was shot with remarks by dallas mayor mike rawlings and historian david mccullough. the catholic diocese of dallas. the mayor of dallas, the honorable mike rawlings, david mccullough, and pastor emeritus of the st. luke's community united methodist church, sam w. holmes jr. thank you. and now, we ask you to please rise for the presentation of the colors by the dallas police department honor guard. >> please remain standing for the national anthem, performed by monica saldevar. >>. ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ what's so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪ ♪ through the perilous fight ♪ oo'er the ramparts we won were so gallantly streaming ♪ ♪ and the rockets' red glare and the bombs bursting in air ♪ ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ o say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ ♪ >> please be seated. the national invocation is presented by reverent bishop kevin james farrell of the catholic diocese of

kennedy and now at this special services in dallas, the mayor of dals, mike rawlings is speaking >> takeny, taken from the world. john fitzgerald kennedy's presidency, his life and yes, his death, seemed to myth logically usher in the next 50 years. what ensued 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

dallas mayor mike rawlings said his city has grown since that horrific day. >> while the past is never in the past. this was a lifetime ago. now, today we the people of dallas honor the life legacy and leadership of the man who called us to think not of our own interest but of our country's. we give thanks for his life and service. we offer condolences to his family. >> reporter: the mayor unveiled a new memorial, imprinted with words from a speech that president kennedy had been set to give in dallas. it also rained in the slain president's native boston, as governor deval patrick laid a wreath at the kennedy statue, outside the massachusetts statehouse. >> ♪ oh beautiful... ♪ america, america ♪ >> across the >> reporter: across the city, music marked the day at the john f. kennedy presidential library and museum. ♪ and excerpts of his speeches were read aloud, including the address to the nation on civil rights, in june of 1963, five months before the assassination. >> we are confronted primarily with a moral issue. it is as old as the scriptures and as clear as the american constitu

outstanding, your mayor, mike rawlings is here. outstanding county judge clay jenkins is here who doesn't great job on affordable care. congresswoman johnson is here. and we want to thank rabbi david stern and asher knight for hosting us today. the main reason i am here is to thank all of you. her story is one that is repeated all across the country. people that got sick and did not have health insurance. folks that thought they had health insurance and turned out that because of the fine print or not filling something out right, they were short what they needed in terms of getting healed. when i ran for office, we were in the midst of the great recession. my number one priority was making sure we did not go into a great depression. we have seen the economy begin to recover even though washington has not been helpful with things like the shutdown. we have seen 7.5 million jobs created and record exports. we have seen growth in places like dallas. people are starting to get their footing. we are starting to recover. but if we did no

. >> reporter: mayor mike rawlings speech today is about dallas choosing not to distance itself from its tragic place in history as if the daily stream of tourists who stroll the plaza would allow anyone to forget. >> it's very moving. it's still very moving. >> reporter: the white xs that for years have marked the spots where the president was struck were paved over on thursday. today was about remembering jfk, not his murder. >> we just want to honor him. >> reporter: ruth alchair is the chair of today's tribute. in 1963, she was among those awaiting the president's arrival. >> everybody was wondering what happened when he ran in and ran out and he got up and said, "i have sad news." he said, "the president has been shot." >> reporter: today, part of a speech kennedy didn't live to deliver will be unveiled on a monument in dealey plaza reading in part, we in this country, in this generation are by destiny rather than choice the watchmen on the walls of a world of freedom. many of those gathering today were also among the last to see kennedy alive. >> he looked at me and nodded and

was shot, with remarks by dallas mayor mike rawlings and historian david mccullough. this is 45 minutes. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage the united states naval academy men's glee club under the direction of dr. aaron smith. >> please welcome our distinguished guests to the stage, led by the chairman of the 50th commemorative committee for the city of dallas, mrs. ruth collins. the most reverend bishop, kevin j. fair roll, of the catholic mayor of dasms the mayor of dallas, the honorable mike rawlings. david mccullough. and pastor emeritus of the st. luke's united methodist church, zan w. holmes jr. thank you. ♪ and now we ask to you please rise for the presentation of colors by the dallas police department honor guard. please remain standing for the national anthem, performed by onica. >> ♪ o say can you see by the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars rough the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched ere so gallantly streaming and the rockets' red glare he bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night hat our f

and now, please welcome the mayor of dallas, the honorable mike rawlings.lf a century ago, when hope and hatred collided right here in dallas. we watched the nightmarish reality that in our front yard, our president had been taken from us. taken from him family, taken from the world. john fitzgerald kennedy's presidency, his life, and yes, his death seemed to mythologically usher in the next 50 years. what ensued was five decades filled with other tragedies, turmoil, and great triumphs. we were all very young. in front of dreams us. dallas was very young as well. old.lly a century given the nature of youth, we all felt invincible. what seems -- it seems we all grew up that day. city and citizens. and suddenly we had to step up to try to liveu up to the challenges of the words, the visions of a beloved president. our collective hearts were broken. like so many of us who were to young to fully comprehend, i remember being called into the school gymnasium, hearing the terrible news and told to go home. civic leaders at the luncheon awaited the president who wo