John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. While on a political trip to Texas to gain support for his re-election campaign in 1964, Kennedy was shot and killed in his motorcade as it traveled through Dealey Plaza. The assassination of John F. Kennedy remains one of the most significant events in American history, and the events of that day have been the subject of countless investigations, books, and conspiracy theories.