When the World Crumbles

Condolence Telegrams for Jackie, from MLK, Duke Ellington, Douglas MacArthur, and More

These telegrams from notables are but a few of the 800,000 condolence letters that Jackie Kennedy received after the assassination of her husband.

Martin Luther King wrote from Atlanta. Duke Ellington was in Turkey, where he was touring as a cultural ambassador with the State Department; the musician reportedly stayed up that night composing songs in JFK’s memory. Retired general Douglas MacArthur, who was to die the next year, wired from New York, claiming JFK as a “former comrade in arms.”

November 22, 1963: President John F. Kennedy Is Assassinated

Fifty years ago today, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas.  While riding in an open-top Lincoln convertible through downtown, President Kennedy was struck by two bullets near the base of his neck and in his head.

First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connally and his wife were also in the car riding in a 10-mile motorcade at the time of the shooting. President Kennedy was pronounced dead 30 minutes after arriving at Dallas’ Parkland Memorial Hospital. Governor Connally later recovered from his injuries. 

On the 50th anniversary of his assassination, we present our special programs, all available to watch online and on Apple TV, our iOS apps, Roku, and Xbox.

American Experience |  “JFK”

The life of President John F. Kennedy, one of our most popular and most mourned leaders.

Part 1: http://to.pbs.org/1h5AALl

Part 2: http://to.pbs.org/I61G6p

FRONTLINE | "Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?"

An investigative biography of Oswald, the man at the center of the Kennedy assassination.

NOVA | “Cold Case JFK”

Can modern forensic science uncover fresh clues about the assassination of JFK?

Secrets of the Dead | “JFK: One PM Central Standard Time”

THIRTEEN Recounts Walter Cronkite’s Iconic News Coverage of the JFK Assassination.

LE BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU EST ARRIVE!

Third Thursday has come and gone and we’re left with the spoils!  And judging from these two beauties, 2013 is going to be a vintage to remember.

Jean-Paul Brun L’Ancien Beaujolais Nouveau 2013, $16

Robin Daggers- P.S I LOVE YOU!

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