Fantastic COLOR (ektachrome) A Roll from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel.
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Outtakes from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel: North face of the White House at night. Light in window of room at White House, curtains drawn.
Interesting traveling shot dawn/dusk sky & pinkish clouds (view from plane in flight).
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(Note that 2-4 secs of black follow each shot within this segment.) TLS White House, night. TLS water fountain on South Lawn of White House, night.
Re-enactment of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy as conducted by the Secret Service and the Warren Commission. Tracking shot of adult Caucasian men posing as Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally Jr. riding in a convertible as it drives on Elm Street, past the Grassy Knoll, the "Fort Worth Turnpike" sign, and under the turnpike bridge as seen from Main Street; plaza landmark, cars driving past camera on Main Street in FG.
Scenes from Inauguration Day of John F. Kennedy, January 20, 1961: swearing in the Kennedy cabinet; Inaugural Parade; guests take seats before Inauguration ceremony.
TLS President Kennedy & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy entering room, standing before seats in White House. TLS Kennedy Presidential Cabinet (inc. Secretary of State DEAN RUSK, Sec. McNamara & Atty Gen Robert Kennedy) entering room, taking seats beside President & Mrs. Kennedy & Chief Justice EARL WARREN. TLSs Kennedy Cabinet raising right hands, being sworn into office by Chief Justice Earl Warren (administering oath of office). TLSs President Kennedy stepping to microphone to speak to crowd at White House ceremony.
TLSs politicians, dignitaries & guests filing down onto gallery, taking seats for Kennedy Inauguration.
Same as catalog # 540544 Kennedy Motorcade before and after the assassination Grainy, shaky home movie of Kennedy motorcade in Dallas on Nov 22, 1963; convertible carrying John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, John Connally passes by; brief shot of Kennedy car in Dealey Plaza after second nor third shot (hard to tell).
Outtakes from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel: Pan of United States Marines in dress blue uniforms marching into White House compound at night. White House at night, more side view angle.
Outtakes from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel: U.S. Marines in dress uniforms marching along White House driveway, funeral procession driving behind them, night. Hearse driving into White House, night.
Night-Neon signs & lights on buildings in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, the evening before the Kennedy assassination. Day-Cowboys sitting on horses outside Texas Hotel, Ft. Worth, morning of Nov 22, 1963. Texas Hotel marquee "Welcome to Ft Worth, Where the West Begins"-- horse & rider in FG. MCU eye of horse. Cowboy.
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Outtakes from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel: Reporters talking on telephones in office. Crowds & reporters gathered outside Parkland Hospital, Dallas, following Kennedy assassination.
Outtakes from "The Last Two Days," a film documenting the last two days in the life of President John F. Kennedy, shot by White House personnel: Still photo of Judge Sarah T. Hughes administering Oath of Office to Lyndon Baines Johnson aboard Air Force One, Lady Bird Johnson & Jacqueline Kennedy watching on. Tighter framing of LBJ & Jackie.
Audio excerpts from JFK Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Berlin Crisis. July 25, 1961 "...an additional $3,247,000,000 of appropriations for the Armed Forces. To fill out our present Army Divisions, and to make more men available for prompt deployment, I am requesting an increase in the Army's total authorized strength from 875,000 to approximately 1 million men...To fulfill these manpower needs, I am ordering that our draft calls be doubled and tripled in the coming months; I am asking the Congress for authority to order to active duty certain ready reserve units and individual reservists, and to extend tours of duty...The world is not deceived by the Communist attempt to label Berlin as a hot-bed of war...but the freedom of that city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those who say "What's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable...To sum it all up, we seek peace but we shall not surrender." Audio address playing over the following images taken at Berlin's Tegel airport : MSs international flags flying (German, American, British). CU German soldier. GV/MSs Mayor Willy Brandt and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arriving at airport prior to President Kennedy's arrival. MC/MCU/WS German military awaiting Kennedy arrival. LS Air Force One arriving, coming in for landing at Tegel airport. MS Air Force One taxiing and coming to a stop. MS President Kennedy exiting Air Force One, descending stairs, being greeted by officials. MS Kennedy, Dean Rusk (Secretary of State) and Lucius D. Clay (US administrator of Germany) being greeted by German officials, shaking hands. GV pan Kennedy inspecting military.
Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald - Footage of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, good angle to see Ruby jumping out from crowd.
Kinescope footage of Dallas city jail basement garage just before the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. Extremely long continuous take showing Dallas police officers & detectives preparing the van that will transport Oswald to county jail.
Kinescope footage of Dallas city jail basement garage just before the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. Pan right to see television cameraman pushing large bulky video camera on tripod through crowd of reporters and police as they wait for the Oswald to emerge. Long continuous take showing men standing in line forming a corridor in the basement garage as they wait for LHO to pass through, an unidenified car passes by.
Kinescope footage of the Dallas city jail basement garage just before the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. Shot begins with a long continuous take of reporters & police detectives forming corridor, waiting for the suspect to emerge, getting in positions for Oswald to appear, a car is heard honking off-screen, slight pan LT as officer JIM LEAVELLE enters frame handcuffed to LEE HARVEY OSWALD, the car honks again from off screen and then a third time as it pulls into view just as JACK RUBY plainly jumps out of crowd in front of camera and shoots Oswald, slight pan RT as officers tussle with Ruby, video keeps rolling to show confusion and aftermath, photographers snapping pictures, detectives & uniformed police officers regain order of the scene. Slightly angled GV main entrance into the police headquarters builing with reporters and photographers present. Back to the Dallas city jail basement garage with uniformed police and plain clothed dectives setting up crowd control barrier.
Use catalog #540162 for audio version Mannlicher-Carcano Rifle CU unidentified young man in gun shop being interviewed by reporter with microphone (no sound), pan down as the young man shows off a Mannlicher-Carcano rifle, the same type used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Great MS several rifles & shotguns for sale in the gun shop. Panning MCU firearms tagged for sale.