CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite reports that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. CBS via Landov hide caption
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The Kennedy Assassination, 50 Years Later
Explore NPR's coverage of the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination.
During JFK's funeral, live TV coverage helped make John-John Kennedy's salute an indelible image of American history. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption
Lady Bird Johnson (left), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and President John F. Kennedy sit during the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Breakfast at the Hotel Texas. JFK Library hide caption
President John F. Kennedy delivered his inaugural address on Jan. 20, 1961. AP hide caption
Glenda Rike's husband was in the room when President Kennedy received his last rites. She recounted his experience to her son, Larry, on a visit to StoryCorps. StoryCorps hide caption
President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline, are greeted by an enthusiastic crowd upon their arrival at Dallas Love Field on Nov. 22, 1963. AP hide caption
The Boston Symphony Orchestra was mid-performance when the news of President Kennedy's assassination broke. AP hide caption
Dallas is preparing for Friday's 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, and hoping to show how much the city has changed. Tom Pennington/Getty Images hide caption
The log of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's performance on the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 22, 1963. courtesy of the Boston Symphony Orchestra hide caption
President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline, are greeted by an enthusiastic crowd upon their arrival at Dallas Love Field on Nov. 22, 1963. AP hide caption
CBS newscaster Walter Cronkite announces the death of President John F. Kennedy. CBS/Landov hide caption
The presidential motorcade travels down Main Street in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, the day President John F. Kennedy was shot. Cecil Stoughton/UPI /Landov hide caption
John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, campaign in New York in 1960. AP hide caption
President Kennedy addresses the nation about the economy in 1962. He presided over an economic turnaround. AP/John F. Kennedy Library and Museum hide caption
A composite image of Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer, Randall Kennedy and James Billington. Courtesy of Nancy Fuchs Kreimer, Randall Kennedy and James Billington hide caption
Jacqueline Kennedy (center), with Edward and Robert Kennedy on either side, watches the coffin of President John F. Kennedy pass on Nov. 25, 1963. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption
The limousine carrying President John F. Kennedy races toward the hospital after he was shot in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, with Secret Service agent Clint Hill riding on the back. Justin Newman/AP hide caption
Dallas 1963, by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis hide caption
Among the sideline characters who become the focus of Parkland — another celluloid look at the Kennedy assassination — is Forrest Sorrels (Billy Bob Thornton), the agent in charge of the Secret Service's Dallas district at the time. He was in the car when the president was shot. Claire Folger/Exclusive Media hide caption