President John F Kennedy visited Galway in June 1963, five months before his assassination. <br /> <br /> He landed in a helicopter at the Sportsground in College Road where he was greeted by Mayor of Galway, Paddy Ryan. <br /> <br /> They proceeded by motorcade to Eyre Square where the President made a speech and was conferred with the freedom of the City. <br /> <br /> The motorcade then went through the town to Salthill where the President was taken by helicopter from the car park beside Seapoint to Limerick.<br /> <br /> The President was met by Galway veterans of the US Army.
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