AccuWeather Founder and Executive Chairman Dr. Joel N. Myers explains how weather and climate influenced the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963.
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00:00Why was he in Dallas on November 22nd, 1963? What was his reasoning to visit the state?
00:06Well, it was a question whether he could carry Texas in the 1964 election. And then if without
00:13it, he may not be reelected. So he was there for a brief visit and tour. And Governor Conley
00:21was in the motorcade, he and his wife with the president, Jacqueline. And he wanted to make an
00:28appearance. He wanted to do all he could to help carry Texas. Well, let's get into the weather and
00:32climate. How did that set the stage for the JFK assassination? Well, it had rained, it was raining
00:39early. When the motorcade was about to begin, skies had cleared. And of course, there was a
00:48bubble top to keep the rain off. But the bubble top did not, was not bulletproof. President Kennedy
00:54said, is it raining downtown? What's the weather like there? And they came back, it's sunny here
00:58also. Of course, they didn't have the AccuWeather app in those days. They didn't. That would have
01:02been very helpful. Right. The radar and minicast and all that. But so since it was sunny downtown
01:08as well as at the airport, Kennedy said, lose the bubble top. And of course, he rode without
01:15any protection.