/internal/media/dispatcher/24913/fullImage of President and Mrs. Kennedy meeting a woman 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 Plaza1994.003.0008.00060Black and white 35mm negative showing President and Jacqueline Kennedy meeting a woman 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, President and Jacqueline Kennedy are pictured on either side of a woman who is near the center: Mrs. Kennedy appears on the right side of the image; President Kennedy on the right. They are both turned in the direction of the camera, but their attention is directed at the woman standing in front of them. The woman's back is to the camera; she is wearing a small round hat. President Kennedy appears to be speaking. Mrs. Kennedy is cradling a bouquet of red roses in her left arm; she is wearing her pink suit
Secret Service agent Clint Hill is standing behind Jacqueline Kennedy; he is wearing dark sunglasses.
There are multiple people in the background, some wear uniforms and may be part of the flight crew.
The body of Air Force One takes up most of the background; a portion of a wing can be seen running from the right side up to the left side of the top edge. The word "STATES" on the side of the plane is visible in the upper right corner. In the upper left quadrant of the image, behind President Kennedy's head, a stairway leading to the front of the plane can be seen; there are two people on it, one going up and the other going down.Photographs650423.60000000002.400000000011848Negative (b&w)0E-10Original black and white 35mm negative by Dallas Morning News chief photographer Tom Dillard. The image is a close-up of President and Mrs. Kennedy greeting a woman, possibly the wife of J. Erik Jonsson, on the tarmac at Love Field on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. Mrs. Kennedy carries the roses given to her by Mrs. Dearie Cabell, and Air Force One can be seen in the background.RosesAir Force OneTrip to TexasPhotographsDillard, Tom C.Hill, ClintKennedy, John F.Kennedy, JacquelineLove FieldSecret ServiceThe 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