Tippit. Later that day during an arranged press conference, Oswald was asked if he shot the President which he denied. Oswald was interrogated for twelve hours concerning his involvement in the murders of J.D. Tippit and JFK. These investigations could not be continued because just two days after the assassination while being transferred from city to county jail a Dallas nightclub owner, Jack Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald.
The staff who treated President Kennedy knew there was no chance of survival and his personal physician George Burkley, stated the cause of death was the bullet wound to his skull. John F. Kennedy was pronounced dead at 1:00pm and the White House Press Secretary officially announced his death at 1:33pm. On Monday, November 25, 1963, the funeral service for JFK was held at St. Matthew Cathedral and he was then buried at the Arlington National Cemetary in Virginia ninety delegates were present at the funeral.
The nation was understandably astounded by the news of the late President and mourned in a couple of ways. Some wept openly, others prayed, and a few directed anger and hatred toward Texas and its