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[Draft of "They have killed my president!"]

Description: Draft of essay by John J. Herrera about the reception given to President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jackie Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson on behalf of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) at the Rice Hotel the night before Kennedy's assassination.
Date: unknown
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Draft of "They have killed my president!"]

Description: Draft of essay by John J. Herrera about the reception given to President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jackie Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson on behalf of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) at the Rice Hotel the night before Kennedy's assassination.
Date: unknown
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Invitation telegram from the State Democratic Executive Committee to a Welcome Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson - 1963-11-20]

Description: Invitation telegram sent by the Texas State Democratic Executive Committee in honor of President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 22, 1963 at the Commodore Perry Hotel in Austin, Texas. The invitation was sent to Mr. and Mrs. John Herrera.
Date: November 20, 1963
Creator: Democratic Party (Tex.). State Executive Committee
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Ralph Yarborough - 1964-01-13]

Description: Onionskin carbon copy of a letter sent to Ralph Yarborough in which Herrera pledges his support and thanks Yarborough on behalf of the LULACs for Yarborough's attendance of their reception on November 21, 1963, which President John F. Kennedy and his wife had attended. Herrera requests that Yarborough procure two flags which had been flown over the Capitol for two of the Houston Councils to receive. Herrera promises to send a copy of the December 1963 LULAC News which was dedicated to the late … more
Date: January 13, 1964
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from David Adame to Fellow LULACs - 1963-11-08]

Description: Letter from David Adame, Executive Director, directed to Fellow LULACs, printed on State Director of LULAC for Texas letterhead, and dated November 8, 1963. The letter invites LULAC members to the State Directors' Reception and Ball to honor Joe A. Garza and states that President John F. Kennedy and the First Lady have been invited to the event.
Date: November 8, 1963
Creator: Adame, David
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Draft of article by John J. Herrrera, "My 17 Minutes with John F. Kennedy", Houston Chronicle - 1983-11-21]

Description: Draft of an article by John J. Herrera published in the Houston Chronicle on November 21, 1983. The article, titled "My 17 Minutes with John F. Kennedy", recounts Kennedy's trip to Houston and the brief time Herrera was able to spend with him. It also describes how Herrera and his family heard the news of Kennedy's assassination the following day.
Date: November 21, 1983
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

John F. Kennedy's Motorcade in Dallas

Description: Photograph of John F. Kennedy's motorcade in Dallas, Texas on the morning of his assassination. Kennedy is seated in the back row of an open vehicle with his wife Jacqueline as well as Texas Governor John Connally and his wife Nelly who are seated in the row in front of them. Several police officers on motorcycles are partially visible around the car and there is a crowd of onlookers on either side of the road.
Date: November 22, 1963
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room
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[News Clip: Early morning & collage]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 22, 1983, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

LULAC News, Volume 25, Number 4, November-December 1963

Description: The LULAC News, Volume 25, Number 4, November-December 1963 is a 12-page magazine produced by the League of United Latin American Citizens in El Paso, Texas. This is the JFK Memorial Edition of the paper remembering the life of John F. Kennedy and mourning his passing. It includes an article about Kennedy's last hours written by John J. Herrera as well as a letter addressed to Jacqueline Kennedy expressing LULAC's condolences. The newspaper includes many pictures of Kennedy at LULAC events.
Date: November 1963
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[President and Mrs. Kennedy at Love Field]

Description: Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image shows President and Mrs. Kennedy greeting the crowd at Love Field on the morning of November 22, 1963. Secret Service agent Clint Hill is behind Mrs. Kennedy wearing sunglasses.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Partner: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

[The Kennedys greeting the crowd at Love Field]

Description: Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image shows President Kennedy greeting the crowd at Love Field on the morning of November 22, 1963. Mrs. Kennedy, wearing a pillbox hat, is in the immediate foreground.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Partner: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
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