An aerial view of the casket of JFK during his funeral at St. Matthew's Cathedral

The state funeral of John F. Kennedy took place during the three days that followed his assassination on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. Image File history File links JFKFuneralSt. ... Image File history File links JFKFuneralSt. ... President Kennedy, with his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Texas Governor John Connally in the Presidential limousine shortly before the assassination. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... ·· Nickname: Big D Location in the state of Texas Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Mayor Laura Miller Area    - City 997. ...

The body of President Kennedy was brought back to Washington, D.C. and placed in the East Room of the White House for 24 hours. On the Sunday after the assassination, his coffin was carried on a horse-drawn caisson to the U.S. Capitol to lie in state. Throughout the day and night, hundreds of thousands lined up to view the guarded casket. Representatives from over 90 countries attended the state funeral on Monday, November 25. After the funeral service at St. Matthew's Cathedral, the late president was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. JFK redirects here. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C. in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia. ... North façade of the White House, seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. ... A caisson is: In engineering, a retaining structure used, for example, to work on the foundations of a bridge pier. ... The United States Capitol is the capitol building that serves as the location for the Congress of the United States, the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. ... Lying-in-state is the term used during a major funeral procession when the coffin is placed on public view to allow members of the public to pay their respects to the deceased. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Cathedral of St. ... Memorial Drive leads from the Lincoln Memorial, across the Potomac River, to the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, the portico of Arlington House is visible at top. ...

Preparations for the state funeral

After John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, his body was flown back to Washington, D.C.. At the same time, military authorities started planning his state funeral. Officials at the Military District of Washington (MDW) planned the funeral, working with the president's brother-in-law, Sargent Shriver, and an aide to the president. Because Kennedy had no funeral plan in place, much of the planning rested with the commanding general of the MDW, Army Major General Philip C. Wehle. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, John Kennedy, or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C. in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Military District of Washington Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Military District of Washington Distinctive Unit Insignia The Military District of Washington (MDW), is one of nineteen major commands of the U.S. Army. ... Sargent Shriver and George McGovern on Aug. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Major General Philip C. Wehle was commanding general of the Military District of Washington (MDW) from 1962 to 1965. ...

House Speaker John W. McCormack said that the president's body would be brought back to the White House to lie in the East Room the following day and then taken to the Capitol to lie in state in the Rotunda all day Sunday. Dennis Hastert, the current Speaker, presiding from a chair in the front of the chamber. ... John William McCormack (December 21, 1891 - November 22, 1980) was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts. ...

The day after the assassination, the new president, Lyndon Johnson, issued proclamation # 3561, declaring Monday to be a national day of mourning, and only essential emergency workers to be at their posts. Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908–January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician. ... A national day of mourning is a generic category for a day marked by mourning and memorial activities across the majority of a countrys populace; such days include those marking the death or funeral of a renowed individual or individuals from that country or elsewhere, or the anniversary of...

White House Repose

After the autopsy at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Kennedy's body was prepared for burial and returned to the White House at nearly 04:30 a.m., Saturday, November 23. His casket was placed in the East Room for 24 hours, as he lay in repose; (then, the term "lying in repose" meant private, as opposed to a public lying in state). The motorcade bearing the remains was met by a Marine honor guard. Jackie Kennedy, still wearing the bloodstained raspberry-colored suit she wore in Dallas, had refused to leave the side of her husband's body since his death. Only after his casket was placed in the East Room, now sadly decorated with black crepe, did she retire to her private quarters. She consulted with her staff as to proper funeral arrangements, and reviewed a book about the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln's assassination. The National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, also known as the Bethesda Naval Hospital, is considered the flagship of the United States Navys system of medical centers. ... Lying in repose is when the remains of a deceased person, often one of some stature, are available for viewing by the public. ... Lying-in-state is the term used during a major funeral procession when the coffin is placed on public view to allow members of the public to pay their respects to the deceased. ... First official White House portrait. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was an American politician who served as the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ...

A private Mass was said at 10:30 a.m.. After that, other family members, friends, and other government officials came to mourn. There were specified times for members of the family, top officials in the Executive Branch, the Supreme Court, members of Congress, and members of the diplomatic corps to come to the White House to pay their respects. A Medieval Low Mass by a bishop. ...

He lay where, nearly 100 years earlier, Lincoln had lain. An honor guard stood vigil over the remains. The catafalque upon which the remains rested was the same one used in 1958 during the funerals of the Unknown Soldiers from the Korean War and World War II at Arlington. A catafalque is a raised bier or platform of sorts (often movable) used to support the casket or coffin, or in the case of a pope: the body, of a person during a funeral or memorial service. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, although it has never been officially named) is a monument in Arlington National Cemetery, United States dedicated to the American soldiers who have died without their remains being identified. ... Combatants UN combatants: Republic of Korea United States United Kingdom Communist combatants: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea People’s Republic of China Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee Chung Il Kwon Douglas MacArthur Mark W. Clark Matthew Ridgway Kim Il-sung Choi Yong-kun Peng Dehuai Strength Note: All figures... Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis Powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead...

Lying in state

John F. Kennedy lying in state

On Sunday afternoon about 300,000 people watched a horse-drawn caisson, which had borne the body of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Unknown Soldier, carry Kennedy's flag-covered mahogany casket down the White House drive, past parallel rows of soldiers bearing the flags of the 50 states of the Union, then along Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol Rotunda to lie in state. The only sounds on Pennsylvania Avenue as the cortège made its way to the Capitol were the sounds of the muffled drums and the clacking of horses' hooves. Image File history File links KennedyLiesInState. ... Image File history File links KennedyLiesInState. ... FDR redirects here. ... The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, although it has never been officially named) is a monument in Arlington National Cemetery, United States dedicated to the American soldiers who have died without their remains being identified. ... Pennsylvania Avenue street sign, 2004. ... The United States Capitol is the capitol building that serves as the location for the Congress of the United States, the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. ...

The widow, holding her two children, one in each hand, led the public mourning for the country. In the rotunda, Mrs. Kennedy and her daughter Caroline knelt beside the casket, which rested on the same catafalque that had supported Lincoln's bier. Three-year-old John Jr. was briefly taken out of the rotunda so as not to disrupt the service. Mrs. Kennedy maintained her composure as her husband was taken to the Capitol to lie in state, as well as during the memorial service. Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957 in New York, New York) is the daughter and only surviving child of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline. ... John F. Kennedy Jr. ...

Brief eulogies were delivered inside the rotunda by Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana, Chief Justice Earl Warren, and Speaker McCormack, representing their respective branches of government. Mike Mansfield Mike Mansfield signature (1952) This article describes the American politician. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the Supreme Court of the United States. ... Earl Warren (March 19, 1891 – July 9, 1974) was a California district attorney of Alameda County, the 30th Governor of California, and the 14th Chief Justice of the United States (from 1953 to 1969). ...

Public Viewing

Mourners pay respects to JFK

In the only public viewing, hundreds of thousands lined up in near-freezing temperatures to view the casket. Over the span of 18 hours, 250,000 people, some waiting for as long as 10 hours in a line that stretched 40 blocks up to 10 persons wide, personally paid their respects as Kennedy's body lay in state. Many of them were weeping when they viewed the bier. Capitol police officers politely reminded mourners to keep moving along in two lines that passed on either side of the casket and exited the building on the west side facing the National Mall. Image File history File linksMetadata MournersPayRespectsToJFK.jpg Mourners paying their respects to John F. Kennedy. ... Image File history File linksMetadata MournersPayRespectsToJFK.jpg Mourners paying their respects to John F. Kennedy. ...

The doors were supposed to close at 9:00 p.m. and reopen for an hour at 9:00 the next morning, However, because of the long lines, police and military authorities decided to keep the doors open until 9:00 a.m. Mrs. Kennedy did not object, because at 9:00 p.m., she and brother-in-law Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy visited the rotunda again. The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. ... RFK redirects here. ...

Arrival of Dignitaries

As Kennedy lay in state, foreign dignitaries -- including heads of state and government and members of royal families -- started to converge on Washington to attend the state funeral on Monday. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and other State Department personnel went out to both of Washington's commercial airports, to personally greet foreign dignitaries. The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. ... David Dean Rusk (February 9, 1909 – December 20, 1994) was the United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ...

Some of the dignitaries that arrived on Sunday to attend the funeral included French President Charles de Gaulle, West German President Heinrich Lübke, The Duke of Edinburgh representing Queen Elizabeth II, British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Irish President Eamon de Valera, and Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. Many of the heads of state and government led delegations. For example, Lübke was accompanied by Chancellor Ludwig Erhard, Foreign Minister Gerhard Schröder, Defense Minister Kai-Uwe von Hassel, and West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt. De Valera was accompanied by External Affairs Minister Frank Aiken, and his son, Major Vivian De Valera. Queen Frederika of Greece, and King Baudouin of Belgium were just some of the other members of royalty attending. Some police officials later said that it was the biggest security nightmare they ever faced. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Heinrich Lübke (October 14, 1892 – April 6, 1972) was President of Germany from 1959 to 1969. ... The Duke of Edinburgh The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark) (born 10 June 1921, Greece) is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of 16 sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally, though she is more directly involved with the United Kingdom, where the Royal Family resides, and the Monarchy is historically indigenous. ... Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel KT1 (July 2, 1903 - October 9, 1995), known from 1951 to 1963 as the 14th Earl of Home, was a British politician, and served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a year from October 1963 to October 1964. ... Eamon de Valera (born Edward George de Valera, sometimes Gaelicised Éamon de Bhailéara; October 14, 1882 – August 29, 1975), was an Irish politician, best known as a leader of Irelands struggle for independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the early 20th century, and... Haile Selassie Haile Selassie (Power of Trinity) (July 23, 1892 – August 27, 1975) was the last Emperor (1930–1936; 1941–1974) of Ethiopia, and is a religious symbol in the Rastafarian movement. ... Ludwig Erhard (February 4, 1897–May 5, 1977) was a German politician (CDU) and Chancellor of Germany from 1963 until 1966. ... Gerhard Schröder (September 11, 1910 - December 31, 1989) was a West German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union (Germany) party. ... Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (December 18, 1913 - October 8, 1992) was a German politician, Chancellor of West Germany 1969 – 1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) 1964 – 1987. ... Frank Aiken (February 13, 1898 - May 18, 1983) was a senior Irish politician. ... Frederika of Hanover, (Queen Frederika of the Hellenes) Frederika Luise Thyra Victoria Margarita Sophia Olga Cecilia Isabella Christa, Princess of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick-Lunenburg 1917-1981 was Queen consort of the Hellenes (Greece) during the reign of her husband King Paul of Greece (1947-1964). ... Baudouin of Belgium King Baudouin, (also spelled Boudewijn, Balduin or Baldwin) Albert Charles Leopold Axel Marie Gustave, (7 September 1930 - 31 July 1993), reigned as King of the Belgians from 1951 to 1993. ...

The Soviet Union was the only communist nation to send a representative, First Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan. There was no representation from Communist China, with which the U.S. did not maintain relations due to its diplomatic ties with Nationalist China, or Cuba, whose leader, Fidel Castro, accused Kennedy for taking the world "to the brink of nuclear war," and said that the administration was "characterized by hostile and implacable policies toward us. Cuba was a victim of attacks of all kinds that cost blood." Anastas Mikoyan Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan (Ô±Õ¶Õ¡Õ½Õ¿Õ¡Õ½ Õ€Õ¸Õ¾Õ°Õ¡Õ¶Õ¶Õ¥Õ½Õ« Õ„Õ«Õ¯Õ¸ÕµÕ¡Õ¶ in Armenian; Анаста́с Ива́нович Микоя́н in Russian) (November 25, 1895 - October 21, 1978) was an Old Bolshevik and Soviet statesman during the Stalin and Khrushchev years. ... PRC redirects here. ... Motto: None Anthem(s): National Anthem of the Republic of China Capital Taipei City (de facto) Nanjing (de jure)1 Largest city Taipei City Official language(s) Mandarin (GuóyÇ”) Government Semi-presidential system  - President Chen Shui-bian  - Vice President Annette Lu  - Premier Su Tseng-chang Establishment Xinhai Revolution   - Declared... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born on August 13, 1926) is the current President of Cuba. ... USAF spy photo of one of the suspected launch sites The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation during the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States regarding the Soviet deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba. ...

Funeral

As people were viewing the casket, military authorities held meetings at the White House, at MDW headquarters, and at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday's events. First, they decided that the public viewing should end at 09:00 EST (14:00 UTC). Memorial Drive leads from the Lincoln Memorial, across the Potomac River, to the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, the portico of Arlington House is visible at top. ... ...

Unlike Sunday's procession, which was led by only the muffled drum corps, Monday's was expanded to include other military units. Military officials also agreed on what the widowed Mrs. Kennedy requested. They included two foreign military units: pipers from the Scottish The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) and a group of 24 Irish cadets. Military officials agreed that the pipers march in the procession, doing so from the White House to St. Matthew's Roman Catholic Cathedral, and that the cadets perform at the gravesite. Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by... Official name The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) Colonel-in-Chief HRH The Prince of Wales Nicknames Motto Nemo Me Impune Lacessit Anniversaries Red Hackle Day (5 January) Marches Quick: All the Blue Bonnets are oer the Border Slow: The Garb of Old Gaul Pipes & Drums Quick: Hielan Laddie...

The line waiting to view the casket was stopped at 08:25 EST (13:25 UTC) on Monday morning because a large group of people, many waiting for five hours, tried to crash the line. About 10,000 people who were in line were told that they unfortunately would not be allowed into the rotunda. About a half hour later, the doors to the Capitol closed, ending the lying in state. ...

Approximately one million people lined the route of the funeral procession, from the Capitol back to the White House, then to St. Matthew's Cathedral, and finally to Arlington National Cemetery. Millions more across America followed the funeral on television. The television audience was particularly high, as virtually the entire nation was at home viewing the proceedings. The Cathedral of St. ...

At 10:00 a.m., both houses of Congress met to pass resolutions expressing sorrow. In the Senate, moderate Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith laid a single rose on the desk Kennedy occupied when in the Senate. Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Margaret Chase Smith (December 14, 1897–May 29, 1995) was a Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians in Maine history. ...

Procession to Cathedral

The flag-draped casket of President Kennedy leaves Capitol Hill

The procession began just before 11:00 (16:00 UTC), when the coffin was carried out of the rotunda and placed on the caisson, which then made its way back to the White House. Most of the music selected for the funeral procession, including "Hail to the Chief", was played in dirge-like tempo. Image File history File links The flag-draped casket of President John F. Kennedy, assassinated in Dallas, leaves Capitol Hill for his funeral at St. ... Image File history File links The flag-draped casket of President John F. Kennedy, assassinated in Dallas, leaves Capitol Hill for his funeral at St. ... ... Hail to the Chief is the official anthem of the President of the United States. ...

At the White House, the procession resumed on foot to St. Matthew's Cathedral, led by Kennedy's widow and his two brothers, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy. The two Kennedy children rode in a limousine behind them. The rest of the Kennedy Family, apart from the president's father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., who was ill, waited at the cathedral. The Cathedral of St. ... RFK redirects here. ... Edward Kennedy Edward Moore Ted Kennedy, (born February 22, 1932, in Brookline, Massachusetts) is a Democratic U.S. senator from Massachusetts. ... Joe Kennedy Joseph Joe Patrick Kennedy, Sr. ...

Not since the funeral of Britain's King Edward VII in 1910, had there been such a large gathering of presidents, prime ministers, and royalty at a state funeral. Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ...

In all, 220 foreign dignitaries, including 19 heads of state and government, and members of royal families, from 92 countries, including the Soviet Union, attended the funeral. Most of the dignitaries passed unnoticed, strolling respectfully behind the former First Lady and the Kennedy family during the relatively short walk to the cathedral along Connecticut Avenue.

NBC transmitted coverage of the procession from the White House to the cathedral by satellite to twenty-three countries, including Japan and the Soviet Union. However, satellite coverage ended when the coffin went into the cathedral. NBC, (Formerly an acronym for the National Broadcasting Company until 2004), is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...

As the dignitaries marched, there was a heavy security presence because of concerns for the potential assassination of so many world leaders. U.S. Under Secretary of State George Ball did not attend the funeral and manned the operations center at the State Department as a security measure. George Wildman Ball (1909 - 1994) was born in Des Moines, Iowa. ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ...

The widow, wearing a black veil, and holding the hands of her two children, John Jr., who celebrated his third birthday on the day of his father's funeral, on her left, and Caroline, on her right, led the way up the steps of the cathedral.

Funeral service at cathedral

About 1,200 invited guests attended the funeral service in the cathedral. The Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing, celebrated the Requiem Mass; the service was a Low Mass, meaning it was said, not sung. Richard Cardinal Cushing (August 24, 1895 – November 2, 1970) has been recognized as one of the most important Irish-Americans of the 20th century. ...

Cardinal Cushing was a close friend of the family who had married Senator Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier in 1953. He had also baptized their two children, given the invocation at President Kennedy's inauguration, and officiated at the recent funeral of their infant son, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy. 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... Patrick Bouvier Kennedy (August 7, 1963 – August 9, 1963) was the younger son of United States President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. ...

Rather than a formal eulogy, the Auxiliary Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington, the Most Reverend Philip M. Hannan, decided to read selections from Kennedy's writings and speeches. The readings included several of his addresses that had quoted the Bible, such as this text from Proverbs: "Your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions, and where there is no vision the people perish". For other uses, see Bible (disambiguation). ...

Rev. Hannan concluded his remarks by reading the entire Inaugural Address (the first presidential funeral in which there was a eulogy was that of Lyndon B. Johnson ten years later, in 1973). Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States (1963–1969). ...

As he did during their wedding ten years earlier, Luigi Vena sang Ave Maria. Jackie Kennedy had requested it and for a few moments she lost her composure and sobbed as this music filled the cathedral. Ave Maria (Latin: Hail, Maria or Hail, Mary) can refer to: The Hail Mary or Ave Maria, a prayer; also the time of day in Italy when the church bells toll. ...

Burial

The casket was borne again by caisson on the final leg to Arlington National Cemetery for burial. Moments after the casket was carried down the front steps of the cathedral, Jackie Kennedy whispered to her son, after which he saluted his father's coffin, a gesture captured by the cameras and long remembered. The children were deemed to be too young to attend the final burial service, so this was the point where the children said goodbye to their father. Memorial Drive leads from the Lincoln Memorial, across the Potomac River, to the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, the portico of Arlington House is visible at top. ...

Virtually everyone else followed the caisson in a long line of black limousines passing by the Lincoln Memorial and crossing the Potomac River. At the end of the burial service, the widow lit an eternal flame to burn continuously over his grave. At 3:34 p.m. EST, the mahogany casket containing his remains was lowered into the earth. Kennedy thus became only the second president to be buried at Arlington, after William Howard Taft. The Lincoln Memorial, built 1915 - 1922. ... The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... The eternal flame The John F. Kennedy eternal flame is a United States Presidential Memorial at the gravesite of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in Arlington National Cemetery. ... William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was an American politician, the 27th President of the United States, the 10th Chief Justice of the United States, a leader of the progressive conservative wing of the Republican Party in the early twentieth century, a chaired professor at Yale Law...

Aftermath

Theodore White, a very close friend of the assassinated president, devoted the entire first chapter of his second book in the Making of the President series, The Making of the President, 1964, to the assassination and funeral, which he covered extensively for Life. Theodore White on a book cover Theodore Harold White (1915–1986) was an American political journalist, historian, and novelist, best known for his acclaimed accounts of the 1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972 presidential elections. ... A cover of Life Magazine from 1911 Life has been the name of two notable magazines published in the United States. ...

The state funeral has been detailed more than any other in the U.S., both in pictures and words. Scenes from the funeral have been replayed over and over again on television and have been published in books, newspapers, and other publications.

External links

• BBC article on Kennedy's funeral
• BBC Coverage of the funeral. Commentary by Richard Dimbleby
• Accurate listing of funeral music
• Universal International News: "The World Mourns"

References

• United States Army, The Last Salute: Civil and Military Funerals, 1921-1969 Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971.
• White, Theodore H., The Making of the President, 1964, New York: Atheneum, 1965.