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Kennedy traveled to Texas to build support for his 1964 presidential campaign.
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Crowds lined the route or Kennnedy's open-car motorcade from the airport.
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Shots rang out in downtown Dallas, Texas.
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Kennedy was fatally wounded while still inside his car.
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Within hours after the shooting, Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn as president of the United States.
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Two hours after the shooting, Dallas police arrested Lee Harvey Oswald.
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