Never lived there and just an infant when the Kennedy assassination took place, but the airport and hotel portion of this statement fits. Hoobby Airport was called Houston International at that time and by current Google Maps data the Shamrock hotel location was about 22 minutes away.
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Yes, I looked it up and even though I flew out of it, I did not know it started international flights in 54.
I was at least 1 hour from the Shamrock in that time period because of the narrow high traffic roads.
I have lived here all my life and I was an adult when Kennedy was killed. I don’t remember International being added to our airports name until it moved to its present location in ‘69. If this guy was military he would have come into Ellington Field which was not close to the Shamrock either. I am not saying I doubt this guys story entirely (I only skimmed it) but the airport/hotel part seems confused. The Shamrock Hotel was torn down 20 years later so I am not sure if it was still a classy place to stay at this time or a dump.
I do remember Kennedy being filmed coming out of the Rice Hotel in Houston the day before he was killed in Dallas. My husband made the remark “I am glad Kennedy is leaving Houston I have a bad feeling about him for some reason”.