Three year old “John-John” salutes the passing casket of his father

On the Sunday (Nov. 24th) after the assassination, President Kennedy’s coffin
was carried on a horse-drawn caisson to the U.S. Capitol to lie in state. During
the day and night, hundreds of thousands lined up to view the guarded casket.

The riderless (Caparisoned) horse wearing the cavalry saddle, the sword and
backwards boots in the stirrups, symbolizing the end of  Kennedy’s tenure.

The body of President Kennedy lying in state at the U.S. Capitol Building.

Following the assassination of President Kennedy, his body was brought back to Washington, D.C. and placed in the East Room of the White House (above) for
24 hours. On the following Sunday, November 24th, his coffin was carried on a
horse-drawn caisson to the U.S. Capitol rotunda to lie in state.   

Viewers pass by the flag-draped casket of John F. Kennedy

President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline, arriving at San Antonio, Texas, International Airport. They were about to begin an ill-fated, two-day tour of Texas that
would end in Dallas.

Kennedy speaking at the Dedication of the Aerospace Medical Health
Center.

President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline at the Rice Hotel in Houston on
the night before his assassination in Dallas.