| Lying in State & Funeral of Robert Kennedy | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 406 |
| Catalog #: | 525039 | |
| Clip Number: | 525039-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 68/48 | |
| Timecode: | 01:09:39 - 01:13:41 | |
| Location: | Washington DC | |
| Year Shot: | 1968 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | FUNERALS: State, Kennedy, Robert LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 364718 ROBERT KENNEDY FUNERAL Robert F. Kennedy Burial Great TLS several American flags flying at half-mast, dome Capitol Building peeking through break in trees in far BG. TLS/MSs Eternal Flame at grave of John F. Kennedy. TLS Robert Kennedy funeral train traveling, cam on train. Great traveling shot of white boy holding American flag by train tracks, woman holding child nearby. Traveling shot several people, mostly boys, standing on roof of building by train tracks & saluting funeral train. Traveling shot crowd gathered on train platform, group of uniformed vets holding flags & saluting passing funeral train. Traveling shots crowds gathered by train tracks as funeral train passes. LS Capitol Building at night, dome lit up, traffic on screen left. TLS/MSs eternal flame at grave of JFK, night. High angle TLS Robert Kennedy Jr. leading pallbearers carrying flag-draped coffin of Robert F. Kennedy through Arlington National Cemetery to grave plot. TLSs mourners holding candles by gravesite. TLSs pallbearers folding American flag, Col. JOHN GLENN leading; John Glenn presents flag to Senator EDWARD KENNEDY, who presents it to Joseph Kennedy II, who gives it to his mother, Ethel Kennedy. TLSs Ethel Kennedy kneeling before coffin, prompting mass to kneel as well; Ethel kisses coffin, stands; the daughters of RFK kiss the coffin; Rose Kennedy kisses the coffin. Ethel and Ted Kennedy talk to President Lyndon Johnson; LBJ and Lady Bird Johnson exeunt, followed by the Kennedys. | |


