Somehow, that was one of the most poignant sights – that immaculate woman exquisitely dressed and caked in blood. One leg was almost entirely covered with it and her right glove was caked, it was caked with blood – her husband’s blood. Lady Bird Johnson who also on Air force One wrote in her diary: Jackie Kennedy had refused to clean up or change wanting the media to capture her bloodstained clothes so that the plotters could see what they had done. The Secret Service was able to convince everyone that security of the moment trumped everything and the Dallas officials backed down.Īir force One arrived at the Andrews Air Force Base at 6:05 p.m. Earl Rose tried to enforce this law and block Kennedy’s body from being moved to Washington without first performing an autopsy in Dallas. Therefore it was against the law to remove a murder victim from the jurisdiction of the Dallas Police. This plan was almost thwarted by Dallas Police.Īt that time there was no federal ruling against killing a President. A comprise was met when it was decided to bring Jackie and the President’s body to the capital in Air force One.
Agents wanted to go to the safety of Washington, but President Johnson refused to leave without Jackie Kennedy and Jackie refused to leave JFK’s body. With no knowledge of who was behind the assassination, secret service agents wanted to get the now President Johnson out of Dallas in the case of another assassination attempt. Vice President Lyndon Johnson was then the President of the United States. on Friday, November 22, 1963, John F Kennedy was declared dead at the Dallas Parkland Hospital. stepped forward and raised his small hand in salute, an image that broke the hearts of millions.Īt 1:00 p.m. Matthew’s Cathedral on its way to the President’s final resting place JFK Jr. The youngest member of the Kennedy family three-year-old, John F Kennedy Jr. Lead by the dignified and unbreakable Jackie Kennedy following the family adage of “Kennedy’s don’t cry,” people ached for her as she and the Kennedy family refused to break down. Many found solace in the stoic Kennedy clan. In the wake of JFK’s assassination, people around the world mourned and tried to come to terms with John F. Jackie Kennedy is beside Robert Kennedy and his daughter, Caroline Kennedy Photo Summary: Three-year-old, John F Kennedy Jr stepping up to salute his father’s casket.
Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington D.C., America