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John F. Kennedy, assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States (1961–63). He was murdered while riding a motorcycle in Dallas. He was the youngest person and the first Roman Catholic elected to the office of President of the United States. Lee Harvey Oswald was accused of assassinating President Kennedy. At 12:30 a.m. on November 22, 1963, from a window on the sixth floor of the Depository Building, Oswald, using a mail-order rifle, reportedly fired three shots, killing President Kennedy and Texas Governor John was injured.