On October 30 , 1963 , the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel became a ' testing ground ' of sorts for the 35th U.S. President , John F. Kennedy , as he successfully rode in a 13-mile open car motorcade from the Philadelphia International Airport to the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel . Less than a month later , JFK was assassinated in an open car motorcade through the city of Dallas , Texas
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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel