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How old was Caroline Kennedy when John F. Kennedy was shot?

Caroline Kennedy was five years old when her father, Pres. John F. Kennedy, was fatally shot on November 22, 1963, in Dallas. At the time of his assassination, Caroline Kennedy was at the White House with her younger brother, John F. Kennedy, Jr. Her sixth birthday was five days later, on November 27.