Video: 'November 22, 1963 - President John F. Kennedy and party arriving Love Field Airport, Dallas, Texas' (note: Air Force One landed at 11:38 a.m.; the Kennedys disembarked at 11:42 a.m. and departed in a motorcade at 11:48 a.m.)

(Friday, November 22, 1963, 11:38 a.m. CST) — U.S. President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy touched down at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, this morning, completing a short flight from Fort Worth during a two-day five-city tour of Texas.

Thousands of supporters, and a few protesters, line a gate around Love Field where many were hoping to cheer, support and otherwise gaze upon the glamorous couple.

Video: 'President Kennedy arrives Dallas Love Field November 22, 1963'

JFK and the first lady moved along a fence, shaking hands with dozens of well-wishers, before finally getting into the presidential limousine to get the motorcade through Dallas underway.

At 11:55 a.m., JFK’s motorcade would leave Love Field for it’s 9.5 mile journey to and through downtown Dallas to the Dallas Trade Mart, where Kennedy was scheduled to speak at about 1:00 p.m. CST.