Assassination of John F. Kennedy Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Artifacts, museums, and locations today=== [[File:X in Road Marks Where Fatal Shot Hit President Kennedy - Dealey Plaza - Dallas - Texas - USA (19474957334).jpg|thumb|upright|alt=A painted white "X" marks where the spot on Elm Street where the fatal bullet hit Kennedy in Dealey Plaza|An "X" in the [[Dealey Plaza]] roadway marks where the fatal bullet struck Kennedy.<ref name="dealey"/>]] In 1993, the [[National Park Service]] designated Dealey Plaza, the surrounding buildings, the overpass, and a portion of the adjacent railyard as a [[National Historic Landmark District]].<ref name="dealey">[[#nps|"Dealey Plaza Historic District". NPS.]]</ref> The Depository and its [[Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza|Sixth Floor Museum]], operated by the city of Dallas, draw over 325,000 visitors annually.<ref>[[#q|"Q: Why is it called The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza?". Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.]]</ref> The [[VC-137C SAM 26000|Boeing 707]] that served as Air Force One at the time of the assassination is on display at the [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]]; Kennedy's limousine is at the [[Henry Ford Museum]].<ref name="relics">[[#Keen|Keen (2009)]]</ref> The [[Lincoln Catafalque]], on which Kennedy's coffin rested in the Capitol, is exhibited at the [[United States Capitol Visitor Center|Capitol Visitor Center]].<ref>[[#Catafalque|"The Catafalque". Architect of the Capitol.]]</ref> Jacqueline's pink suit, autopsy X-rays, and President Kennedy's blood-stained clothing are in the National Archives, with access controlled by the Kennedy family. Other items in the Archives include Parkland Hospital trauma room equipment; Oswald's rifle, diary, and revolver; bullet fragments; and the limousine's windshield.<ref name="relics" /> The Texas State Archives preserve Connally's bullet-punctured clothes; the gun Ruby used to kill Oswald came into the possession of Ruby's brother Earl, and was sold in 1991 for $220,000 (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|220,000|r=-3|1991}}}} in 2022).<ref>[[#Rubytuesday|"Jack Ruby's Gun Sold For $220,000". Associated Press.]]</ref> At the direction of Robert F. Kennedy, some items were destroyed. The casket in which Kennedy's body was transported from Dallas to Washington was dropped into the sea, because "its public display would be extremely offensive and contrary to public policy".<ref>[[#Lancer|"Documents State JFK's Dallas Coffin Disposed At Sea". Associated Press.]]</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page