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Image of Govenor Connally and Jackie Kennedy greeting dignitaries at Love Field
Image of Govenor Connally and Jackie Kennedy greeting dignitaries at Love Field

Image of Govenor Connally and Jackie Kennedy greeting dignitaries at Love Field

Object number1994.003.0007.0005
Date11/22/1963
ClassificationsPhotographs
Photographer Tom C. Dillard
ObjectNegative (b&w)
Credit LineTom C. Dillard Collection, The Dallas Morning News/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumFilm
Dimensions15/16 × 1 7/16 in. (2.4 × 3.6 cm)
Collections
DescriptionOriginal black and white 35mm negative by Dallas Morning News chief photographer Tom Dillard. The image shows a group of dignitaries lined up on the tarmac near Air Force One at Love Field to greet the Kennedys on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. Governor Connally and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy speak to J. Erik Jonsson while President Kennedy and the rest of the presidential party follow closely behind them.
Curatorial Commentary
In addition to Vice President and Mrs. Johnson, the official welcoming party at Dallas Love Field included Mayor Earle Cabell and his wife Dearie, who presented the bouquet of red roses to Mrs. Kennedy, as well as future Dallas Mayor J. Erik Jonsson, a co-founder of Texas Instruments, Inc. and then president of the influential Dallas Citizens Council. A little over one hour after this photograph was taken, solemnly remarking that he felt like he did when Pearl Harbor was bombed, Jonsson informed the luncheon crowd at the Dallas Trade Mart that President Kennedy had been shot. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator