I was there when John F. Kennedy rounded the corner onto Elm St. and his face went blank. It was around 12:30 on November 22. I was recording the event for NBC, standing on a 4 ½ foot pedestal, there was a giant metal sign that would block my view for a few seconds. Looking back at it I should have moved to get a better shot. Little did I know that history would be made here and the footage that I took would be key evidence for determining what really happened. When the first bullet was shot the bodyguard looked over his right shoulder. Hearing the shot he was already on edge. Between frame 223 and 224 of my video the bullet struck. It was a bullet that many people would not forget. You could see that within half a second his arms go up to protect his face.
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You cannot see clearly how the bullet hit or the speed. Everyone right there was shocked, surprised and horrified. We later found out that the man who shot the rifle was named Lee Harvey Oswald, in the past he has tried to become a citizen of the soviet union but was unsuccessful. After killing the president he tried to get a visa so he could leave America. At the time murdering the president was not a federal crime, but it was still murder. Assassinating the president wasn’t a federal crime until 1965. Enough about what happened, let's talk about people's reactions. Everybody was shocked, it was the most televised event at the time. CBS, NBC, and ABC all covered his assassination for four straight days. That was a world record, until 9-11. Jacqueline couldn’t believe her husband was shot. She shouted “God, oh God, no.” She even kept the blood stained Chanel suit on to show everyone what they have done to their president. At his funeral she took her ring off and put it on her husband’s hand when he was
You cannot see clearly how the bullet hit or the speed. Everyone right there was shocked, surprised and horrified. We later found out that the man who shot the rifle was named Lee Harvey Oswald, in the past he has tried to become a citizen of the soviet union but was unsuccessful. After killing the president he tried to get a visa so he could leave America. At the time murdering the president was not a federal crime, but it was still murder. Assassinating the president wasn’t a federal crime until 1965. Enough about what happened, let's talk about people's reactions. Everybody was shocked, it was the most televised event at the time. CBS, NBC, and ABC all covered his assassination for four straight days. That was a world record, until 9-11. Jacqueline couldn’t believe her husband was shot. She shouted “God, oh God, no.” She even kept the blood stained Chanel suit on to show everyone what they have done to their president. At his funeral she took her ring off and put it on her husband’s hand when he was