MAIN MENU

Featured Articles

Photos

Audio Clips

Video Clips

Tampa Visit

Links

Site Information

Webmaster

JFK Research - Home

JFK Research Splash Page

DPF Home

The Tampa Visit

On Monday, November 18, 1963, just 4 days prior to his
assassination,
President Kennedy visited the city of Tampa, Florida where he
made several speaking engagements and rode in a motorcade.

Below are various photos taken that day as well as articles which appeared
in the Tampa Tribune and St Pete Times.

Please click on each thumbnails to view the full sized images
JFK speaking
at
Al Lopez Field
Speech in
Tampa at
Al Lopez Field
JFK
in crowd
at
Labor
Meeting
Arriving at
MacDill AFB
Tampa
JFK with
Florida Governor Bryant and
U.S. Senator
George Smathers
JFK with
STRIKE
Command head
General Paul
D. Adams
JFK with
Senator George Smathers
in the
Presidential
limo

Leaving from
MacDill AFB
heading
back to
Washington

JFK with
STRIKE
Command head
General Paul
D. Adams
at
MacDill AFB
At Al Lopez
Field

Commander-
in-Chief
Gone
MacDill
Engulfed
In Sadness

(Tampa Tribune 11/23/63)

JFK with
Congressman
Sam Gibbons

Security Was
Tight When
Kennedy
Was
Here
Monday

(Tampa Tribune
11/23/63)
Motorcade
through
Tampa

Threats On
Kennedy
Made here

(Tampa Tribune
11/23/63)

Op-Ed:
A Nation's
Tragedy
and Shame

(Tampa Tribune 11/23/63)

Greeting
Youngsters At
Lopez Field
Speech in
Tampa at
Al Lopez Field

Tampa
Motorcade

(Note the
placement
of the
motorcycle
escorts)

Motorcade
in
downtown
Tampa

Leaving
Ft Hesterly
Armory

(Thanks to
Dan P. Lowry)

JFK
greeted by
dignitaries of
MacDill Air
Force Base.

Chamber of
Commerce
Address
at
Ft Homer
Hesterly
Armory

During
welcoming
ceremonies

Televising
Chamber of
Commerce
Address
at
Ft Homer
Hesterly
Armor

JFK was
flown from
MacDill AFB
to
Al Lopez
Field by
helicopter

JFK and
military men
with the
colors

During the
playing
of
Hail to the
Chief

Thanks also to Tony Zappone. Please visit Tony's site: JFK, As I Remember Him

The Tampa Motorcade Route
The motorcade began at Al Lopez Field after JFK's speech
South on the field to Tampa Bay Boulevard
West on Tampa Bay Boulevard to Dale Mabry
South on Dale Mabry to Grand Central Avenue*
East on Grand Central to Franklin Street in downtown Tampa
North on Franklin Street to Cass Street
West on Cass Street to Howard Avenue
Left on Howard Avenue** (going the wrong way) for one-half block and then right or west to the southern entrance to Ft. Homer Hesterly Armory
Right into first large double gate - JFK delivered a speech
The President went from the armory to Grand Central Avenue
West to the International Inn*** at the Southwest corner of Westshore and Grand Central
After ~20 minutes, east to Dale Mabry
South to the Dale Mabry (main)entrance to MacDill AFB
* post-assassination Grand Central Avenue was re-named Kennedy Boulevard
** Howard Avenue was normally a one-way street
*** today is the Wyndham Westshore Hotel