John Connolly

So, uh, I thought if I set it in the US, that solves the problem.

And, a- and two of my big influences are John Connolly, the Dublin crime writer, and Lee Child.

Um, and Lee's from Birmingham, you know.

So, uh, I thought, "Well, look, they, they're not American and they set books in America.

They land at Love Field, and seconds after leaving Air Force One, they're greeted by hundreds of supporters and the press.

11.45 a.m. Kennedy meets up with Texas Governor John Connolly and get in their open-top motorcade.

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson in the car behind, with Kennedy's Secret Service following them.

12 p.m.

Dallas now resembles a painting with its vibrancy of color.

12.29 p.m. Kennedy's motorcade turns off of Main Street and onto Daly Plaza.

During this moment, Governor John Connolly turns to Kennedy and remarks, Mr.

President, you can't say Dallas doesn't love you.

Bob Dole, the U.S. senator from Kansas.

John Connolly, the secretary of the Treasury from Texas.

Howard Baker, the senator from Tennessee.

Harold Strassen, the Foreign Operations Administrator from Pennsylvania.

If you look at Bosch, he likes jazz.

John Connolly's character is named Charlie Parker, and they call him Bird in his books.

And that's after the great Charlie Parker.

And so I thought, well... my character isn't going to like jazz, he's going to be jazz.

History aficionados will appreciate the oddity of both senators from Texas at that time being from the Democratic Party.

And the Texas governor, John Connolly, who was also a Democrat, although he would switch to being a Republican in 1973.

JFK also saw the visit as a soft launch of his reelection bid for the 1964 presidential election.

The event would involve a open-topped motorcade with John and Jackie Kennedy riding in one car with Governor Connolly and his wife Nellie seated in front of them.