State funeral of John F. Kennedy
The State Funeral of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, took place in Washington, D.C., during the three days after his assassination on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.[1]
The body of President Kennedy was brought back to Washington soon after his death and was placed in the East Room of the White House for 24 hours.[2] On the Sunday after the assassination, his flag-draped casket was carried to the U.S. Capitol to lie in state.[3]
Representatives from over 90 countries attended the state funeral on Monday, November 25.[4] After the Requiem Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral, the late president was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.[5]
Some of the dignitaries that arrived on Sunday to attend the funeral included Soviet First Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan,[6] French President Charles de Gaulle, Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, the Duke of Edinburgh (representing Queen Elizabeth II), British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Irish President Éamon de Valera, and Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie.
State Funeral Of John F. Kennedy Media
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President Lyndon B. Johnson placing a wreath before the flag-draped casket of President Kennedy, during funeral services held in the United States Capitol rotunda, November 24, 1963.
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The riderless (caparisoned) horse named "Black Jack" during a departure ceremony held on the center steps at the United States Capitol Building.
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Nations that attended the funeral (blue) or whose dignitaries arrived too late (pink), but attended President Lyndon B. Johnson's reception on November 25.
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The remains of John F. Kennedy lying in repose in the East Room of the White House on November 23, 1963.
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Pall bearers carrying the casket of President Kennedy up the center steps of the United States Capitol Building, followed by a color guard holding the flag of the president of the United States, and the late President's widow, Jacqueline Kennedy and her children, Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr., on November 24, 1963.
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The remains of President Kennedy lying in state in the United States Capitol rotunda on November 24, 1963.
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Jacqueline Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy about to enter a limousine on November 24, 1963.
References
- ↑ United Press International & American Heritage Magazine 1964, pp. 3–5
- ↑ Associated Press 1963, pp. 36–37, 56–57, 68
- ↑ Associated Press 1963
- ↑ Wicker, Tom (November 26, 1963). Kennedy Laid to Rest in Arlington. p. 1.
- ↑ United Press International & American Heritage Magazine 1964
- ↑ Tanner, Henry (November 25, 1963). Mikoyan Flies to Washington As Russians Praise Kennedy. p. 7.
