Police Associations 800 Underworld Ties 801 Travels 801 Character and Interests 802 Family Relationships 802 Social Relationships 803 Affection for Dogs 804 Religious Interests 804 Physical Activities and Violence 804 Generosity to Friends and the Need for Recognition 806 APPENDIX XVII. POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION OF JACK RUBY 807 Preliminary Arrangements 807 Administration of the Test 809 Interpretation of the Test 813 APPENDIX XVIII. FOOTNOTES 817 INDEX 880 CHAPTER I Summary and Conclusions The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy on November 22, 1963, was a cruel and shocking act of violence directed against a man, a family, a nation, and against all mankind. A young and vigorous leader whose years of public and private life stretched before him was the victim of the fourth Presidential assassination in the history of a country dedicated to the concepts of reasoned argument and peaceful political change. This Commission was created on November 29, 1963, in recognition of the right of people everywhere to full and truthful knowledge concerning these events. This report endeavors to fulfill that right and to appraise this tragedy by the light of reason and the standard of fairness. It has been prepared with a deep awareness of the Commission’s responsibility to present to the American people an objective report of the facts relating to the assassination. NARRATIVE OF EVENTS At 11:40 a.m., c.s.t., on Friday, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy, and their party arrived at Love Field, Dallas, Tex. Behind them was the first day of a Texas trip planned 5 months before by the President, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and John B. Connally, Jr., Governor of Texas. After leaving the White House on Thursday morning, the President had flown initially to San Antonio where Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson joined the party and the President dedicated new research facilities at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. Following a testimonial dinner in Houston for U.S. Representative Albert Thomas, the President flew to Fort Worth where he spent the night and spoke at a large breakfast gathering on Friday.