Joint Chiefs of Staff, military band, U.S. military units marching. View of crowds watching the parade. Marching units followed by Color Guard, horse-drawn caisson with flag-draped casket and rider less horse. Jacqueline Kennedy, Attorney General Robert F Kennedy, Senator Edward M Kennedy, members of immediate family and Mrs. Lyndon B Johnson walking behind the coffin on the way to St. Matthew's Cathedral (1725 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States).
Four Bishops in scarlet-robes walk up steps and enter Saint Matthew’s Cathedral (1725 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States) before the funeral requiem mass for President John F. Kennedy. They are followed by military and civilian dignitaries. Funeral procession led by the Marine Band marching. Caisson arrives and stops in front of the church. View of riderless horse. Combined Honor Guard line up the steps. Crowds in background. Widow and former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and members of the family arrive at the church. The Kennedy family is followed by foreign dignitaries led by President Charles de Gaulle of France and Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. Jacqueline Kennedy walking up church steps with children Caroline and John Jr. is embraced by Cardinal Richard Cushing. Dignitaries entering the church. Joint Chiefs of Staff and military aides standing at bottom of church steps saluting as pallbearers remove casket from caisson. Priest blesses casket which is then carried into church. Crowd waiting outside church.
View of Saint Matthew's Cathedral (1725 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States) where the funeral requiem mass for President John F. Kennedy is conducted. Pallbearers carrying flag-draped casket out of church after the funeral mass. Priests including Cardinal Richard Cushing on the steps of church. Horses on road to draw a caisson on which casket is to be placed.
Altar boys, Bishops and Cardinal Cushing walking down the steps of church followed by Color Guard, pallbearers carrying flag-draped casket , Jacqueline Kennedy with children and members of the family. View of dignitaries and crowd at church. Casket is placed on caisson and the funeral procession leaves for Arlington National Cemetery.
Shows Avenue from where John Kennedy's funeral cortege will pass. Crowd lining sidewalks at the Avenue. Front view of Capitol.
Procession of cars heading towards Capitol in background. Flag-draped casket on caisson in front of Capitol with rider less horse in foreground. Standing to the right, Jacqueline Kennedy with children Caroline and John Jr., Attorney General Robert F Kennedy, member of the immediate family along with the President and Mrs. Lyndon B Johnson. Honor Guard saluting. Combined Honor Guard lines up the Capitol steps. View of Naval contingent, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Color Guard and horse-drawn caisson arriving at Capitol. Joint Chiefs of the Staff, Color Guard and pallbearers carrying the flag-draped casket, walking up the steps to the Capitol rotunda. They are followed by Jacqueline Kennedy and the immediate family members. Massed crowd in background.