/internal/media/dispatcher/24907/fullImage of Jackie Kennedy greeting dignitaries at Love Field11/22/196315/16 × 1 7/16 in. (2.4 × 3.6 cm)FilmTom C. Dillard Collection, The Dallas Morning News/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza1994.003.0008.00010Black and white 35mm negative showing Jacqueline Kennedy amongst the dignitaries at Love Field on November 22, 1963. The image was taken by Tom C. Dillard, Chief Photographer at The Dallas Morning News.
In the image, Jacqueline Kennedy is pictured near the center, holding a bouquet of red roses in her hands. She is wearing her pink suit and her purse hangs by its straps from her wrist. She is turned away from the camera and looking toward her right; the left side of her body faces the camera.
There are multiple people in the background, some in the line of dignitaries who were waiting to greet President and Mrs. Kennedy when they disembarked from Air Force One. In the background on the left side, there is a group of two men and a woman; the woman holds an animal-print jacket over her right arm. One of the men is pointing with his left arm in the direction of the photographer.
The body of Air Force One takes up most of the background; the plane's silver, reflective underbelly with a white and dark stripe is visible as well as the row of windows.Photographs640983.60000000002.400000000011838Negative (b&w)0E-10Original black and white 35mm negative by Dallas Morning News chief photographer Tom Dillard. The image shows a group of dignitaries on the tarmac near Air Force One at Love Field to greet the Kennedys on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy carries the roses given to her by Mrs. Dearie Cabell and is turned away from the camera.RosesAir Force OneCrowdsTrip to TexasPhotographsDillard, Tom C.Kennedy, JacquelineLove FieldThe Dallas Morning NewsDallasThe Museum is frequently asked about the fate of Mrs. Kennedy's distinctive pink suit worn on November 22, 1963. The double-breasted wool suit is often called a "Chanel suit," though it was actually a line-for-line copy made by New York City company Chez Ninon and approved by Chanel. Mrs. Kennedy was photographed wearing the suit on several occasions prior to the fateful day of the assassination. As to its whereabouts today, although it has long been in the care of the National Archives, the suit was formally donated to the Archives by Caroline Kennedy in 2003 with the stipulation that it may not be publicly displayed until at least 2103, one hundred years after the donation, when display may then be approved by the Kennedy family. The stipulation against display, per the gift agreement, is to not "dishonor the memory" of President or Mrs. Kennedy or "cause any grief or suffering to" the Kennedy family. Today, the suit is stored in a custom-made, acid-free box with temperature and humidity control at the National Archives and Records Administration's College Park facility in Maryland. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator