowing from Kennedy with his hands.Immediately afterwards, a second shot was fired, and because the president who was hit by the first shot was tilting his head forward slightly at this time, the fatal second shot hit the back of the president's head, and Kennedy's head fell forward suddenly.The bullet blew away part of his skull, and the blood and brains spurted out together, splashing all over the trunk of the car and the whole body of the car crew.At the same time, Governor Connery was also shot and seriously injured.

At the time of the shooting, Kennedy's car was passing in front of Dallas resident Abraham Zapruder, who was filming the presidential limousine with an 8mm home video camera.

After Kennedy was shot, Governor Connally, who was also badly wounded, yelled, "No, no, no, they're going to kill us all!"

After the shooting stopped, Kennedy's body collapsed in the back seat of the car, next to Jackie.Jackie called out to Agent Clint Hill: "My God! They hit him in the head!"

Agent Clint Hill had been standing outside the left door of a convertible limousine just behind the president.At the moment when the shooting started, Hill, who heard the gunshots, jumped down and quickly ran to the president's car that was still driving in front of him, preparing to climb into the trunk of the president's car to protect the shotgun in the back seat. Kennedy and a terrified and terrified Jackie.

As Hill was just running behind the president's car, he heard a second shot and saw the president slump backwards.The driver, William Creel, immediately increased his speed after hearing the gunshots, trying to get the president out of this dangerous place as soon as possible.Jackie climbed into the trunk of the car from the back seat, and Hill was also trying to jump into the trunk. At the moment when the speed of the car increased, Hill successfully jumped into the car with the help of Jackie.

At this time, Jackie was almost in shock, and Hillan ordered Jackie to return to his seat, and used his body to protect the shot president and the frightened first lady.

Hundreds of thousands of Dallas citizens were shocked at this moment. People opened their mouths wide and let out a "wow". No one could believe what happened before their eyes.

After the shooting, the president drove away from Dealey Plaza at high speed, along the Simmons Highway to Parkland Memorial Hospital, 6.4 kilometers away, and arrived in only a few minutes.

Texas Governor Connally, who sat in front of the president in the same car, was also seriously injured, but survived.The doctor later stated that after the governor was hit by a bullet, Mrs. Connery put him on her thigh and tried to close the wound on his chest because the air had been sucked directly into his right lung. cost the governor's life.

James Tugg, an eyewitness and witness to the assassination, was also slightly wounded in the right cheek by the gunshot while he was standing 270 feet from Kennedy.It was later speculated that it may have been caused by fragments rebounding from the bullet hitting the side of the road.

The president sped away from Dealey Plaza in a car after the shooting to Parkland Memorial Hospital.After arriving at the hospital, Gov. Connery was lifted out of the car first, followed by Kennedy.In the first nursing room of Parkland Memorial Hospital, the medical staff who participated in the rescue of Kennedy said, "The president's condition was already very serious when he arrived at the hospital, which means that the president has no hope of surviving."

Another Parkland Hospital doctor who participated in the rescue work said: "Around 12:30, the nurse asked us to carry a trolley to the door. We pushed the emergency trolley out the door, and that's when I realized who was in the car."

"Some people helped put the president on the trolley. Then we went from the major surgery area of ​​the emergency room to the first trauma room. The wound on the back of the president's head was bleeding violently, and he lay there unresponsive."

"When we got to the trauma room, a doctor placed an endotracheal tube and prepared to perform a tracheostomy. Emergency services began immediately, and within minutes, more doctors arrived, putting a chest tube and oxygen on the president. Anesthesia. A doctor told me to put a dressing on the wound on the head, but it didn't help because it was a large wound."

"Oxygen is being given along with blood. After taking all the necessary measures and using all the necessary medical equipment, we can only declare: 'The president is dead.' We removed the IV line and IV emergency aid for him. Then, The first lady and a priest walked in, and that's how the final scene was preserved. After the first lady left, we removed all the devices, and the supervisory officer asked me to leave to get a piece of plastic to put in the bottom of the coffin, I brought it. The president was put in a coffin to be taken away by ambulance."

The death certificate issued by Parkland Hospital stated: "He died of multiple gunshot wounds to the head and neck." In fact, the president may have died before reaching the hospital.

At 13:00 pm Central Time, after all of Kennedy's heart stopped and the priest performed his last rites, the president was officially pronounced dead.

"We never had any hope of saving his life," said a doctor who participated in the rescue.

The pastor who performed Kennedy's last rites told the New York Times reporter, "The president was actually dead when he arrived at the hospital, but he still had to lift the president's shroud to perform the holy unction."

(End of this chapter)