NBC-TV net coverage. Live television reports beginning about twenty minutes after the first shot was fired. CHET HUNTLEY, FRANK McGEE and JIM RYAN report from a studio in New York. ROBERT McNEIL reports from the hospital in Dallas. Other reporters are heard from various parts of the country and around the world. Senators and governors comment, PRESIDENT JOHNSON is heard briefly. The coverage starts with reports of shots being fired, with no evaluation of the Presidents condition. As reports and bulletins come in, further details of the assassination are brought out, including several facts that appear to be in conflict with the Warren Commission report. Fascinating listening at history being made. Where were you when you heard the news of President Kennedys assassination? The start of a weekend to remember! Part 2 picks up where Part 1 leaves off at two hours and twenty minutes after the shots were fired and runs for 2 Hours.
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Customer Rating: Summary: A horrible moment in American history. Comment: Television became a responsible source of news to a shocked nation in 1963 when the news of John F. Kennedy's assassination was announced. Millions of Americans depended on the coverage of the three major networks at the time,ABC, CBS and NBC. There were no cable outlets in 1963. Watching the coverage with Frank McGee, Chet Huntley, David Brinkley and the rest of the NBC crew on this DVD is primitive compared to today's network and cable news outlets. Despite the horrible news,the coverage from all of the networks was first rate. I have the collection of all three networks in the first few hours of this American tragedy from November 22,1963. Watching this coverage makes it feel like you were really there in the emotion and the shock of the fateful day in Dallas. Customer Rating: Summary: "As-It-Happened" NBC-TV Coverage Of 11-22-63 (Part 2 Of 2) Comment: "Part 2" of "The Kennedy Assassination" begins approximately 140 minutes after President John F. Kennedy had been slain on the streets of Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. This 2-hour VHS video contains originally-broadcast "Live" news reports from the NBC-TV archives, with newsmen Chet Huntley, Frank McGee, Bill Ryan, David Brinkley, and Robert MacNeil, among others.
By the time "Part 2" of this video program gets underway, JFK's death had already been announced to the NBC audience around the country. This video focuses on the Dallas manhunt for the assassin, reflections on the life of JFK, and the arrival of President Kennedy's body back in Washington. The latter portion of this video offers up clips of NBC's coverage later in the day and night of November 22nd. The video concludes with Frank McGee's emotional sign-off early in the morning of November 23.
Both "Part 1" and "Part 2" of "The Kennedy Assassination", featuring a total of four hours of original NBC-TV news coverage of the events of 11/22/63, are fascinating glimpses of history in the making. These "Live" television broadcasts from the NBC files are probably still very difficult to watch (even decades later) for some people who can remember vividly (and first-hand) that awful Friday in November of 1963, when the nation lost its young, 46-year-old President.
But these "As-It-Happened" videos are obligatory for any serious collector of JFK-related video material.
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Related Footnote Re. JFK TV Footage...........
Did you ever, just for fun, concoct your own "Perfect DVD" or video concerning a certain subject, TV show, or movie? That is to say, if you had the power (and studio control) to include anything you wanted to include on a super-duper, Special Edition DVD .... what would your "Perfect DVD" contain?
I've done this with regard to the JFK Assassination, and have invented my own personal "Dream DVD Boxed Set", containing the "Ultimate Collection" of JFK-related material pertaining to the Kennedy Assassination.
It's all in fun, of course, and I don't mean to make light of the serious and tragic subject matter that is the death of President Kennedy. But I TRULY would like having a great deal of the following items in my JFK collection -- especially all of the original TV Network film and video footage of 11-22-63, which would be nice to have preserved on the high-quality DVD-Video format. Such "complete" 11-22 materials would also be valuable from both a "research" and "historical document" point-of-view.
Anyway, below is what my "ULTIMATE JFK ASSASSINATION DVD COLLECTION" would look like if I had my druthers and could afford its $2,500 asking price. :-)
This is no doubt a DVD compilation that would almost certainly bankrupt the company distributing/producing it. But it's fun to dream about nonetheless. .............
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"THE ASSASSINATION OF JOHN F. KENNEDY -- AS-IT-HAPPENED":
Complete 91-Disc DVD Set featuring all 165 hours of original TV coverage from all three major networks (CBS, NBC, and ABC), covering the events of November 22 to November 25, 1963. All video and film footage has been Restored & Remastered from the original network master tapes/films.
This Unparalleled Mega-Set Includes These Deluxe Bonus Features (on 9 extra DVDs):
>> CBS' "As The World Turns" soap opera in its entirety, including original commercials, as it aired on Friday, November 22, 1963 @ 1:30 PM (ET).
>> Four New Feature-Length JFK Documentaries, examining the events surrounding the assassination, including many computer animations re-creating the assassination.
>> "Virtual 3-D Tour Of Dealey Plaza", with multi-angle capability.
>> "The History Of The Texas School Book Depository" featurette, exploring the famous warehouse, inside & out, including current footage of "The Sixth Floor Museum".
>> Complete list of all Dealey Plaza witnesses, including mini-biographies and a 3-D "Where They Were On Nov. 22" interactive map.
>> "Where Were You?" featurette, featuring interviews (new and archived) with many politicians, celebrities, and just plain ol' folk, as they discuss the assassination and reveal where they were when they first heard the shocking news from Dallas. Participants include: Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Peter Lawford, Bob Hope, Judy Garland, James Stewart, Frank Sinatra, plus many others.
>> "The Secret Service: What We've Learned Since 11/22/63" original featurette.
>> "The Single-Bullet Theory: Truth Or Myth?" -- Two-hour documentary exploring every aspect of the controversial "SBT". Includes archival footage from the Sixth Floor of the Texas School Book Depository, filmed during the 1964 Warren Commission investigation and re-creation of the assassination.
>> "Exploring The Conspiracy Theories" -- Three-hour documentary examining every conceivable JFK conspiracy theory.
>> "The Films Of November 22" -- Featurette exploring the many amateur films that were taken at the time of the JFK assassination.
>> "The Dallas Police Department: Then And Now" featurette.
>> "The History Of 'X-100' " -- Original documentary program highlighting the "X-100", which was the Secret Service code name for JFK's Presidential limousine (a specially-modified 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible, in which President Kennedy was riding when he was fatally shot).
>> "Air Force One: Kennedy's White House In The Sky" -- Documentary program delving into the history of SAM 2-6000, JFK's official aircraft during the last year of his Presidency. Historic, rare photographs of the aircraft on the ground and in-flight are included.
>> Multi-page text biographies for: John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis, Robert F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson.
>> Photo Galleries, including more than 500 photographs associated with the assassination (all re-mastered for HD clarity).
>> 62-page companion collectible booklet, which includes many photographs, along with a wealth of information on the tragic and historic events of November 1963.
>> Deluxe Leather Slipcase DVD Packaging.
>> Individual Keepcases for each of the 91 discs in the set; with extensive liner notes for each disc.
>> Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (Full Frame) -- Applies to material originally broadcast in 1963.
>> Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Anamorphic) -- Applies to all-new featurettes/documentaries.
>> Interactive Menus, with detailed Sub-Menus on every disc.
>> Scene Selections.
>> English Subtitles.
>> Additional Bonuses: 3 Rare and Collectible JFK 1960 Campaign Posters and Brochures (limited to first 1,000 copies sold).
