Nellie Connally

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Nellie Connally was the First Lady of Texas and wife of Governor John Connally, best known for riding in the presidential limousine during the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963.

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Kathleen Connally 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Lady of Texas
human
authorOf From Love Field: Our Final Hours with President John F. Kennedy
birthName Idanell Brill
burialPlace Texas State Cemetery
causeOfDeath natural causes
child John Connally
surface form: John Connally III

Nellie Connally self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kathleen Connally

Mark Connally
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1919-02-24
dateOfDeath 2006-09-01
describedBySource accounts of the Kennedy assassination
educatedAt University of Texas at Austin
endTime 1969
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Connally
givenName Idanell
knownFor being in the presidential limousine during the assassination of John F. Kennedy
role as First Lady of Texas
languageOfWorkOrName English
livedDuring 20th century
21st century
mediaAppearance interviews about the Kennedy assassination
nickname Nellie
notableEvent assassination of John F. Kennedy
notableQuote “Mr. President, you can’t say Dallas doesn’t love you.”
notableWork From Love Field: Our Final Hours with President John F. Kennedy
occupation philanthropist
political spouse
participantIn motorcade in Dallas on November 22, 1963
placeOfBirth Austin, Texas, United States
placeOfDeath Austin, Texas, United States
politicalAffiliation Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
positionHeld First Lady
surface form: First Lady of Texas
region Texas
surface form: Texas, United States
relative John Connally
surface form: John B. Connally Jr.
religion Methodism
residence Austin, Texas, United States
Houston
surface form: Houston, Texas, United States
sexOrGender female
spouse John Connally
spouseOccupation Governor of Texas
spousePositionHeld Secretary of the Navy
surface form: United States Secretary of the Navy
startTime 1963
vehicle presidential limousine in Dallas motorcade

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Nellie Connally child Nellie Connally self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kathleen Connally
John Connally spouse Nellie Connally