Waiting crowd at Andrews Air Force Base, including newsmen and photographers. High-lift truck moving towards the rear door of VC-137C aircraft. Flag-draped casket bearing body of John Kennedy is carried and transferred into a Navy ambulance. Jacqueline Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy watching in background. Navy ambulance pulling away.
Views of lighted sign of “ANDREWS Air Force Base OPERATIONS Elev 279”. Crowd of journalists and media gathered at Andrews Air Force Base (11 FSS/FSFR 1191 Menoher Drive JB Andrews, MD, United States 20762) for the arrival of remains of United States President John F. Kennedy following his assassination. Cameramen, newsmen and NBC TV personnel covering the event at Andrews Air Force Base. Media personnel communicating with field telephones. A reporter reads from a paper. Honor Guard in front of the terminal. Some aircraft in background. Cameramen on top of mobile stairs. Newsmen working with microphones. Distant view of Andrews AFB Operations building.
Members of President Kennedy's cabinet alighting from aircraft VC-137B. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, in center talking with newsmen. With him, from left to right are Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, Secretary of Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Dr. Walter Heller, Chairman of Council on Economic Advisors and Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. View of VIPs leaving in car.
A high-lift truck moving near the rear door of VC-137C aircraft from where the casket bearing John Kennedy's body is to be taken in ambulance. VIPs arriving in car. Ambulance pulling out. Bank of microphones in foreground. VIPs leaving in cars. Newsmen at terminal. President Lyndon B. Johnson, with his wife at one side, reading his first public statement before the bank of microphones.
View of military band and marching units of Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard marking time at Arlington National Cemetery. Irish Guard in foreground. Horse-drawn caisson with flag-draped casket bearing John Kennedy's body arrives and waits at the bottom of the walk. Casket is removed from caisson. Richard Cardinal Cushing leads the procession followed by pall bearers carrying casket up the walk.
Funeral of President John F. Kennedy. View of U.S. Military units of Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard at Arlington National Cemetery. Dignitaries and mourners arrive. Flag-draped casket is placed on open grave by pallbearers. Irish Army Guard, drawn from the 37th Cadet Class of the Irish Army, performs 'Rifle drill' ceremony as Honor Guard holds stretched flag over grave. (They were invited by Mrs. Kennedy, as JFK had been impressed by the cadets during his recent visit to his ancestral home. ) After the drill they march away from the graveside. Dignitaries and mourners move in closer. Richard Cardinal Cushing reciting prayer at the grave.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Links ©2024 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2024 CriticalPast LLC.