Marching Military Units of United States arriving at gravesite in Arlington Cemetery. Richard Cardinal Cushing leads the procession followed by pallbearers carrying caskets. Pallbearers place casket on open grave. Irish Guard in background can be seen. Honor Guard holding flag above the grave as the casket is lowered. Dignitaries in background. A folded flag is presented to President Kennedy’s widow, Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy. Soldiers light the torch and hand it over to Mrs. Kennedy. Richard Cardinal Cushing blesses the casket. Mrs. Kennedy lighting the eternal flame.
Interior of Capitol Rotunda. Flag-draped casket of John F. Kennedy surrounded by combined Honor Guard and changing of the combined Honor Guard by the casket during eulogy. View of people filing past in background.
Interiors of Capital Rotunda. Flag-draped casket surrounded by combined Honor Guard. Jacqueline Kennedy, her daughter Caroline, Peter Lawford, Patricia Kennedy Lawford and large crowd of dignitaries standing near the casket during the Eulogy. President Lyndon B. Johnson lays a wreath at the head of coffin. Mrs. Kennedy and Caroline walk to the casket and kneel. Mourners and dignitaries leaving Rotunda.
Interiors of Capital Rotunda. Wreath can be seen in the background. Color Guard entering the Rotunda followed by Honor Guard carrying the flag-draped casket of John Kennedy. Coffin is placed in the center of Rotunda. Jacqueline Kennedy with daughter Caroline and large number of dignitaries including President Harry S. Truman, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk present in Rotunda. Combined Honor Guard standing at attention, by the casket. The men salute and march off. Casket surrounded by a combined Honor Guard.
Mrs. John Kennedy and children Caroline and John, Jr, Attorney General Robert Kennedy and members of the family leaving Rotunda and walking down steps of Capitol. Dignitaries leaving Rotunda and walking down the steps. Standing in left in foreground Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Ambassador to United Nations, Adlai Stevenson. Views of crowds walking up steps and entering Rotunda. Interiors of Rotunda where crowd viewing flag-draped casket. Overhead view of Honor Guard standing at attention around casket.
Cars arriving in front of Capitol building. Mrs. John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Senator Edward M Kennedy walking up the steps between combined Honor Guard. Changing of Honor Guard surrounding John Kennedy's flag-draped casket inside Rotunda. Mrs. John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Senator Edward M Kennedy enter the Rotunda and kneel at flag-draped casket. View of dignitaries. Pallbearers remove flag-draped casket from catafalque and carry it out of Rotunda. Mrs. Kennedy walking down the steps escorted by Robert and Edward Kennedy. They are followed by Color Guard, two clergymen and pall bearers carrying flag-draped casket which is placed on caisson. Horse drawn caisson leaving Capitol followed by a rider less horse and procession of cars proceeding to White House. View of crowd in background. United States Military units in formation.
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