Madness and hate erupt anew in Dallas as President Kennedy's accused assassin is shot down during a jail transfer. Here is the record as Lee Harvey Oswald walks his last mile. Two cameras record the moment as the murderer moves in. Forty-eight hours and seven minutes after the President's death, his accused slayer is dead. Dallas, Texas Jail transfer taking place where Lee Harvey Oswald is being led away by law enforcement officials. MCU - The rife allegedly used by Oswald. MS - An armored truck is backing in to the jail building. MS - Oswald being led down the hall lined with news paper men on each side of the hall. MCUS - A shot rings out and Oswald goes down. MCUS - The framed is replayed frame by frame and there you see Jack Ruby move in and shoot Lee Harvey Oswald. MS - Ambulance rushing in to take Lee Harvey Oswald to the same hospital that cared for President Kennedy. 48 hours and 7 minutes after President Kennedy's death, Lee Harvey Oswald is pronounced dead.
Same as catalog #540166 Dealey Plaza after assassination of JFK TLSs crowd of mourners at Dealey Plaza after assassination of JFK; wreaths, flowers. Great aerial shot of Dealey Plaza, rail yards, highway overpass, Texas School Book Depository, etc. Panning MS mourners looking at cordoned-off display of wreaths. CU wreath: "Our beloved President, John F. Kennedy-- Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
Kennedy Assassination, 1963: MS President JOHN F. KENNEDY & JACQUELINE KENNEDY arriving in Dallas, alighting Air Force One; MSs Kennedys greeting people at airport; TLS/MSs motorcade through streets of Dallas, Kennedys waving to crowd; MSs people ducking to ground after shots fired in Dealey Plaza (seems to be recreation); MSs mourners-- mostly women-- weeping in streets, old white man leaning against sign, shaking head; audio of radio & TV news reports; MS man w/ Journal American newspaper-- "President Dead, Shot by Assassin."Still of LBJ being sworn in as President aboard AF 1, Jackie looking on. TLSs JFK casket being loaded into hearse at airport. JFK lying in state in Capitol rotunda, Washington, DC: MS Jackie & Caroline Kennedy kneeling before flag-draped casket; MS/TLSs mourners paying last respects. MS alleged assassination weapon (Mannlicher Carcano rifle) being carted through crowded hallway, Dallas Police Department. MSs televised murder of LEE HARVEY OSWALD by JACK RUBY during prison transfer. Funeral of JFK: Panning MS Jackie Kennedy walking w/ Attorney General ROBERT F. KENNEDY (RFK, Bobby Kennedy) & Sen. EDWARD KENNEDY (Ted Kennedy); MSs RICHARD CARDINAL CUSHING administering mass; LS/TLSs funeral procession to Arlington; MS John F. Kennedy Jr. saluting his father's casket; LSs burial service, eternal flame. MS President LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON (LBJ) speaking to Joint Session of Congress, telling America must move on & pass the Civil Rights bill Kennedy worked so hard for. C/A MS/LSs mourners in Arlington National Cemetery.
(Note that 2-4 secs of black follow each shot w/in this segment.) The Kennedys in San Antonio, Nov 21, 1963. Aerial of fluffy white clouds packed close & tight like cotton balls. Aerial of white clouds, title "The Last Two Days" hurtling toward cam. TLS crowd gathered atop & inside building at San Antonio International airport, reflection in windows of Air Force One taxiing. Tighter shot crowd standing atop airport bldg. Great MS First Lady JACQUELINE KENNEDY, wearing white dress & gloves w/ black hat, & President JOHN F. KENNEDY getting into open convertible parked on tarmac, Governor of Texas JOHN CONNALLY & wife NELLIE CONNALLY already seated. Traveling shots crowd lining streets. Traveling shot crowd lining urban street, many waving. Traveling shot people watching Kennedy motorcade from fire escape. MS President John F. Kennedy & Jackie Kennedy exiting Headquarters of the Aerospace Medical Division Center, entourage following suit, USAF officer saluting in FG. Nice head-on TLS battery of newsreel cameramen standing behind cameras on tripods positioned on scaffolding for press conference. LS crowd at outdoor speaking engagement. Nice MS Vice-President LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON (LBJ) & Jacqueline Kennedy seated on dais. Rear view MS President Kennedy speaking to crowd. Nice TLS American flag flying from flagpole, tilt down to rear view LS JFK speechifying. Head-on TLS seated crowd (many military officers). Side view CU Jack & Jackie Kennedy meeting, talking w/ crowd.
(Note that 2-4 secs of black follow each shot within this segment.) The Kennedys in Houston, Nov 21, 1963. Aerial of small city, clouds. Nice view from Air Force One of plane coming in for landing, shadow growing larger on ground. Panning TLS crowd of mostly young whites on tarmac, banner held aloft reading, "University of Houston Young Democrats Welcome JFK." MS military color guard in silver helmets holding state flag of Texas, American flag. Great MS President John F. Kennedy & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy standing on tarmac, smiling; someone off-screen hands Jackie bouquet of yellow roses. Panning MS Pres. & Mrs. Kennedy standing w/ Vice-President Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) & LADY BIRD JOHNSON. Rear view traveling shot of Kennedys waving from convertible, crowd lining street. CU President John F. Kennedy smiling, waving, speaking to crowd from podium at auditorium. Great MS Jackie Kennedy & JFK standing beside each other, smiling at crowd. CU Jacqueline Kennedy speaking, smiling to crowd. LSs stage, crowd applauding in FG. Head-on TLS seated crowd listening to speaker. TLS JFK speaking to crowd from podium. LSs lights hanging from buildings, night, unidentified Texan city.
(Note that 2-4 secs of black follow each shot within this segment.) The Kennedys in Ft. Worth, 11/22/1963. Rear view TLS horde of reporters, press photographers, newsreel cameramen, police officer in rain slicker crowding street. Nice MS President John F. Kennedy standing, smiling on podium outside building. MS Vice-President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) speaking to crowd, JFK standing behind him. TLS Lyndon Johnson introducing JFK; President Kennedy takes to podium, politicians inc Rep. JIM WRIGHT (D-TX) standing to his right, applauding. TLS JFK speaking to crowd, reporters & photographers in FG. Quick MS young white man in suit listening w/ surly expression on his pimply mug. MS two young white women wearing rain slickers & caps applauding in crowd.
(Note that 2-4 secs of black follow each shot within this segment.) The Kennedys in Ft. Worth, 11/22/1963. MSs President John F. Kennedy shaking hands with eager outdoor crowd. MS Presidential seal on podium beside flower bouquet. Panning MS President Kennedy walking behind applauding dignitaries at indoor event sponsored by the Ft. Worth Chamber of Commerce, taking to podium. MS press photographers taking pictures. MS First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, wearing infamous pink dress & pillbox hat, walking onto stage, shaking hands. Nice MS crowd standing, applauding at banquet, bright spotlight in BG. MS Pres. JFK taking to podium, nodding head to crowd, smiling. CU Presidential Seal, tilt up to CU JFK smiling. LS JFK standing at podium, holding cowboy hat, crowd getting to feet in FG. Great MS Jackie Kennedy & Jack Kennedy-- Jackie smiles greatly, stands briefly while JFK gives her ovation. LSs banquet hall. TLS JFK speaking to crowd.
(Note that 2-4 secs of black follow each shot within this segment.) The Kennedys in Ft. Worth & Dallas, 11/22/1963. Great low angle shot of confetti drifting from tall buildings in downtown Ft. Worth. Traveling shots of high school marching bands, majorettes, crowds & color guard holding Texas & American flags lining streets. Nice shot of jet plane engine during take off (view from AF 1 leaving Ft. Worth for Dallas). Aerial of downtown Dallas, Texas (window frame in frame). Great panning LS Air Force One landing at Love Field in Dallas. MS sign bearing photo of JFK & LBJ: "Two Great Democrats." Panning TLS Presidential Seal on hull of Air Force One during taxi. LS JFK & Jackie alighting AF1. MS crowd applauding from behind fence. Excellent MS Pres. Kennedy & Jacqueline Kennedy on tarmac, Jackie holding flower bouquet. MSs JFK & Jackie shaking hands w/ crowd at Love Field. Rear view MS press crowding Kennedys. MS old white man filming event w/ home movie camera. Traveling shots of Kennedy motorcade winding through crowd-lined streets of Dallas.
(Note that 2-4 secs of black follow each shot within this segment.) Post-assassination of JFK, 11/22/63. Tilt down Parkland Hospital to police officers milling about emergency entrance. MS men running between parked cars, White House Press bus in BG. MS police guarding entrance. MS flowers on backseat of convertible. TLSs crowds, reporters outside Parkland Hospital. Nice MS huddled reporters furiously writing in notepads outside hospital. MS crowd outside hospital, old white man standing beside "Keep Right" sign. MS motorcycle cop pushing crowd (inc female reporter) back. CU African-American woman weeping outside hospital, her face in her hands. MS white father consoling weeping son & daughter. MSs Asst White House Press Sec'ty MALCOLM KILDUFF briefing reporters in hospital conference room.
(Note that 2-4 secs of black follow each shot w/in this segment.) The Kennedys in San Antonio, Texas, Nov 21, 1963. Great view of patches of puffy white clouds, jet engine from airplane in flight. MS City of San Antonio badge on door of cop car. TLS gawkers in building at San Antonio International Airport, reflection in window of Air Force One taxiing. TLS President JOHN F. KENNEDY, First Lady JACQUELINE KENNEDY & entourgae alighting AF 1. MS John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, Gov of Texas JOHN CONNALLY & wife NELLIE CONNALLY mingling on tarmac. MS group of women waving to the Kennedys from atop airport building. Traveling shots of Kennedy motorcade, crowds lining streets of San Antonio. Traveling shot of brick marker for "Headquarters of Aerospace Medical Division, School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas." Low angle rear view MS President & Mrs. Kennedy standing on dais. TLS JFK standing behind podium at outdoor event, dignitaries giving him standing ovation. MS John F. Kennedy speaking from podium, windswept hair. Panning rear view LS Pres. Kennedy speaking to large outdoor crowd. TLSs crowd, many women shielding sun from eyes. 3/4 view TLS JFK speaking to crowd. Nice MSs Jackie & Jack Kennedy shaking hands with crowd.
(Note that 2-4 secs of black follow each shot within this segment.) The Kennedys in Ft. Worth, Texas, Nov 21, 1963. Nice aerial of downtown Fort Worth. Great CU American flag billowing in wind, pan L to Texas state flag. Panning MS Jacqueline Kennedy & John F. Kennedy shaking hands w/ dignitaries on tarmac at Carswell AFB. Nice MS President & Mrs. Kennedy, pan R to Jackie smiling, talking w/ LADY BIRD JOHNSON, Governor John Connally walking into frame in BG. Nice MS Jacqueline Kennedy smiling, talking w/ Vice-President LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON (LBJ) & Lady Bird Johnson on tarmac. MS Texas state flag billowing, U.S. flag in BG. Rear view traveling shot Kennedys waving from car to crowd-lined street. MS John Kennedy standing at podium, receiving ovation at indoor event, Lyndon Baines Johnson standing & applauding behind him, pan L to Lady Bird & Jackie. MS Jackie Kennedy, wearing elegant black dress & white pearls, taking to podium, JFK standing nearby. CU Jackie speaking to crowd. Traveling shot motorcade along neon streets of Ft. Worth, night. LS/LSs Pres. Kennedy speaking to crowd in banquet hall at event honoring local congressmen. TLS clock atop Ft. Worth building reading 12:19 AM.
(Note that 2-4 secs of black follow each shot within this segment.) The Kennedys in Ft. Worth, TX, 11/22/63. TLS President John F. Kennedy, Vice-President Lyndon Baines Johnson, Rep. JIM WRIGHT (D-TX), Governor John Connally & entourage walking toward cam from theater marquee--"Welcome to Ft. Worth, Where the West Begins." Panning MS JFK & LBJ taking to platform in parking lot across from Hotel Texas. MS Lyndon Johnson speaking happily to crowd. MS man holding sign that reads, "JFK in 64." MS crowd applauding happily. MS John F. Kennedy speaking to crowd, stepping from podium, leaving LBJ & Gov. Connally in frame. MS President Kennedy walking to crowd, most of whom are starstruck young white women wearing rain gear, shaking hands. High angle TLSs JFK shaking hands w/ crowd.
(Note that 2-4 secs of black follow each shot within this segment.) The Kennedys in Ft. Worth, 11/22/1963. TLS Lyndon Baines Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, John & Nellie Connally, Jim Wright, others standing & clapping at banquet sponsored by Ft. Worth Chamber of Commerce. Great MS John Kennedy standing, smiling at podium, Lyndon Johnson watching intently in BG. MS Mayor of Ft. Worth JOHN JUSTIN JR. standing at podium, JFK in BG. MS LBJ & John Connally standing, applauding. MS LBJ, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (wearing infamous pink dress & pillbox hat) & JFK standing & smiling on stage, taking seats. CU Jackie Kennedy. MS two newsreel cameras on tripods. MS/TLSs crowd applauding. TLS newsreel cameras lining wall of banquet hall. LS JFK speaking to crowd. Panning MS Gov. Connally, Jackie Kennedy, John Kennedy riding in open convertible, waving to crowds. Rear view traveling shot Kennedy motorcade traveling toward Ft. Worth courthouse. Traveling shot Kennedy motorcade passing crowds lining street.
(Note that 2-4 secs of black follow each shot within this segment.) The Kennedys in Dallas, 11/22/1963. Nice high, wide aerial shot of Dallas, Texas. View from airplane of passing tarmac during landing approach. TLS/MSs white man wearing overcoat standing on lamppost at airport, Confederate (stars & bars) & Texas flags flying in BG. Nice TLS Air Force One taxiing, turning on tarmac. TLS John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, John Connally & Nellie Connally alighting Air Force One at Love Field. Nice MS Jackie Kennedy holding bouquet of red roses on tarmac. MSs JFK & Jackie walking. Rear view MS press photographers taking pics of JFK. MSs Kennedys shaking hands w/ crowd on tarmac. Var traveling shots of Kennedy motorcade driving from airport & into Dallas. Traveling MS white woman holding boy on crowd-lined street. Nice traveling shot crowd on urban street. Slow-motion shots white family hunkered down on grass at Dealey Plaza after shots fired (ducking for cover), Secret Service agents racing to Kenedy car-- note that these are reenactment shots).
Outtakes from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel: U.S. & Texas flags. Crowds lining streets. ROTC cadets standing in file. Traveling shot of Catholic schoolgirls & nuns lining street. John F. Kennedy & Lyndon B. Johnson being received at banquet; Lady Bird Johnson & Governor of Texas John Connally also in attendance. JFK, LBJ, Jacqueline, Lady Bird Johnson, John Connally alighting Air Force One. Kennedy motorcade driving through dusky urban streets. Jackie holding bouquet. JFK & Jackie being helped onto stage. JFK & Jackie smiling, waving to crowd at indoor event, mariachi band performing in BG. Mariachi band members between songs. JFK speaking to outdoor crowd at Headquarters of Aerospace Medical Division. Cameramen w/ cameras on tripods. Kennedy motorcade preparing to leave Aerospace Med Center. Pan of Secret Service agents running beside Kennedy car. Traveling shots crowd lining streets as Kennedys head for airport. Jackie shaking hands w/ crowd. Kennedys walking on tarmac.
Outtakes from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel: Aerial of downtown Houston, Texas. Marching band with bass drums: "Houston." Flags of Texas & U.S.A billowing in wind. High school marching band horn section performing. Military color guard holding flags of Texas & United States. Crowd on tarmac, banner reading "Univ of Houston Young Dems Welcome JFK." Traveling shots Kennedy motorcade traveling through streets of Houston, crowd-lined streets, "Brackenridge H.S. Welcomes President & Mrs. Kennedy" banner. "Headquarters Aerospace Medical Division" sign, pan left to John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Jacqueline Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson entering bldg. President Kennedy standing on dais, Gov. Connally in BG. Newsreel cameramen & sound engineers standing on platform. Rear view of Kennedy speaking to outdoor crowd. Large seated crowd at banquet, JFK speaking. Kennedy taking seat beside Lady Bird & Connally, being applauded, American flag in BG.
Outtakes from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel: North face of the White House at night. Light in window of room at White House, curtains drawn.
Outtakes from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel: Pan of United States Marines in dress blue uniforms marching into White House compound at night. White House at night, more side view angle.
Outtakes from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel: Still photo of Judge Sarah T. Hughes administering Oath of Office to Lyndon Baines Johnson aboard Air Force One, Lady Bird Johnson & Jacqueline Kennedy watching on. Tighter framing of LBJ & Jackie.
Outtakes from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel: Quick shot of Jacqueline Kennedy & Lyndon Baines Johnson smiling at San Antonio airport. Jackie & John F. Kennedy shaking hands w/ crowd on tarmac. JFK smiling, walking away from crowd, shaking hands with reporter. Kennedys smiling in backseat of convertible, chatting w/ Governor John Connally. Kennedys shaking hands w/ crowd. Jackie Kennedy walking w/ two USAF officers. Rear view of JFK walking, talking w/ USAF officer.
Outtakes from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel: U.S. Marines in dress uniforms marching along White House driveway, funeral procession driving behind them, night. Hearse driving into White House, night.
Outtakes from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel: Outtakes from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel. Two commercial airplanes waiting for clearance to take-off, Air Force One taking off in BG. President John F. Kennedy taking to podium, Lyndon & Lady Bird Johnson standing in BG. JFK at podium, LBJ in BG. CUs JFK speaking to crowd. Asst. White House Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff at press conference, Parkland Hospital, Dallas, 11/22/1963; Malcolm Kilduff wipes sweat from face, draws diagram of Kennedy car on chalkboard; reporters abound.
Outtakes from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel: Reporters talking on telephones in office. Crowds & reporters gathered outside Parkland Hospital, Dallas, following Kennedy assassination.
Night-Neon signs & lights on buildings in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, the evening before the Kennedy assassination. Day-Cowboys sitting on horses outside Texas Hotel, Ft. Worth, morning of Nov 22, 1963. Texas Hotel marquee "Welcome to Ft Worth, Where the West Begins"-- horse & rider in FG. MCU eye of horse. Cowboy.
Outtakes from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel: Audience at morning banquet sponsored by Ft. Worth Chamber of Commerce, Nov 22, 1963. Two newsreel cameras recording event. Audience giving standing ovation to JFK. John F. Kennedy & Jacqueline Kennedy exiting building, getting into convertible where Governor John Connally awaits. Traveling shots Kennedy motorcade driving through the streets of Fort Worth, headed toward courthouse. Traveling shots crowds lining streets as motorcade heads for Carswell Air Force Base. View from jet airplane taking off. High & wide aerial of Ft. Worth & Dallas, Texas.
Quick pan of Rep. Jim Wright (D-TX) on podium outside Texas Hotel, 11/23/63. President John F. Kennedy speaking to crowd. Crowd, many in rain gear or holding umbrellas; integrated crowd. Rear view JFK shaking hands with crowd.
UI Title Cards: "Special Release"... "President Assassinated." Traveling MS U.S. Senator JOHN F. KENNEDY (John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, JFK, John Kennedy) riding in open convertible, smiling and waving to passing crowd while campaigning for the U.S. Presidency. Panning MS John F. Kennedy walking through crowd, smiling and waving. MS newly-elected U.S. President John Kennedy smiling, posing with wife JACQUELINE KENNEDY (Jackie Kennedy), Camelot matriarch ROSE KENNEDY (Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy), and Kennedy patriarch JOSEPH KENNEDY, SR. (Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Joe Kennedy); MS Jack and Jackie Kennedy posing, smiling. High angle LS large crowd gathered in Rudolph Wilde Platz for Kennedy speech in West Berlin, Germany, June 26, 1963; zooming LS JFK standing at banyan of microphones with German Chancellor WILLY BRANDT and distinguished guests including KONRAD ADENAUER; panning high angle LS massive crowd cheering, applauding. TLS South Lawn (portico, Truman porch) of White House in Washington, DC; TLS JFK, Jackie seated on porch with children JOHN F. KENNEDY, JR. and CAROLINE KENNEDY, Highland guardsman in Scottish trappings shaking the kids' hands; John John salutes the guardsman, Caroline climbs onto Poppa's lap -- how cute!
TLSs U.S. President JOHN F. KENNEDY and First Lady JACQUELINE KENNEDY alighting Air Force One at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, shaking hands with well-wishers on tarmac; MSs President John Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy shaking hands on tarmac. Panning MS JFK and Jackie riding in open convertible, passing camera, waving and smiling, heading for Dealey Plaza. Low angle TLS Texas School Book Depository. MS Dallas police squad car (Ford) pulling to TSBD, detective exiting car; MSs white male Dallas police officer wearing sunglasses, holding shotgun while staring up at TSBD; rear view MSs detectives and cops entering TSBD. LS Parkland Hospital; TLS police officers keeping people away from covered emergency entrance; MS bouquet of flowers in backseat of Kennedy car; MS young white woman learning the news of JFK's death, turning away to cry; MS young African-American woman openly weeping; MS middle-aged white woman crying; MS middle-aged white man leaning against "Keep Right" sign. TLS crowd at newspaper stand; MS newspaper-- "Extra! President Dead, Shot By Assassin." MS young white woman crying, being consoled by white man. TLSs American flags flying at half-mast. LSs White House, flag flying at half-mast; TLS crowd gathered across street from WH. MSs white women kneeling, praying in church. LS United Nations Building in New York City; panning high angle TLS ambassadors, delegates standing & observing moment of silence inside U.N. General Assembly. TLS reporters gathered on airport tarmac, Air Force One parked in BG. Still photo of Lyndon Johnson being sworn in as U.S. President, Jackie Kennedy and Lady Bird Johnson watching on, AF1.
Panning LS Air Force One taking off from Love Airfield in Dallas, Texas, following assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. TLSs Air Force One taxiing into Washington, DC, night, military servicemen unloading casket containing body of President Kennedy, placing coffin into hearse, night-- Attorney General ROBERT F. KENNEDY and JACQUELINE KENNEDY alight lift; TLS crowd gathered behind fence at airport; panning TLS hearse departing; LS President LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON and LADY BIRD JOHNSON alighting Air Force One; TLS reporters gathered on tarmac for informal press conference; MS President Lyndon B. Johnson addressing press corps. LS White House, night; LS LBJ, Lady Bird Johnson alighting Marine One helicopter, walking toward camera; MSs reporters in White House for press conference (as viewed through window); more nighttime shots of White House.
LS Dallas skyline. MS back of people's heads as they wait. Low angle MS man on lift behind television camera (cameraman). GV television cameraman on top of van, pan to see people gathered at airport, waiting for the President's arrival. Low angle MSs Air Force One on its descent. GV pan from cameraman on top of van. LS tracking pan of the President's airplane coming in for landing. LS/GV Air Force One taxiing on the runway. LSs Kennedy entourage exiting airplane. LSs of frantic press around the motorcade cars. MCU JFK and LBJ moving through crowd. GV Presidential car. MSs Jackie Kennedy moving through crowd wearing her infamous pink pillbox hat. GV pan of the Presidential limousine (1961 Lincoln Continental) with top down and the First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and the President John F. Kennedy riding in the back. TLS motorcade leaving airport, reporters and spectators in FG hurry to their own vehicles.
Elevated tracking shots of the motorcade on the move, police motorcycles in the lead, next seen is the presidential limousine with top down and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and President John F. Kennedy waving from the back seat. Stationary elevated LS motorcade on the move. Street level MSs as the presidential motorcade moves toward and past the camera. GV spectators standing along the route. Various MSs of the motorcade passing: police motorcycles, Presidential limo w/ John & Jackie waving, Vice Presidential limo w/ Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson plus more. MS people long route holding banner reading "Please stop & shake our hands JFK & LBJ", pan to street. MS motorcade moving slowly along route, lead by police on motorcycles, followed by police & secret service in white Ford. Excellent MCU Presidential limo moving past camera, good view of John and Jackie Kennedy smiling & waving from the back seat, Jackie dressed in the immortalized pink suit and pill box hat. TLS motorcade moving toward camera, pan & MCU of President Kennedy waving & pushing hair from his face. MS car full of press men traveling along side of motorcade filming the event. LS/MSs motorcade on the move showing the Presidential & Vice Presidential limos.
Low angle MS young men sitting ontop of truck watching the motorcade. MSs Presidential and Vice Presidential limousines passing camera. LS pan people standing along motorcade route. TLS motorcade on the move toward camera. Excellent MCU President John F. Kennedy looking directly at camera with a smile and wave as he passes in his open-air limo. TLS motorcade moving away from camera. GV three men sitting onto of truck. Low angle GV people hanging out of building windows, watching the event. MSs Presidential and Vice Presidential limos passing camera.LS pan route lined with people. MCU woman holding toddler aged child with a hood covering her head. LS people along route waiting for the Presidential motorcade. TLS route as police escort approaches, spectators stretch to get a view. MS Presidential limo showing Jackie and John smiling from the backseat. MCU man in crowd. GV route with motorcycle police escort out front. MS Presidential limousine showing the First Lady and President smiling while riding in the backseat.
GVs motorcade route sawing the "White House Press" bus on the move. Low angle GV looking up at man seated on top of building watching the event. GV motorcycle police escort on the move. MS Presidential limo passing camera showing First and President riding in the back. GV motorcade moving away from camera. Several dark GVs motorcade on the move, turning into Dealey Plaza. Great establishing shot of the Texas School Book Depository in Dealey Plaza w/ Hertz - Chevrolet billboard on top. MS exterior of the 6th floor window of the Texas School Book Depository. Several tracking LSs of the Presidential motorcade speeding long highway. GVs people gathered, police and press. LS pan police and crowd outside the Texas School Book Depository post-shooting. Good GV armed police outside entrance of the Texas School Book Depository post gunshots. GVs crowd, press and police gathered post-shooting. Low angle GV looking up at police officers sanding on fire escape balcony outside the Texas School Book Depository. GV police huddled and talking outside the Texas School Book Depository.
CU newspaper headlines. TLS motorcade, MS pan as JFK's white hearse moves past camera. Several MSs people gathered in the street, mourners. MS American Flag flying at half mast. LS mourners gathered. MCU memorial wreath for "Our Beloved President John F. Kennedy". MSs people in morning and paying their respects on the street, people cry, pray and take pictures. CUs funerary flowers. MS four nuns in full habit paying their respects. Several MS studies of people leaving flowers and paying their respects to the fallen President. MS male reporter standing in front of building w/ microphone. MS man behind television camera. MS "Southwestern Bell Telephone" truck w/speakers on top.
Several LSs police and press outside Parkland Hospital emergancy entrance. Several MSs police enforcing crowd control as reporters and cameramen try to force their way into the hospital building. Good MS television truck, cameramen and police outside the hospital.
Same as catalog # 540544 Kennedy Motorcade before and after the assassination Grainy, shaky home movie of Kennedy motorcade in Dallas on Nov 22, 1963; convertible carrying John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, John Connally passes by; brief shot of Kennedy car in Dealey Plaza after second nor third shot (hard to tell).
Panning 360 degree LS of Dealey Plaza showing courthouse, Dal-Tex building, Texas School Book Depository, pergola, grassy knoll, overpass, etc; shot shortly after the Kennedy assassination, wreaths & mourners on hill; traffic passing in FG. TLS traffic entering Dealey Plaza, passing under overpass.
Excellent subjective POV shot reenacting Kennedy motorcade route, making right turn into Dealey Plaza, passing Texas School Book Depository, crowds lining street and moving under the turnpike overpass. Second POV take focuses on 6th floor of Texas School Book Depository as car turns corner, holding shot of TSBD, car coming to stop, camera zooms in to open sixth floor window.
Panning TLSs interior of 6th floor of Texas School Book Depository, boxes of books piled high in some shots. MS white man in business suit assuming Lee Harvey Oswald's alleged position in "sniper's nest" by window. MSs windows of sixth floor of TSBD (interior view). Panning shot view of Dealey Plaza from windows of sixth floor. MSs sniper's nest by window (no man, just boxes). MSs man kneeling at sniper's nest, pointing out window. LS view from sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository, cars & trucks driving in and out of Dealey Plaza, nice perspective shot.
Reenactment of Kennedy motorcade as seen from 6th floor of Texas School Book Depository. Similar shots repeat several times, good high angle perspective of Dealey Plaza and JFK motorcade route.
Reenactment of the Kennedy assassination with magnified sniper scope (riflescope, telescopic sight) in center screen, actor portraying Kennedy wavering in and out of crosshairs. Very interesting visual that illustrates the difficulty of making the kill shots that Oswald supposedly pulled off. Since the scene is obscured by the sniper scope, the actors look nothing like the Kennedys & the car is not a limo and a different color than the death car, this could very easily serve as generic political assassination material. Similar shots repeated several times.
Interior panning TLS sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository, boxes stacked high. Reenactment of Lee Harvey Oswald hiding rifle, leaving 6th floor and arriving at second floor lunchroom, the actor portraying LHO walking lamely, slowly, methodically.
Exterior panning LSs of Dealey Plaza from Abraham Zapruder's vantage point during the assassination, traffic traveling along street (nice mix of late 50s & early 60s cars, pickup trucks and buses).
See catalog # 540151 for identical footage w/out audio Mannlicher-Carcano Rifle CU unidentified young man in gun shop being interviewed by reporter with microphone, pan down as the young man shows off a Mannlicher-Carcano rifle, the same type used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Great MS several rifles & shotguns for sale in the gun shop. Panning MCU firearms tagged for sale.
Interesting traveling shot dawn/dusk sky & pinkish clouds (view from plane in flight).
(Note that 2-4 secs of black follow each shot within this segment.) TLS White House, night. TLS water fountain on South Lawn of White House, night.
(Note that 2-4 secs of black follow each shot within this segment.) The Kennedys in Ft. Worth, 11/22/1963.CU police lights flashing, spinning inside red hub. TLS three white men in suits walking past police officers guarding emergency entrance at Parkland Hospital after JFK assassination. MS "Ambulance" sign over car port. MS Jackie's flower bouquet in backseat of Kennedy convertible. MS police inspecting car at Parkland. MS Asst Press Sec'ty MALCOLM KILDUFF talking into CB radio while sitting in convertible. MSs Malcolm Kilduff talking to reporters scribbling furiously into notepads outside hospital. CU sad old white man wearing snap-brim cap. MS three white teenage girls crying outside hospital after news of JFK's death. MS mother somewhat consoling crying daughter.
Still of Judge Sarah T. Hughes administering Oath of Office to Lyndon Baines Johnson aboard Air Force One, Jackie Kennedy & Lady Bird Johnson watching on.
(Note that 2-4 secs of black follow each shot within this segment.) TLS United States Marines in dress blue uniforms marching into White House compund, night, funeral train following behind them. Dark shot of light on in room, closed curtains at White House, night.
Nice MS Vice-President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) clapping, smiling, Gov of Texas John Connally doing same (only frowning) in BG at banquet in Fort Worth, Texas, 11/23/63. MS Presidential Seal on podium. MS First lady Jacqueline Kennedy passing John F. Kennedy on stage, taking seat beside LBJ. MS crowd standing, applauding. TLS Kennedy speaking to crowd. Aerial of Dallas & surrounding areas. View from window of airplane during landing. MSs young white man wearing overcoat standing on lamppost at Love Field, Confederate & Texas flags flying in BG. MS Kennedys greeting dignitaries on tarmac, John & Nellie Connally alighting plane in BG. MSs Kennedys shaking hands w/ crowd at Love Field, reporters abounding. Traveling shot several white boys & their mothers waving to Kennedy motorcade.
MS "Ambulances Only" sign above car port at Parkland Hospital. TLS/MSs reporters, police outside hospital after Kennedy assassination. MSs reporters interviewing man, scribbling furiously into notepads. MS/CUs sad-looking old white man wearing snap-brim hat outside hospital. MS "Emergency Cases Only" sign. MS/CUs two young black women crying, grieving outside hospital.
Capitol Building - Laying in State: TLS funeral cortege slowly walling down Pennsylvania Avenue, A horse-drawn caisson transports the President's flag draped casket, a rider-less horse being up the rear. MS President's flag draped casket moving on caisson. MS Jackie Kennedy, her children and brother-in-law Robert Kennedy stepping out from limousine, they are met by President Lynden B. Johnson and his wife Lady Bird Johnson. Low angle GV looking up at domed ceiling of the Capitol rotunda. MCU Closed casket of President John F Kennedy draped with an American Flag. MS President Johnson placing a wreath on the casket, he bows his head in prayer. MS mourning dignitaries in attendance. MS Jackie and Caroline Kennedy walking up and kneeling at the casket to offer a prayer. TLS extremely long line of people queued up outside the Capitol, waiting to pay their respects. MS young men climbing Capitol steps. Interior GV/MSs people visiting the President's casket lying in state. Exterior LS pan thousands of people lined up outside the Capitol as dusk falls.
Capitol to Saint Matthew's Cathedral: MS American flag flying at half mast outside the Capitol building. MS Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy, Bobby and Teddy leading procession as they follow the caisson. MS dignitaries walking in funeral procession. Elevated GV horses pulling caisson holding the flag draped casket of President Kennedy. Elevated GV Robert, Jackie and Teddy Kennedy leading the procession to the cathedral. LS Saint Matthew's Cathedral. LS military pallbearers lifting JFK"s casket from caisson. MS pallbearers carrying casket up steps to church. Interior MS Mrs. Kennedy and her children walking down the aisle of St. Mathew's Cathedral, Ave Maria is being sung. MS foreign dignitaries walking to seats. MS pallbearers carrying casket to the front of the cathedral. MCU alter crucifix. MS clergy at the altar. MS pan from alter to Kennedy's flag draped coffin. GV people standing in church. MS Cardinal Richard James Cushing blessing the casket.
Saint Matthew's Cathedral to Arlington National Cemetery: Low angle MS exterior facade of Saint Matthew's Cathedral. LS military pallbearers lifting JFK's coffin onto the caisson. MS infamous image of Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy standing stoic with her children Caroline and John-John, John Jr salutes his father. High angle LS procession at Arlington. LSs funerary cortege moving through Arlington Cemetery. GV military pallbearers lifting JFK's casket from caisson. GV procession to grave site. GV people gathered, military standing at attention. GV taps playing as Kennedy's flag is about to be folded. MS pan from President Lynden B. Johnson to military men holding flag as taps plays, zoom to dignitaries in attendance. GV Irish honor guard. MSs as Kennedy's flag is folded and presented to Jackie. MS Mrs Kennedy lighting the Eternal Flame at grave site, the lighting torch is then passed to Robert than Edward. MS JFK's Casket w/ eternal flame burring in FG. MS Jackie and Robert Kennedy walking away from the grave site holding hands. MS eternal flame.
