Nellie Connally

Idanell Brill "Nellie" Connally (February 24, 1919 – September 1, 2006) was the First Lady of Texas from 1963 to 1969. Born in Austin, Texas, she was wife of John Connally, who served as Governor of Texas and later as Secretary of the Treasury. At the time of her death in 2006, she was the last surviving occupant of the presidential limousine that carried John F. Kennedy when he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. In addition... more

Idanell Brill "Nellie" Connally (February 24, 1919 – September 1, 2006) was the First Lady of Texas from 1963 to 1969. Born in Austin, Texas, she was wife of John Connally, who served as Governor of Texas and later as Secretary of the Treasury. At the time of her death in 2006, she was the last surviving occupant of the presidential limousine that carried John F. Kennedy when he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. In addition to the President, she was predeceased by her husband, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, as well as Roy Kellerman and William Greer, the two secret service agents operating the limousine and seated in front of the Connallys. While riding in the car with President Kennedy, she told him, "Mr. President, you can't say Dallas doesn't love you." Almost immediately, she heard the first of what she later concluded were three gunshots in quick succession. The President and Mrs. Connally's husband were shot, resulting in fatal wounds to the President and... less