Lee Harvey Oswald shot president Kennedy in Dealey Plaza.
John F. Kennedy , the 35th President of the United States , was assassinated on Friday , November 22 , 1963 at 12:30 p.m Central Standard Time in Dallas , Texas while riding in a motorcade in Dealey Plaza . Kennedy was fatally shot by Lee Harvey Oswald while he was riding with his wife , Jacqueline , Texas Governor John Connally , and Connally 's wife , Nellie , in a presidential motorcade . Lee Harvey Oswald . Oswald shot and killed Kennedy as the President traveled by motorcade through Dealey Plaza in the city of Dallas , Texas .