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JFK Assassination Coverage - Part 2

The Kennedy Assassination (Intro)

Published: 1963
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President John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States of America, is seen here in this June 11, 1963 file photo. (UPI/File)

Herbert Gordon: The solemn roll of funeral drums echoed throughout Washington, the nation and the world, as President John F. Kennedy was buried. You will hear highlights of the tragic story of a presidential assassination when this station presents, 1963 In Review.

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Lyndon B. Johnson: America! America! God shed His grace on thee, and crowned thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea!

Herbert Gordon: With these words, the 36th President of the United States concluded his first address to a Joint Session of Congress. It was a eulogy to the late President Kennedy, and a promise to continue following the path as of the New Frontier.

You will hear President Johnson's voice when this station presents, 1963 In Review.


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