The memorial dedication reads:

“The joy and excitement of

John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s life belong to all men.

So did the pain and sorrow of his death.

When he died on November 22, 1963, shock and

agony touched human conscience throughout the world.

In Dallas, Texas there was a special sorrow.

The young president died in Dallas. This death

bullets were fired 200 yards west of this site.

This memorial, designed by Philip Johnson,

was erected by the people of Dallas. Thousands of

citizens contributed support, money, and effort.

It is not a memorial to the pain and sorrow

of death, but stands as a permanent tribute to the joy

and excitement of one man’s life.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s life.”