As everyone knows, we're coming up to a big anniversary of the events in Dallas on November 22, 1963. I found a few articles from The Dallas Morning News pertaining to the run up to JFK's visit. If your interest in history extends to source documentary evidence, here are some article you can scan. Note the 'unfortunate' political cartoon in the last clipping.
It may be helpful to remember why JFK came to Texas in the fall of '63. He had barely won the 1960 election. He needed to win Texas badly and he was way behind in the polls. More importantly, the Texas Democratic Party was falling apart.
A conservative faction led by John Connally (Governor) and a liberal faction led by Ralph Yarborough (Senator) were in open warfare. During his short stay in Houston, JFK and LBJ (a Connally suporter) had a loud shouting match in the Rice Hotel before the President gave his speech to LULAC.
The overriding purpose of Kennedy's trip was to patch up problems in a state he desperately needed to win in 1964. The only direct influence this intra-party conflict had on the assassination were the seating arrangements in the presidential limousine.
It may be helpful to remember why JFK came to Texas in the fall of '63. He had barely won the 1960 election. He needed to win Texas badly and he was way behind in the polls. More importantly, the Texas Democratic Party was falling apart.
A conservative faction led by John Connally (Governor) and a liberal faction led by Ralph Yarborough (Senator) were in open warfare. During his short stay in Houston, JFK and LBJ (a Connally suporter) had a loud shouting match in the Rice Hotel before the President gave his speech to LULAC.
The overriding purpose of Kennedy's trip was to patch up problems in a state he desperately needed to win in 1964. The only direct influence this intra-party conflict had on the assassination were the seating arrangements in the presidential limousine.
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