53 Years Since JFK Assassination. November 22, 2016. The 35th president of the United States was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald on Nov. 22, 1963. U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963, when he was traveling through Dallas, Texas, in an open-top convertible. The 35th president of the United States was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald as the motorcade passed the Texas School Book Depository.