(AP Photo) November 24, 1963 Jacqueline and Caroline kiss casket in the Capitol rotunda
As the nation marks 50 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, it’s the iconic images from that tragic day and the days of mourning that followed, that are forever etched in America’s memory.
View a photo gallery below (Photos from The Associated Press)
(AP Photo) November 22, 1963
(AP Photo) November 22, 1963
(AP Photo) November 22, 1963
(AP Photo) November 22, 1963
(AP Photo) November 22, 1963 AP News Bulletin
(AP Photo) November 22, 1963 AP News Bulletin
(AP Photo) Nov 22, 1963 Lyndon B. Johnson takes oath of office on AF1
(AP Photo) November 22, 1963 / Jacqueline & RFK arrive at Andrews AFB
(AP Photo) November 22, 1963 newspaper headlines
(AP Photo) November 23, 1963
(AP Photo) November 23, 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald
(AP Photo) November 23, 1963 JFK’s coffin in the East Room of the White House
(AP Photo) November 24, 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald after being shot
(AP Photo) November 24, 1963 JFK’s coffin en route to the Capitol
(AP Photo) November 24, 1963 The riderless horse outside the Capitol
(AP Photo) November 24, 1963 Jacqueline and Caroline kiss casket in the Capitol rotunda
(AP Photo) November 24, 1963 mourners line up to pass JFK’s casket at the Capitol
(AP Photo) November 25, 1963 Jacqueline, Caroline and John Jr.
(AP Photo) November 25, 1963 / JFK Jr salute
(AP Photo) November 25, 1963 / Flag raised above JFK’s casket at Arlington National Cemetery
(AP Photo) November 25, 1963 / Sailor weeps at Arlington National Cemetery during JFK’s funeral
(AP Photo) November 28, 1963 Jacqueline at JFK’s gravesite
(AP Photo) Jack Ruby / January 28, 1964
(AP Photo) November 12, 2013 the ‘x’ that marked the spot where JFK was shot
(AP Photo) November 12, 2013 the ‘x’ that marked the spot where JFK was shot
