Assassination of John F. Kennedy

===Kennedy===
{{Main|John F. Kennedy}}
{{Further|Presidency of John F. Kennedy}}
[[File:John F. Kennedy speaks at Rice University.jpg|thumb|upright=.6|[[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] delivering his "[[We choose to go to the Moon]]" speech at [[Rice University]], 1962|alt=President Kennedy is pictured speaking behind a podium. Rice University's stadium is visible behind him.]]
In 1960, [[John F. Kennedy]], then a [[United States Senate|U.S. senator]] from [[Massachusetts]], was elected the 35th [[president of the United States]] with [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] as his vice presidential running mate.<ref>[[#WhiteHouse|"John F. Kennedy". The White House.]]</ref><ref>[[#Senate|"John F. Kennedy: A Featured Biography". United States Senate.]]</ref><ref name="bugliosixi">[[#Bugliosi2007|Bugliosi (1998)]], p. xi.</ref><ref>[[#Electoral|"1960 Electoral College Results". National Archives.]]</ref> Kennedy's tenure saw the height of the [[Cold War]], and much of his foreign policy was dedicated to countering the [[Soviet Union]] and [[communism]].<ref>[[#Cold|"1960 The Cold War". John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.]]</ref><ref>[[#Sabato|Sabato (2013)]], pp. 422–423.</ref> As president, he authorized operations to overthrow [[Fidel Castro]]'s communist government in [[Cuba]],<ref>[[#Hinckle and Turner|Hinckle & Turner (1981)]], pp. ix, 15, 18.</ref> which culminated in the failed [[Bay of Pigs Invasion]] in 1961, during which he declined to directly involve American troops.<ref>[[#Jones|Jones (2008)]], pp. 41, 50, 94.</ref> The following year, Kennedy deescalated the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]], an incident widely regarded as the closest that humanity has come to [[nuclear holocaust]].<ref>[[#Borger|Borger (2022)]]</ref>

In 1963, Kennedy decided to travel to Texas to smooth over frictions in the [[Texas Democratic Party|state's Democratic Party]] between liberal U.S. Senator [[Ralph Yarborough]] and conservative Governor [[John Connally]].<ref>[[#Bugliosi2007|Bugliosi (2007)]], pp. 13–16.</ref><ref>[[#Bugliosi2008|Bugliosi (2008)]], pp. 17–23.</ref> The visit was first agreed upon by Kennedy, Johnson, and Connally during a meeting in [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] in June.<ref name="WarrenCommission-Page28">[[#Warren|Warren (1964)]], p. 28.</ref> The motorcade route was finalized on November 18 and announced soon thereafter.<ref name="warren40"/> Kennedy also viewed the Texas trip as an informal launch of his [[1964 United States presidential election|1964 reelection campaign]].<ref>[[#White|White (1965)]], p. 3.</ref>
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