Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Robert MacNeil on Kennedy’s Funeral
Robert MacNeil discusses tearing up at the Grassy Knoll while listening to the Kennedy funeral. Continue reading
Robert MacNeil discusses tearing up at the Grassy Knoll while listening to the Kennedy funeral. Continue reading
Sam Wyly recalls his experience at Dealey Plaza on the day of John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963.
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Jefferson Morley discusses the climate of assassination that seemed to saturate the era following the Kennedy assassination. Continue reading
Senator Harris Wofford, special assistant to JFK on Civil Rights, recalls his sadness at the loss of his three good friends: JFK, Martin Luther King and RFK. Continue reading
Former senator Joe Lieberman recalls being the editor-in-chief of the Yale Daily News and how the news of President John F. Kennedy's death hit the campus. Continue reading
John Valenti discusses how his father, Jack Valenti, was present during LBJ being sworn in as the 35th U.S. President and flying back to Washington from Dallas that day. Continue reading
Journalist and author Robert MacNeil discusses hearing shots at Dealey Plaza and bumping into Lee Harvey Oswald. Continue reading
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas discusses learning of the President’s death as a young girl living in Japan. Continue reading
Ruth Altshuler discusses being at the Trade Mart, where President John F. Kennedy's motorcade was heading, and how she heard the news that the president had been shot. Continue reading
Sam Donaldson recalls being a young reporter at Andrews Air Force Base as President John F. Kennedy’s body returned back to Washington, D.C from Dallas. Continue reading