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It's one of the darkest moments in our nation's history and one of the defining events of the past century. 47 years ago today President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode through the streets of Dallas.
That day in 1963 forever remembered across the nation and is commemorated right here in Lubbock with pieces of the tragic event on display.
Housed at Texas Tech's Southwest Collection and Special Collections Library is a collection second only to the federal government's archive of materials related to the assassination.
The items were donated by Texas Tech alumnus and former regent Waggoner Carr, who led the first investigation into the day's events. Carr also worked closely with the Warren Commission that issued the official federal report, still met with skepticism by some.
A Lubbock native Carr and his family gave the university a number of his personal papers and documented recollections, as well as rare materials from the investigations.
"We have the complete series of depositions taken by the Dallas Police Department and the Sheriff's Department for everybody that was in Dealey Plaza that day," says Monte Monroe, archivist for the Southwest Collection.
Carr's family tells us he remained convinced Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
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