 She and her husband were passengers in the Presidential limousine carrying United States President John F. Kennedy when he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.Connally was born in Austin, Texas, the eldest of five children of Kathleen Annie (née Inks) and Arno W. Brill.She attended the University of Texas where she was named "Sweetheart of the University" in 1938.