U.S. President John F Kennedy's Chamber of Commerce breakfast speech at Hotel Texas (815 Main St, Fort Worth, TX 76102) in Fort Worth, Texas. President Kennedy at the podium on stage in the Crystal Ballroom. He addresses the people seated in the conference hall. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, the present dignitaries, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce members and other attendees stand and applaud his speech.
The murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of U.S. President John F Kennedy. The basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Dallas detectives, police officers and guards in the basement. Jack Ruby seen standing to right side among press persons just before Oswald is led into the corridor. Detective Jim Leavelle and others emerge with Oswald. Jack Ruby leaps in front of Oswald, and shoots him with a snub nosed Colt Cobra .38. The detectives and policemen grab Ruby and Oswald and quickly take them away. Confusion in the basement. Media persons click pictures and record films. Detectives hold off the media. Waiting police vans and cars outside the building. Entrance to the Police Headquarters.
Immediately after the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of U.S. President John F Kennedy. The basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters in Dallas after the shooting of Oswald by Jack Ruby. Detectives and police officers try to control the media. Newsmen, reporters and photographers speak to Dallas Police detectives and officers. Guards cordon off the area of the shooting. Photographers click pictures and record the event. An armored truck at the basement entrance. Reporters report on the event for various television channels. They interview police officers. An unconscious Oswald is brought into the basement on a stretcher and taken towards the entrance. An ambulance takes the armored truck's place. Oswald is placed in the ambulance as it leaves for Parkland Memorial Hospital.
An anti-Vietnam War protest demonstration in Los Angeles, California. Thousands of anti-war demonstrators gathered near the Los Angeles Hotel, where U.S. President Lyndon Johnson addresses a Democratic fund-raiser. Demonstrators hold banners and protest rallying for peace in Vietnam. Policemen keep a vigil. Unruly protestors scuffle with the police. Policemen arrest demonstrators. A wounded demonstrator with a cut on his head, being held by police.
The AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) Outdoor National Track and Field Championships in Bakersfield, California. James Ronald 'Jim' Ryun participates in the 1 mile event. An official in a stand with a sign that reads 'Bulova Photometer'. Officials, coaches and team members inside the track. Spectators in the stadium. Ryun crosses the finish line. He is congratulated by other runners. Photographers take pictures. He breaks his own world record for the mile. He shaves two-tenths of a second for a 3:51.1 performance with a final quarter-mile of 53.5 seconds.
The Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) dedicated by President Dwight Eisenhower in Arlington, Virginia. U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon addresses the gathering of military personnel and civilians. An American Legionairre posing. Two Marine enlisted men at parade rest. Joe Rosenthal, the photographer who shot the original Iwo Jima flag raising laughs. The three surviving members of the flag raising pose: Ira Hayes, Rene Gagnon and John Bradley. Dignitaries including President Dwight Eisenhower, Vice President Richard Nixon, and U.S. Marine Corps Commander General Lemuel Shepherd, Jr. stand and salute before the Memorial. A dignitary at the podium. Military personnel and civilians seated during the ceremony.
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