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about 35 minutes ago after being shot by an unknown assailant during a motorcade drive through downtown dallas. the president died approximately 25 minutes after the attack took place. he had been rushed bleeding and unconscious to the parkland memorial hospital in dallas and was given blood transfusions. about 15 minutes ago, reports nbc's bob mcneal in dallas to whom i'm talking to now, a priest emerged after having given the president last rites. just before the announcement of the president's death was made, vice president lyndon johnson emerged grim faced and was driven off with a police escort to assume the constitutional responsibility of the presidency. a casket has just been brought into the emergency ward of the hospital for president kennedy. the attack took place as the president who was just completing what amounted to a triumphal drive through downtown dallas, encountering the largest and in some ways, the most friendly crowds of his two-day texas tour. >> mrs. kennedy was . however, begun under of texas, john connolly, was wounded in the chest area -- chest. further supplies of

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dallas texas. we have just driven through the downtown section of dallas. the president had received a very tumultuous welcome. we were approaching the drive that would put us on the freeway, where we would then drive to the trademark with the president was to attend and make a speech. as we turned it down as moderate curve here, there was a large shot. at first, we thought it was a cherry bomb by some teenager. and it was immediately followed by two and three more. there were people falling to the ground. we did not know who were shot. ladies and men were boththe cami was driving immediately jumped out. we did not know who was hurt. we picked up one of the remaining secret service men who had been left behind. he went with us in a frenzy in this motorcade behind the president. we were clear through the police line and finally got to the hospital. as we came down the final drive there behind the emergency entrance, we were told we could not go any further and we stayed outside and were kept informed by the associate news secretary of what was happening. i c

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as theack took place president was just completing what amounted to a triumphal drive through downtown dallas encountering the largest and in some ways the most friendly today -- two- day texas tour. dallas police has put into effect the most stringent security processes in its history because they have anticipated there might be some demonstrations against president that marked those the visit of u.s. -- un ambassador rice at l.a. stevenson -- adelaide stevenson. mrs. kennedy, who was sitting beside the president in the open car, was not hurt. however, the governor of texas, john conolly, who was also in the car was wounded reportedly in the chest. further supplies of blood for transfusions for the governor have just been brought into the hospital. shooting came, according to witnesses, from the second floor the texasing called school book depository which is about 100 yards from the tree- lined parkway on which the president was driving when the shooting occurred. three shots were heard. bob, thank you very much. that was a report from robert ofeil confirming up by way word from the white h

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third turned out to see president kennedy and jackie make the sunny drive from love field from downtown dallasl the sound of rifle shot shattered everything, including the image of dallas. >> dallas was branded as a city of shame and city of hate and all of these ridiculous terms that didn't apply to most people. and dallas residents resented it. >> reporter: lee harvey oswald was not from dallas or of dallas but the perception proved hard to shake. >> it's been decades of continuous reminders this is the city that killed presidents. no, it's not, one guy did. time moves on. you know, people begin to not blame the city but to blame the right person. and especially after the warren commission report to blame other things. >> dallas mayor michael rollins. >> when people think today about dallas, they think about business and what they do down here. >> it's become the mecca for curious and sentimental. >> and continues to fascinate to the extreme with some running into the street to stand on the spot where the president was assassinated. most recognize the downtown sky line as a image of success

president kennedy and governor john connally of texas have been cut down by assassin's bullets in downtown dallas. we'll repeat that. president kennedy and governor john connally of texas have been cut down by assassin's bullets in downtown dallas. >> the assassination of john f. kennedy 50 years later. brian williams reporting tonight from dallas. >>> and good evening from dallas, texas. we're in dealey plaza just across from the sixth floor window in the texas schoolbook depository building where three

this was just after a dallas policeman was shot in the vicinity of a downtown movie house. cers hustled him into the car and ran away as fast as they could. >>> as we mentioned a short while ago, a number of arrests have been made in dallas in the wake of president kennedy's death. we have scenes of one of those arrests in the downtown area. this was just after a dallas policeman was shot in the vicinity of a downtown movie house. >> bently. >> approaching -- >> as he approached him, the man hit mcdonald in the face with his left hand and reached for the pistol with his right hand and as he reached for his pistol, i grabbed him with two or tried officers. >> what did he say after he was arrested? >> he said this is it. it's all over with now. >>> this is a picture of him. he probably does not look exactly like this now after he's i get bonuses even working part-time. where i work, over 400 people are promoted every day. healthcare starting under $40 a month. i got education benefits. i work at walmart. i'm a pharmacist. sales associate. i manage produce. i work in logistics.

from there, it was into an open car and his drive into downtown dallas whered sadly history was waiting just ten miles away. >> nbc's brian william reporting. and that moment in history is forever captured in an iconic silent picture sequence. if you've never seen it, the video is graphic and it may be disturbing to some viewers. private set zen abe bra zam filmed the motorcade on his home video camera. she was tapping on a concrete pedestal. it stands out as perhaps one of the most important pieces of evidence gurg thduring this hor moment. the film captures the creep in graphic detail when the bullet fatally strikes president kennedy in the head. today's anniversary is impacting americans coast to coast, but perhaps no other city is feeling it more strongly than dallas. today will be the first time that city officially marks the anniversary. jay gray reports from dealey plaza. >> reporter: the images still eche c can echo. the grainy film. the shock and pain from one of america's darkest moments.the g. the shock and pain from one of america's darkest moments.echo. the grainy film. the

president kennedy and governor john connally of texas have been cut down by assassin's bullets in downtown dallas. we'll repeat that. president kennedy and governor john connally of texas have been cut down by assassin's bullets in downtown dallas. >> the assassination of john f. kennedy 50 years later. brian williams reporting tonight from dallas. >>> and good evening from dallas, texas. we're in dealey plaza just across from the sixth floor window in the texas schoolbook depository building where three shots were fired 50 years ago today that changed the course of american history. and here in the shadow of that very building it was a perfectly awful day. 35 degrees, rain and wind, perfectly matching how dark it felt to be here today. and going back 50 years ago tonight, by this time of night, right now, air force one had just landed back in washington, d.c. carrying the president's casket, his widow jacqueline kennedy and the new president, lyndon johnson. most americans were home for the day. schools and offices let out early, and millions by this time were huddled around their television set

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downtown area. >> a flash from dallas. two priests who were with president kennedy say he is dead. >> president john f. kennedy died at approximately 1:00 central standard time today here in dallas. he died of a gunshot wound in the brain. i have no other details regarding the assassination of the president. >> from dallas, texas, the flash, apparently official, president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time, 2:00 eastern standard time, some 38 minutes ago. >> and good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. at this hour, all eyes are on dallas where today that city remembers the faithful day with a solemn ceremony. we'll bring all that to you live. fifty years ago today president and mrs. kennedy had just arrived in that city. at a historion wrote as they were heading to dallas the last of the clouds cleared. it was what aides on the plane called kennedy weather. wrote, seemed as if it was going to be a kennedy day. as the president and first lady were greeting the expectant crowd along the fence line, they cou

. >> approaching downtown dallas epartment.allas now. >> it's kind of a >> it's kind of a soundtrack. it points to the silent films that we're all used to seeing of the crowds in dallas and then the tragedy in dealey plaza. >> reporter: larry sabato is the author "the kennedy half century." people just couldn't get enough of it. >> the crowds were enormous. >> reporter: crowds a dozen rows deep were eager to see the young, stylish first couple. ple. >> the cro eet's in real >> reporter: at about 12:30 p.m., as the president's limousine turned on to elm street, the police chatter turned from routine to urgent. >> of >> reporter: sireps can be heard as the motorcade races the four miles to parkland hospital. >> i believe the president's head was practically blown off. >> reporter: it was the first real assessment of just how seriously the president had been hurt. back at dealey plaza, the search for whoever killed the president and wounded texas governor john connally focused on a seven- story brick building. n-story bri b >> up

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. >> thousands will be on hand for that motorcade now, which will be downtown dallas. >> a number ofclassmates were gone. they were at the parade. my father had been invited to have lunch with kennedy at the trade center. there was a mood, a climate of excitement. >> the speech of president kennedy will be broadcast. stay tuned for the president's speech on 570 radio. ♪ ♪ >> this just into the kilt news. dallas police, shots were fired at the motorcade of president kennedy in downtown dallas. >> police radios are carrying that the president has been hit. >> the hospital has been advised to stand by for a severe gunshot wound. >> this is walter cronkite in the newsroom and there has been an attempt on the life of president kennedy. >> turn the mic on. i can't hear you, johnny. you want me to move back a little bit? is it all right now? is this all right? ladies and gentlemen, i would like to introduce the chief camera man and assistant news director of wfaa television. burt, we brought the people pretty much up to date. would you tell them exactly what you know as of this point? >> ja

from there it was on to an open car and his drive into downtown dallas where history was waiting ten miles away. >> that was brian williams reporting. that moment in history is forever captured in an iconic picture. zapruder filmed the motorcade. it stands out as one of the most important piece of evidence. the scene captures the detail. perhaps no other city feels it more strongly than dallas. today is the first time the city officially marks the day of the assassination. ter: the images of memories still echo from dealey plaza. >> john f. kennedy died at approximately 1:00 central standard time today here in dallas. >> reporter: the shock and pain from one of america's darkest moments a half century later is yet to fade. >> i was 13 when he was assassinated. i know exactly where i was the minute he was shot. it changed my outlook on the world. i was stunned. >> reporter: specifically dallas, texas. >> dallas was known throughout the world after the assassination by this stigma. >> reporter: the events of the day still haunt the city. the texas school book depository where the deadl

from there, it was into an open car and his drive into downtown dallas where history was waiting ten miles away. >> nbc's brian williams reporting for us. this video is graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers. it is of that moment, captured in the iconic silent picture sequence. private citizen abraham zapruder filmed the motorcade on a home video camera. it could be one of the most important pieces of evidence. the scene captures the detail. of the fatal bullet hitting president kennedy in the head. later, the funeral and the riderless horse named blackjack. he was handled by the old forward. a young soldier named arthur carlson was assigned to lead this energetic horse that day. >> when i started working with blackjack, he was a middle aged horse. think he was about 16. and calm. knew his job. when he was a young horse, he was wild. and barely controllable. he had gotten spooked. he was starting to dance. throw his head. i said, i don't know what is wrong with this horse, but i'm in big trouble. >> he said he did everything to control the horse. he said there was an upside to

. >> in downtown dallas, president kennedy was shot today just as his motorcade left downtown dallas.. kennedy jumped up and grabbed mr. kennedy and cried oh, no, the motorcade sped on. >> no word at all -- official word from the doctors at park land hospital or the staff on the extent of the president's wounds. >> there is no reason to believe the president is dead. there is no word on his condition, neither is there any word on what made the attack. >> a television news man said that he looked up just after the shot was fired and saw a rifle being with drawn from a fifth or sixth floor window of a nearby building. >> there is no word they have been captured, probably because the focus of attention now, understandably is on the president and not so much on those who committed this act. >> i was probably 15 to 20 feet away from the president when it happened. >> tell us exactly what you saw, sir. >> as he was waving back, he was -- he was -- the shot rang out and he slumped down in the seat. >> i'm receiving word now. we have received word that two priests who were with the president

. >> the presidential car moving out and out for downtown dallas for thousands should already be in theeet right now awaiting for a view of the president and his wife. >> three shots reportedly were fired -- >> three explosions.

. >> anticipation has built up here in downtown dallas in front of the county jail. they are waiting for a glimpse of lee oswald. >> there he is. >> there he comes. >> let me have it. i want it. >> being led out by captain fritz. >> he's been shot. he's been shot. lee oswald has been shot. there's a man with a gun. absolute panic. absolute panic at dallas police headquarters. detectives have their guns drawn. there is no question about it. oswald has been shot at point blank range fired into his stomach. >> he is shot. >> he is shot. >> oswald is shot. >> he is oswald. >> that is the man that shot the man. >> immediately after the shooting, our only witnesses that we could talk to were other reporters. >> where did he go? >> he was here. the just put the gun there. [ inaudible] >> he was in a group of men right here. >> pretending he was one of us? >> i thought he was a detective. he had a hat. >> the situation right now is that lee harvey oswald has been shot. the man who saw the shot fired said it was fired by a man wearing a black hat, a brown coat, a man that eve

of course, it is set to coincide with the time of day that jfk's motorcade passed through downtown dallasowds had filled the streets, of course, to see the president. today crowds are there to honor his legacy. >> it's interesting to see the historical footage and then today, dallas, the city will hold a moment of silence at the exact time of the assassination. military jets will fly over. and some of kennedy's speeches will be read, we'll bring you all of the key moments live. >> interesting. a gloomy day in dallas 50 years ago today, it was bright and sunny all right. a man and woman who police believe held several other women, three of them, in captivity in their home for decades are no longer in custody. they're out on bail. >> well, and that has, by the way, we're going to ask our correspondent why that is. this is south london, a borough called lambeth. more shocking developments in this case are coming out. police say it looks like the victims were not just kept inside against their will but they were used as slaves. >> cnn's diana magna has been following this from london. she is

. >> during a motorcade drive through downtown dallas. >> during a motorcade drive through downtown dallas a searing moment, that for all these remaining generations, if you were alive in america on that day, the the question has always been, where were you? that theme, that idea, is at the heart of a documentary we will air tonight hosted by tom brokaw who joins us from our nbc stu o studios and tom, the question at this moment, this eerie moment here? dealey plaza, how did this change our country? >> well, obviously john f. kennedy was a perfectly president for a new age. the television age in a america. he was charismatic, generational. he talked about the possibilities of going to the moon and having a peace corps and with three cracks of rifle fire we had lyndon johnson as the president, a more traditional. we had already started to get involved in vietnam. johnson took us much deeper into vietnam. he did some good things, got the civil rights bill passed. he had the war on poverty which still has a mixed record. history can be fickle as you well know, brian. and in that moment, when

. >> during a motorcade drive through downtown dallas. >> during a motorcade drive through downtown dallas for so many americans who don't have a living memory, help us understand how the nation reacted? >> well, i was just as i was watching that, that was the first time the american people had heard the announcement that a president was dead and they were hearing it on television, not first time they heard the announcement, when fdr died it was on the radio. but what connected kennedy and made this such a memorable event is that people felt a familiarity with him as a person because he had been in their living room every night on television for the last three years, television was a phenomenon in america on a network basis. i remember i didn't get the first television set until i was 15, 1955. by 1963 it was not that much longer, most homes had a black and white television set, bars were beginning to have them and people felt connected to him through television. he was perfectly cast for the media. he was great looking and knew how to use it. he had a wicked wit about him when he needed i

>> when she was 31 years old, she learned the presidential moe toll cade would drive-through downtown dallasshe was a fan of the first lady, so she and a friend headed to the plaza to watch the procession. >> my son was in school. i told him you can't be out of school. i'll take a picture for you, never dreaming that that picture would be part of history. >> this still frame took just one photograph of the president that day. a grainy polaroid. >> as the car got closer to us, i stepped closer to the curb here and jean was yelling, mr. president, look this way. when i put the camera up to my face, i wanted to make sure it was as close as i could get to him. i snapped the picture, looking through the view finder, of course. >> when the photo was developed, it was clear she pressed it just at the 46-year-old president was hit and fatally wounded by a rifle's bullet. it's the only known photograph of the moment the president was struck that also captured the gras grassy knoll. >> when the motorcade started to pass, she realized that she had pt taken the one photograph she promised her son. >> al

and as the trip to downtown dallas and the trade mart is under way. >> the president's car is turningives at the trade mart. [ indiscernible ] >> something happened on the motorcade route. >> president kennedy has been shot in dallas, texas. he was shot. >> stand by for severe gunshot wound. >> president kennedy -- for f emergency supplies being rushed to the hospital. >> just a moment. we have a bulletin coming in. >> government sources now confirm that president kennedy its dead. so that apparently is the final word.

them turned out to see president kennedy and jackie make the sunny drive from love field through downtown dallas the sound of rifle shots shattered everything, including the image of dallas. >> but dallas was branded as the city of shame and a city of hate and all these ridiculous terms that didn't really apply to most people. and dallas residents resented it. >> reporter: lee harvey oswald was not from dallas or of dallas, but the perception proved hard to shake. >> it's just been decades of continuous reminders that, oh, this is the city that killed presidents. no, it's not! one guy did. >> time moves on. you know, people began to not blame the city but to blame the right person. and especially after the warren commission report, to blame other things. >> reporter: but dallas bore that branding for a decade until 1972, when the dallas cowboys won their first super bowl championship and created the image as america's team. that was followed by the hit tv show "dallas" which captivated millions with its image of wealth and intrigue. >> dallas mayor michael rawlings. >> when people think today ab

kennedy and his wife jackie were riding in a motorcade through downtown dallas on november 22nd, 1963. thousands of people lined the streets watching and cheering. then a sniper fired three shots killing the president. >> from dallas texas, the flash apparently official. president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern standard time. some 38 minutes ago. >> the city of dallas will honor president kennedy this morning at dealy plaza, the scene of the assassination. bells will ring just before 10:30 pacific time. the moment the shots were fired. followed by a moment of silence. >> there were ceremonies this morning at arlington national cemetery where an eternal flame marks kennedy's final resting place. jean kennedy smith, the president's last surviving sibling, laid a wreath at his gravesite. >>> and in boston the john f. kennedy presidential library will hold a moment of silence at the hour when the president's death was announced. half a century ago. >>> other tributes are being held around the world. just outside london this morning, jfk's granddaughter and o

. >> in downtown dallas, president kennedy was shot today just as his motorcade left downtown dallas. on. a photographer said he saw blood on the president's head. it was believed two shots were fired. >> the white house press secretary has just announced that president kennedy died at approximately 1:00 central standard time which was about 35 minutes ago. >> after being shot at. >> after being shot by an unknown assailant during a motorcade drive in downtown dallas. >> it always gives you chills. >> it does. how emotional to be in that position of relaying this news to the nation and to the world. >> it was interesting. that was don's voice. >> was it? >> yeah. he broke into nbc wnbc's coverage -- it was a local rerun of bachelor father. he was the staff announcer. so kind of did the intro to that and they picked them up. >> that was the voice over underneath the nbc graphic you saw there. >> i remember i was in third grade at ps 272 in brooklyn and they had us all leave class and go to the auditorium. as we were coming down the stairs people were saying i think the president was sh

and his drive into downtown dallas where sadly history was waiting just ten miles away. that stetson hat he was given that day is now in the jfk library in boston along with a copy of the speech he was never able to deliver. hours earlier we'll come on the air live with a moment of silence. that will be at 1:28 p.m. eastern time on most of these nbc stations. that is our broadcast on a thursday night, however. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. again, we hope to see you tomorrow evening from dallas, texas. good night. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this thursday. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. embarrassing and appalling, that's what san jose state said about the case of three white students accused of hate crimes, tormenting and assaulting their african-american roommate. the school suspended the accused students. prosecutors believe it went on almost three months. damian trujillo tells us what the university told him when he asked them how this could happen right under their noses. >> reporter: well, jessica, those suspensions

in dallas, texas, three shots were fired at president kennedy's motorcade in downtown dallas. >> it was a bulletin that changed america because from here on the sixth floor. texas school book repository in dallas, 50 years ago this week, a lone gunman pointed a $21 mail order rifle through this window and shot and killed the president of the united states while his motorcade was passing below. it was an easy shot. today on "face the nation" we'll devote our broadcast to that event, the legacy of our 35th president, john f. kennedy and the impact that have weekend on america. we'll talk to lucy johnson whose father was sworn in within hours of hits death. we'll hear from reporters who covered the story, of the "dallas morning news" and mike of the associated press. and ronald jones a park land hospital doctor who treat the president and lee harvey oswald that weekend. we'll put it all in context with historian, author of "kennedy's last 100 days." the university of virginia author of "the kennedy half century" and douglas brinkley. plus, making news at the wall street journal and the ken

. >> president kennedy shot today just as his motorcade left downtown dallas. >> pelley: the limousine carrying the wounded president sped on to parkland hospital, his body now shielded by the secret service agent that you saw in that photograph jumping onto the back of the car. his name is clint hill. now 82 years old, we spoke to him about what happened when they reached the hospital. >> we got the governor out and put him on a gurney, mrs. connally went with him into the emergency room, trauma room two. then, we were going to try and help the president. i asked mrs. kennedy, i said "please let us help the president." no response. she had ahold of him and she wouldn't let go. so i pleaded with her again and still no response. and i realized the problem was she didn't want anybody to see the condition he was in, because it was horrible. so i took off my suit coat, i covered up his head, his upper back. as soon as i did that, she let go. >> pelley: once the president is wheeled into the trauma room at parkland hospital, what happens after that? >> the senior supervisor on the trip aske

as you're beginning the motorcade through downtown dallas, what is the crowd like and what are your concernsy? >> well, the crowd had really grown. it was very large. they couldn't be contained on the sidewalk. erey we 15 to 20 deep on each osidef the street. >> reporter: what are you watching as the cars go through those crowds? >> anybody that's out of the ordinary. that stands out. that isn't dressed like everybody else, that just appears different. those are the kinds of things we have to make note of. >> pelley: as the motorcade turns on the dealey plaza what are you seeing? >> immediately in front of us was the texas school book depository. we didn't see anything unusual and then when we started to straighten out and gain a little bit more speed was when i heard an explosive noise over my right shoulder. >> reporter: the four agents on the follow-up car snapped their heads toward the noise. the two on the right side assigned to cover the president now looked away from the limousine but as hill turned, his view crossed the president's car. >> i saw the president grab at his throat and m

. >>> 4:32 is your time right now and this morning thousands are making their way through downtown dallas to mark the 50th anniversary of president john f. k kennedy's death. the site of that horrific scene will be the center of the event. readings of kennedy's speeches and a performance by the naval academy men's glee club. bells will toll to mark the exact moment kennedy was shot. this is actually the first time the city of dallas is officially observing the anniversary. d.c. is one of many cities across the country that has events planned today to celebrate jfk's life and to mark his untimely death. president obama has declared it a day of remembrance and that all flags be flown at half-staff. there will be a ceremony at jfk's gravesite in arlington national cemetery this morning. military leaders, ambassadors, and jfk's sister, jean kennedy smith, will lay a wreath at the eternal flame. >>> if you're looking for are a way to honor jfk's legacy, the newseum has a full day of event. they will screen several documentaries on his presidency and death, also panel discussions about his deat