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and when john fitzgerald kennedy and wife jackie got off from love field, they made their way through the area and on the way to a lunchion not far from here and that was all published a head of time and that is the window that lee harvey oswald sat in and determined that the deadly shots fired from. 50 years later, a lot of conspiracy theories are in place on whether or not oswalt was the gunman on that day. and there was another gunman across from dealey plaza and all of the conspiracies and politics aside, today is about remembering the 35th president of the united states and man who gave america hope and people turned out to pay homage to a man we loved so much. >> casy stegal. thank you so much. >> we are hearing firsthand accounts of what it was like that day in dealey plaza. and we'll bring in a man deal lord and shouting questions to lee harvey oswalt before he was shot. he was a young reporter in that day in dallas. good day to you. >> thank you very much. >> it is 1:04 in new york and we are about 26 minutes away from the moment. what were you doing precisely 50 years ago? >

john movement honors fitzgerald kennedy.ven as the succession to lyndon johnson is taking place, what is this succession taking place? one group of sentries is relieved, another group of sentries takes their place. the casket -- covered with a flag. they stand at attention. untilill stand that way others come to take their places. that is the military tradition. john fitzgerald kennedy is a military man. people were to have filed through therefore a portion of yesterday. it was originally planned for the night that the rotunda would be closed. so many people came to pay their last respects that it was kept open throughout the night. as we have noted, the weather was to turn cold. that did not matter. to consider come the weather. they came only to pay their last respects to john kennedy. -- 16 blocks one way and 16 blocks the other way. the blocks are long city blocks. they stayed there and they moved slowly, considering the weather. much too quickly when you consider the amount of respect they wanted to show. they were ther

. >> please join me in a moment of silence in memory of john fitzgerald kennedy, 35th president of the can close your eyes ♪ ♪ it's all right ♪ i don't know no love songs ♪ i can't seem to do anymore ♪ ♪ but i can sing this song ♪ and you can sing this song when i'm gone ♪ ♪ it won't be long before another day ♪ ♪ yeah we're going to have good time ♪ ♪ and no one is going to take that time away ♪ ♪ you can stay as long as you like ♪ ♪ only close your eyes you can close your eyes ♪ ♪ it's all right ♪ darling i don't know no love songs ♪ ♪ and i can't seem to look anymore ♪ ♪ but i can sing this song and you can sing this song ♪ ♪ when i'm gone >> we are confronted with a moral issue. it's as old as the scriptures and it's as clear as the american constitution. the heart of the question is whether all americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities. whether we are going to treat our fellow americans as we want to be treated. if an american because his skin is dark cannot eat lunch in a restaurant open to the public, if he cannot send his children to the best public scho

double your chances of quitting with nicorette mini. >> john fitzgerald kennedy, 35th president of thesunday, november 24, jacqueline kennedy and children caroline and john, jr., leave the white house to accompany president kennedy's body the capitol rotunda where it will lie in state. the words john f. kennedy spoke in public are an indelible part of our shared history. but to some americans, the words he wrote in private are what they'll remember most. here's michelle miller. >> reporter: "dear mrs. wily --" 50 years ago patricia kelleher, then patricia wily, received a letter from the president. >> "kennedy and i want to express our very deepest sympathy." >> reporter: her husband, lieutenant john wiley had just died in a catastrophic accident that killed all aboard the u.s.s. "thresher," a nuclear powered submarine. president kennedy had actually handed lieutenant wiley his diploma from the naval academy two years before and patricia herself had met the young senator in his office as a college student. >> he said "i want you to know of my personal feelings of loss." that seemed to

would you join me in a moment of ofence in honor of the life john fitzgerald kennedy?erica, america, god shed his grace on me. -- o beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain. majestyle mountains above the fruited plains. america, god shed his and ground thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea. --autiful for may god thyrica and every day divine -- and every gain divine. ♪ [video clip] ladies and gentlemen, mr. david mccullough. >> he spoke to us and that now destined time passed. was with vitality and a sense of purpose such as we had never heard before. he was young to be president, but it did not seem so if you were younger still. he was ambitious to make it a better world and so were we. let the world go forth, he said, that the torch is passed to a new generation of americans. it was an exciting time. that needed tol be done, of so much that needed -- of equal opportunity, of education, the light of the mind and the spirit. service to one's country and the courage to move forward into the future. the cause of peace on earth. his was the inspi

john fitzgerald kennedy got 49.7%. away from kennedy because he was irish catholic. one of the legacies of that presidency, which we don't spend enough -- pay enough attention to, is whether you loved or hated john fitzgerald kennedy. within ten days of his assuming the presidency, it was clear that he was faithful to the constitution, and the fact that he was an irish catholic did not mean that he had any less allegiance or patriotism to this country. and following that thousand days in office, i mean, look at the last election, we had two catholics running for national -- >> you go from talking about how there is sort of a -- the stigmatized catholics and costing to go into the kennedy name being magic, growing up in massachusetts, i learned firsthand, the name -- the power of the kennedy name at the ballot box. michael, i want to bring in, you had ideas of running against the kennedy name in maryland in 2002. kathleen kennedy-townsend was the democratic nominee, you were the republican candidate for lieutenant gover

john fitzgerald kennedy's presidency, his life and yes, his death, seemed to myth logically usher ind was five decades filled with other tragedies. turmoil, and great triumphs. we were all very young. our lives in front of us. dallas was very young, as well, barely a century old. and given the nature of youth, we all felt envincible. well, it seems that we all grew up that day. city and citizens. and suddenly, we had to step up to trying to live up to the challenges of the words and visions of a beloved president. our collective hearts were broken. like so many of us who were too young to fully comprehend, i remember being called into the school gymnasium, hearing the terrible news and told to go home. stunned civic leaders at the trade mart luncheon awaited a president who would never arrive. crowds prayed outside parkland hospital. traffic stopped in cities across the country as news spread from car to car. and the world grieved with us. newspapers reported that flags were lowered to half-staff around the globe. germans on both sides of the berlin wall placed lit candles in their w

owever, few generations have such a compelling figure as john fitzgerald kennedy was to my generation. john kennedy was the first president for whom i voted. i turned 21 in 1960. and i had the opportunity to vote for him in november. it was a controversial vote for some who thought that a young catholic, or frankly an old catholic should not be president of the united states. for after all they would have to answer to the pope. john kennedy made it clear that he would answer to the american eople and to his conscience. and that is what he did. mr. speaker, all of us have memories and i will refer to at least two. i was a student at the university of maryland in 1959. it was the spring of 1959 and there was to be a convocation as there was every spring, with a major speaker being invited to give an address. it was to be at cole field house, which was then the athletic field house for the university of maryland. it still exist bus we now have another basketball center, comcast center. classes got out at 10:50 that morning and i left class with no intention, frankly, of going o hear the

. >> please join me in a moment of silence in memory of john fitzgerald kennedy, 35th president of theted tates. >> well, the sun is surely sinking down but the moon is slowly rising the must be still spinning round so this old world must still be spinning 'round and i still love you so close your eyes. you can close your eyes. it's all right. i don't know no love songs and i can't sing the blues anymore but i can sing this song and you can sing this song hen i'm gone it won't be long before another day yeah, we're gonna have good time and no one's going to take that time away you can stay as long as you like so close your eyes you can close your eyes it's all right darlin', i don't know no love songs and i can't sing the blues anymore but i can sing this song and you can sing this song when i'm gone >> we are confronted in america with a moral issue. it is as old as the scripture. and it is as clear as the american constitution. the heart of the question is whether all americans ought to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities, whether we are going to treat our fellow america

reverberatedas around the world -- this friday marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of john fitzgerald kennedy. the violent death of the youngest u.s. president leaves a violent scar for the nation. you are watching "france 24." we start with news from molly. shot a french officer. it comes on the eve of elections. most rebellion -- the islamist rebellion led to the french intervention. we are in the capital for the elections. what is the latest? >> according to officials, it was an ambush. house, and he his shot him in the head and shoulder. different sources say different things. one source says the frenchman was able to capture him. it is tough to say if it was a political act, a frenchman targeted, or simply a private argument. bamako.re in what is the atmosphere like? >> it has been a lackluster campaign this week. we have been through several meetings with people not really enthralled following the presidential election this summer. on the security front, there are very few checkpoints, especially year, as theret were earlier this year following the french intervention against th

join me in a moment of silence in honor of the life of john fitzgerald kennedy. >> and that marked the moments when shots rang out and killed the president in 1963 on this date. let's go live now to dallas for more from christine dobbin, who is there. christine? >> reporter: dan for those who remember that date they say kennedy inspired a generation and gave them a lot of hope, hope that was renewed after today's service. it was serious and understated. for many attending a way for them and a city to heal. >> when you're born in this state and this happened in your state, you're proud of your state we needed a closure to just say we're okay. he was a great person. >> 50 yearsing ayoet city was labelled full of hate when jfk was shot and killed. >> i'm sorry it wasn't more beautiful weather but it's a testament to commitment of the people who wanted to commemorate his, and recognize him, they're here anyway. >> reporter: voices sang, bells tolled and silence said so much. >> he was young to be president. it didn't seem so if you were younger, still. he was ambitious to make it a better

but we can all be better americans because john fitzgerald kennedy has passed our way. because he has been our chosen leader at a time in history when his character, his vision, and his quiet courage have enabled him to chart a course for us, a safe course for us, through the shoals of treacherous seas that encompass the world. and now that he is relieved of the almost superhuman burden we imposed on him, may he rest in peace. >> dallas today had even more to mourn. it held funeral services for one of its own who was a victim of friday's tragedy, officer j.d. tippit. >> there was a funeral of a very different sort today in nearby ft. worth. this was the dreary funeral of lee harvey oswald, alleged murderer of president kennedy. the pathetic group of mourners included oswald's mother, marguerite, his wife marina, his brother robert, and oswald's two children, one of them a babe in arms. the six pall bearers you see here are newsmen. there were not enough relatives or friends on hand to serve as pall bearers. >> now there is a new flag of the president of the united state

. >> shortly before the dawn of saturday morning, john fitzgerald kennedy comes home to the white house. he had been the president for two years and 10 months. >> we can't see if anybody is hit, but something is terribly wrong in the motorcade. and it looks as though they're going to the hospital. >> that day, 50 years ago today. the scene today. and you're looking live at the shot of the eternal flame, burning at the site of president john f. kennedy's grave, and it has been burning every day, with the exception of two days ever since. >>> he was a reporter for the dallas herald, and he was assigned to cover a reception for the first lady. but he witnessed one of the biggest moments of history. take us back to that day and what do you remember most? >> well, i remember of course our city desk officials were listening to the police radio. and we heard the transmission of that shot having been fired. and that was a frightening moment. and i was asked by the city editor to go directly to the plaza, which was five blocks away. and i remember it being a scene of bedlam, and there were rifle

>> i john fitzgerald kennedy do solemnly swear. >> reporter: or if you're an actor playing kennedy howinto public memory? >> ask not what your country can do for you? >> you have to look like him. you have to have the voice. you have to have the mannerisms. that in and of itself is a challenge. >> we don't know what lincoln or adams looked like or moved like but ken si is on so much film do you need to do an imitation or fill it somehow? >> an actor's job isn't to imitate. make the character recognizable as a human being. >> i am today, announcing my candidacy for the presidency of the united states. >> what i want to know is did the voice get stuck in your head? >> the voice that gets stuck in your head is the famous voice of "ask not" that's his. [ terrible voice. i spent more time listening to his dictation. his private dictation. >> reporter: "killing kennedy" strives to be a record of what happens during his thousand days in office. from the agony of the "bay of pigs" debacle -- >> i was too soft on communism and i told them i was ready. >> reporter: to the pink suit especially pi

. >> ladies and gentlemen, would you join me in a moment of silence in honor of the life of john fitzgerald kennedy. [bell tolling] >> it's the first time dallas has held an official ceremony to observe the anniversary of the assassination. thousands filled dealey plaza. the simple ceremony included excerpts from kennedy's speeches and songs from the men's glee club at the united states naval academy. ♪ >> also this morning a small group of kennedy family members laid a wreath at president kennedy's gave in arlington national cemetery. they were led by 85-year-old jean kennedy smith, his only surviving sibling. >>> do you where you were when the president was assassinated? join us on facebook and leave a comment. >>> we're expecting to learn more about the sandy hook elementary shooting on monday when the investigation report is released. a statement from the connecticut criminal justice division says the findings are based on an investigation by state prosecutors. it comes nearly a year after 20- year-old adam lanza killed his mother at their home in newtown before opening fire at the scho

president john fitzgerald kennedy was assassinated in broad daylight as his presidential motorcade drove through the streets of dallas texas it was a pivotal moment in history and if you're from a younger generation you need only ask older relatives where they work that they j.f.k. was shot to understand the magnitude of this event john f. kennedy was america's thirty fifth president his life cut short only one thousand days into his first term in office and a brief span of time he left a lasting legacy who is perhaps tried the most in the tense standoff of the cuban missile crisis which is regarded as the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war in one hundred sixty three in the limited test ban treaty with the soviet union which highlighted his administration's priority to curb the spread of nuclear weapons j.f.k. also established the peace corps as a goodwill program to promote world peace and friendship since being established in one thousand nine hundred sixty one over two hundred thousand volunteers have served in the corps cross one hundred thirty nine countries and what was

reverberated around the well this friday marking the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of john fitzgerald kennedy. five decades on. what is the legacy of us is the youngest ever for that thanks for joining us of those write headlines on the ground what you ask. we stopped in united kingdom where three women at the ready stop the spending that he isn't slaved in the london home. the trio aged from thirty two with seventy earn a highly traumatized state may not be exposed to the outside world for decades. snowfall they suffered any sexual assaults during their detention but are essentially held his domestic say the metropolitan police maori stumbling over two suspects in on the nobleman and that makes sixties shows that the store an ordinary house in an ordinary street in the central london neighborhood held a secret for over thirty years. an alleged case of slavery that scotland yard had never seen on a scale. we were able to rescue. three winning eight sixty nine fifty seven and thirty. i'm taking the place making it one of the women is that he is a bag each time we believe that she may s

this mass has been offered for john fitzgerald kennedy, the 35th president of the united states.st in peace. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ our body of the late cemetery is taken to the cemetery. the church proposes that we recall the words of christ. i'm the resurrection in life. he who believes in me even he die shall live. and whoever lives and believes in me, shall never die. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [bells ringing] mrs. rose kennedy, the late president's mother. and they will now leave the cathedral. go to arlington cemetery in automobiles at this time since the distance is about three miles. the hymn just played outside was "holy god, we praise thy name ." the late president's father, 75 75-year-old joseph was taken on a drive of cape cod so he might see the flag at the resort area. as he and his family have known and love for so many years. he left about 10:15 this morning accompanied by his niece, and former president of notre dame university. the limb zone drove through the business district and through nearby -- former president's eisenhower and truman. before ambassador kennedy we

so let us here highly resolve that john fitzgerald kennedy did not live or die in vain. [applause] and on this thanksgiving eve, as we gather together to ask the lord blessing and give him our thanks, let us unite in those familiar and cherished words -- america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> on november 25, 1963, approximately one million people lined the route from the u.s. capitol to arlington national cemetery. millions warrant watched the live coverage. beginning at 1:00 p.m., watch nbc's coverage of president kennedy's state funeral. on the next washington journal, a conversation of the u.s. economy, unemployment, in the minimum wage. our guests are university of maryland professor peter morici and joseph minarik. on the james mcconville ability to secure the country. it is live every morning on c- span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. coming up on c-span tonight, republican governors

. >> ladies and gentlemen, would you join me in a moment of silence in honor of the life of john fitzgeraldnedy? >> people gathered for a memorial event where the president's motorcade passed through. the ceremony included a moment of silence at 12:30 dallas time, the time the fatal shots were fired in 1963. church bells across dallas rang out during the ceremony in honor of our 35th president. >> closer to home, here is a live look at kennedy's graveside in arlington cemetery. people have been stopping by to see the eternal flame. the only surviving sibling laid a wreath at the grave sight. >> it's a stark contrast to the sunny blue skies that greeted president kennedy and the first lady 50 years ago. it forced changes in the program for the memorial. wendy rieger is live in dallas with that part of the coverage. wendy? >> reporter: hi jim, hi pat. we are in the middest of deconstructing the set. some of the magic isn't evident. earlier today, it was truly such a beautiful thing to be a part of. dealy plaza, for 50 years held the memory of violence and a national horror as some would say,

resolves here highly that john fitzgerald kennedy did not live or die in vain. [applause] and on this thanksgiving eve, as we gather together to ask the lord'sat thing -- the blessing and give him our thanks, let us unite in those --iliar and cherished words america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crown thy from sea brotherhood to shining sea [applause] ♪ >> on november 25, 1963, approximately one million people lined the route of resident kennedy's funeral procession ram u.s. capitol to arlington national cemetery. millions more watched the live television coverage. the inning at 1:00 p.m. on thanksgiving day on c-span, watch nbc's coverage of president kennedy's state funeral. >> coming up on c-span tonight, republican governors discussed the future of their party. then a strategist talks about the way the gop can reach out to underrepresented communities. later, president obama pardons the national turkey. >> on the next "washington journal," a conversation about the u.s. economy, underemployment and the minimum wage. then from barbara merryfield in

but we can all be better americans because john fitzgerald kennedy has passed our way.e has been our chosen leader at a time in history when his character, his vision, and his quiet courage have enabled him to chart a course for us, a safe course for us, through the shoals of treacherous seas that encompass the world. and now that he is relieved of the almost superhuman burden we imposed on him, may he rest in peace. >> dallas today had even more to mourn. it held funeral services for one of its own who was a victim of friday's tragedy, officer j.d. tippit. >> there was a funeral of a very different sort today in nearby ft. worth. this was the dreary funeral of lee harvey oswald, alleged murderer of president kennedy. the pathetic group of mourners included oswald's mother, brother robert, and oswald's two children, one of them a babe in arms. the six pall bearers you see here are newsmen. there were not enough relatives or friends on hand to serve as pall bearers. >> now there is a new flag of the president of the united states flying in the white house. in president k

but we can all be better americans because john fitzgerald kennedy has passed our way.me in history when his character, his vision and his quiet courage have enabled him to chart a course for us, a safe course for us through shoals of treasure rouse -- treacherous seas that encompass the world. and now that he is relieved of the almost superhuman burden we imposed on him, may he rest in peace. ♪ >>> dallas today had even more to mourn. it held funeral services for one of its own, who was a victim of friday's tragedy. officer j.d. tippit. >> it was a funeral of a very different sort today in nearby fort worth. >> the funeral of lee harvey oswald, the alleged murderer of john f. kennedy. the mourners included his mother, maurg reet, his wife marina, his brother robert, and oswald's two children, one of them a babe in arms. the six pallbearers were news men. there were not enough relatives or friends on hand to serve as pallbearers. >> now there is a new flag of the president of the united states flying in the white house. in president kennedy's old oval office, mrs. evely

but we can all be better americans because john fitzgerald kennedy has passed our way.hosen leader at a time in history when his character, his vision and his quiet courage have enabled him to chart a course for us, a safe course for us through the shoals of treacherous seas that encompass the world. and now that he is relieved of the almost superhuman burden we imposed on him, may he rest in peace. ♪ >>> dallas today had even more to mourn. it held funeral services for one of its own, who was a victim of friday's tragedy. officer j.d. tippit. >> it was a funeral of a very different sort today in nearby fort worth. this was the dreary funeral of lee harvey oswald, the alleged murderer of john f. kennedy. the mourners included his mother, marguerite, his wife marina, his brother robert, and oswald's two children, one of them a babe in arms. the six pal bearers you see here are newsmen. there were not enough relatives or friends on hand to serve as pallbearers. >> now there is a new flag of the president of the united states flying in the white house. in president kennedy

the whole world is poorer because of his loss, but we can all be better americans because john fitzgeraldbeen our chosen leader at a time in history when his character, his vision and his quiet courage have enabled him to chart a course for us, a safe course for us through treacherous seas that encompass the world. and now that he is relieved of the almost superhuman burden, we imposed on him, may he rest in peace. ♪ >>> dallas today had even more to mourn. it held funeral services for one of its own who was a victim of friday's tragedy. officer j.d. tippit. it was a funeral of a very different sort today. >> the funeral of lee harvey oswald. the alleged murderer of president kennedy. the mourners included his mother, marg reet, his wife, marina, his brother, robert, and oswald's two children, one with babe in arms. the six pallbearers were news men. there were not enough relatives or friends on hand to serve as pallbearers. >> now there is a new flag of the president of the united states flying in the white house. in president kennedy's old oval office, mrs. evelyn lincoln, his secretary

one cut down in the prime and another struggling to preserve the legacy as the nation remembers john fitzgeraldrack obama's legacy be a failed health care law. is obama care his katrina? >> i'm not a perfect man and i will not be a perfect president. >> and the president survived clinically and what about the second term agenda? i'll ask the man that wrote a book on him and one of barack obama's biggest survivors.

. >> ladies and gentlemen, would you join me in a moment of silence in honor of the life of john fitzgerald kennatade fits jer -- fitzgerald kennedy. >> dallas has never held a ceremony. today's was simple. the mayor spoke and read experts from the speeches and the men's glee club from the naval a cadamy sang -- academy . ♪ . >> the president kennedy grave in arlington national cemetery, 85-year-old jean kennedy smith led a small group of family members, jfk's only surviving sibling. >>> when the president was shot, it brought the bay area to a halt and today we went back into the ktvu film vault looking for pictures that day. at 5:45 what we found. >> and new at 5:30 a brutal attack and robbery all caught on surveillance camera. the strange twist that led to the victim facing serious charges. >> and a convicted serial killer is sentenced to death, and the families of his victims are relieved. >> it's over. we'll tell you the on scene way joseph naso reacted as his death sentence was handed down. [ male announcer ] you can change your tomorrow if you do something today. and there's never be

ladies and gentlemen, would you join me in a moment of silence in honor of the life of john fitzgeraldennedy? [ bells tolling ] ♪ >> goneot forgotten is the old expression for departed heroes. but if not forgotten, they are not gone. >> reporter: and that was the u.s. naval academy's men's glee club singing here. they were amazing. coming up in just a little bit, everyone you talk to here, when you ask them why was it important to be here, how did you feel after you attended the ceremony, everyone started an answer with where they were when they learned that kennedy was shot. everyone, everyone, everyone. it's something they have to do. coming up at 5:30, tom brokaw who is doing a documentary about where you were is going to talk about that. i'll see you in a few minutes. back to you. >> thanks so much. what a powerful day there. we invite you to stay with us for more team coverage marking 50 years since the assassination of president kennedy. ahead, people share their memories of that terrible day. in the second half hour, we are going back to dallas for another live report from wendy

. >> ladies and gentlemen, would you join me in a moment of silence in honor of the life of john fitzgerald kennedy? >> president kennedy was cut down before he could finish his first term and his story is different. he's overwhelmingly popular with americans today, much more so than when he was alive. jfk is the most popular president of the last half century with a 90% approval rating. >>> i want to begin tonight with a man who stood by the kennedys on that tragic day 50 years ago. clint hill is a secret service agent who jumped on the back of the presidential limo and haunted for decades. his new book is "five days in november" and client hill joins me now. thank you so much for joining me. of all the people who remember this day, you were the one who was closest to what happened. you were the agent who jumped on the back of that limousine and realized instantly what had happened to the president of your country. tell me how you're feeling today on this 50th anniversary. >> well, it's been rather emotional. we started out the morning in fort worth where they had a breakfast to commemorat

how the nation is today, remembering john fitzgerald kennedy.nouncer: right now at sleep train, save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic. choose $300 in free gifts with tempur-pedic. even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the new tempur-choice. the triple choice sale ends soon at sleep train. jon: so we asked for your stories about jfk and where you were, what you remember about the day you were shot. jay is a former alaska state trooper, says 50 years ago today i was in trinidad, colorado, going to gunsmith school at junior college when he was shot. many dozens of us were in the common buildings glued to the tv. patti ann: we heard from gary who said he was actually at the parade and remembers the sound of the gunshot. was complete chaos. security watts nothing like today, interesting. a sad day for sure. jon: it is amazing when you look at those images of the president riding in a convertible, you know. wouldn't happen today. patti ann: yeah. jon: really hasn't happened ever since that day. val oliver writes, i was in the fifth g

one cut down in the prime and another struggling to preserve the legacy as the nation remembers john fitzgerald kennedy. how will we remember this president? will barack obama's legacy be a failed health care law. is obama care his katrina? >> i'm not a perfect man and i will not be a perfect president. >> and the president survived clinically and what about the second term agenda? i'll ask the man that wrote a book on him and one of barack obama's biggest survivors. will he stand by his man? >> howard dean, the former presidential candidate and david gurrigan. let me start with you on this. i watched the president's press conference yesterday, and as he went on and on and on and on taking the blame, soaking it in and so on, i just began to find myself distancing myself from him in term s of credibility and thinking why are you talking so much about this? just get it fixed. >> well, sometimes he does seem to think the longer he talks the more he persuades and i think that's wrong. i think it's just the reverse. if you're more transparent, he got into trouble because of when he said. that's most

and may the soul of john fitzgerald kennedy rest in peace. >> friday, the nation marks the 50th anniversarynedy's assassination. there you see live pictures from his gravesite at arlington national cemetery. there are ceremonies planned at dealey plaza in dallas where the president was shot. my next guest will be there offering visitors a unique look back at that will very tragic day. scott as tin operates the jfk trolley tour which takes visitors along the same routes taken by president kennedy and lee harvey oswald. scott is joining us now. what do people >> they learn a great deal, wolf. most people we get, you know, come here from america or internationally. they know president kennedy was shot and killed, but they don't know what it was like to be in dallas as these days unfolded. that's what we do on the jfk trolley tour. we take them on a minute my minute timeline through november 22nd and days after. >> people come not only from the united states but as you point out, from around the world. if they come to dallas, they want to see if jfk was shot. is that right? >> absolutely. presi

[video clip] >> to the people of the united states, john fitzgerald kennedy has been taken from us by an act which outrages decent men everywhere. he upheld the faith of our fathers, which is freedom for all men. he broadened the frontiers of our faith. he backed it with the energy and the courage, which are the mark of the nation that he led. a man of wisdom, strength, and peace. he molded and moved the power of our nation, and the service of a world of growing liberty and order. all who love freedom will mourn his death. he did not shrink from his responsibilities, but well them them -- welcomed them. host: from november 23, 1963, and this is the headline that americans woke up to in the "new york times." johnson sworn in on a plane. one of his first acts was to create the warren commission. what was the political pressure he was facing on that? guest: there was tremendous pressure to get to the bottom of this. it was imperative for the country. president johnson knew there would be more questions and more questions. he thought it imperative that a credible, bipartisan, apolitical c

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but we can all be better americans because john fitzgerald kennedy has passed our pay. he has been our chosen leader at a time in history when his character, his vision, and his quiet courage, have enabled him to chart a course for us. a safe course for us. through the shoals of treacherous seas that encompass the world. and now, that he is relieved of the almost super human burden, we impose on him, may he rest in peace. honestly, as much as i love this job, i plan to do a lot more. i needed a new laptop for my pre-med classes, something that runs office and has a keyboard. but i wanted a tablet for me, for stuff like twitter and xbox, so my downtime can be more like uptime. that's why i got a windows 2 in 1 which does both -- works as a laptop and a tablet. so i can manage my crazy life, and also have a life. [ beep ] gotta go. ♪ many cereals say they're good for your heart, but did you know there's a cereal that's recommended by doctors? it's post shredded wheat. recommended by nine out of ten doctors to help reduce the risk of heart disease. post shredded wheat is m

one cut down in the prime and another struggling to preserve the legacy as the nation remembers john fitzgerald this president? will barack obama's legacy be a failed health care law. is obama care his katrina? >> i'm not a perfect man and i will not be a perfect president. >> and the president survived clinically and what about the

. >> john fitzgerald kennedy was the youngest president elected and the youngest to die.ericans hope and all across this great country today people in big cities to small towns are stopping to remember him and honor his legacy. gretchen? >> casey steagal live for us today. >>> images of jacquie candy will never be forgot. mrs. kennedy never changed her blood spattered pink suit. that suit still stain we'd the president's blood is stored in a vault at the national archives. according to the wishes of the kennedy family, it will not be seen by the public until the year 2103. >>> a short time ago i had an exclusive interview with british billionaire richard branson. he has a huge an nunouncement at his commercial space venture. >> we have a station company virgin galactic. we will soon be sending people into space. recently we found there's a lot of people out there who would like to use bit coins as a way of paying for their space tickets. and bitcoins is a new form of currency that has emerged over the last 12 months. i would recommend don't put too much of your net worth

cemetery, the final resting place for just two united states presidents, william howard taft and john fitzgeraldobama will lay a wreath at jfk's gravesite. it's been 50 years since his assassinati assassination. one thing we all saw in that historic film footage was charles collingwood, making that prediction that became absolutely the truth. he said these words "all over the world, people are going to remember -- going to remember all their lives what they were doing when they first heard that president kennedy had been killed." of course, all of us who lived through that era do exactly remember where we were. i was in social studies classes in ken can more, new york, outside of buffalo. i remember my social studies teacher telling us the president had been shot. we didn't know he had been killed yet but they called off school. they told us we should all go home and i remember walking into my home in ken moore, new york, seeing my mother in the kitchen crying hysterically at the time because by then all of us knew the president was dead. let's talk to some people here about that tragic and memo