An Evening With Nellie Connally, 6 p.m., Thursday, November 6, 2003, LBJ Auditorium
“The President sat directly behind John. We were a happy foursome. I had my yellow roses; Jackie had red ones. I turned to the President as the formation of cars turned onto Elm Street and said, ‘Mr. President, you certainly cannot say that Dallas does not love you.'”
Nellie Connally, wife of the late governor of Texas John Connally, shares her memories of the Kennedy assassination with the Friends of the LBJ Library at 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 6th in the LBJ Auditorium.
In a remarkable memoir, From Love Field: Our Final Hours with President John Kennedy, which is being released by Rugged Land Books, Mrs. Connally presents a chronicle of ten days in Dallas, 1963, from the point of view of the last principal eyewitness to one of the most tragic events in U.S. history.
Mrs. Connally shares her diary of the JFK assassination, which is, at heart, one woman’s account of a personal tragedy. Written for her children and grandchildren forty years ago, the diary details what it took as a wife, mother, and friend to cope with an unimaginable personal and public ordeal.
With the twenty-six page original document reproduced in its entirety and an additional narrative detailing the days before and after the fatal shots, From Love Field also includes revelations that further delineate Mrs. Connally’s longstanding dispute with the Warren Commission’s findings.
Mrs. Connally served as first lady of Texas from 1962-1969. Her co-author, Mickey Herskowitz, a longtime family friend and coauthor of John Connally’s autobiography, In History’s Shadow, is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers.
A reception will follow Mrs. Connally’s address.
The LBJ Museum Store will be selling copies of From Love Field that Mrs. Connally will sign in the lobby of The LBJ Library and Museum from 5:15-5:45 pm. The Museum Store is a division of the LBJ Foundation and all proceeds support the mission of the library.
***Mark your calendars for December 17th, when Lynda Robb and Luci Johnson will share their memories of life in the White House, in conjunction with our exhibit White House in Miniature.