JFK's Last Meal - November 22, 1963

[@uberneanderthal]

this could be a whole series by itself. Caesar's last meal, the Romanov's last meal, Elvis' last meal, Rasputin's last meal (ok maybe skip that one)

[@mylesjude233]

That would be an excellent series to do, focusing on final suppers.

[@beantheirishsetter]

Yes!! And leave in Rasputin. What an odd duck

[@richardsanchez5444]

I got a good one. The last supper. Easiest video ever. Bread n wine. Hell even I can recreate that.

[@Asparagoose]

There is actually a channel that already does this! It’s called The Last Supper, pretty small but pretty informative too!

[@klonkimo]

Rasputin. Do you know what you're asking for? He was poisoned. Whether he died from poison is a different matter

[@bubwal23xifan]

My mom and dad were married on the day JFK was killed. They were at the reception when they heard about it. My dad made the joke till his dying day that millions of women cried all over the world the day he got married.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

Chad.

[@amberbydreamsart5467]

That's one way to make light of a rough coincidence! My goodness

[@glamdolly30]

Did your parents continue to swallow the outrageous, establishment lie, that President Kennedy was killed by a lone, Communist crazy???

[@CiRdy34]

That’s badass

[@6000-c6q]

He legend.

[@1234redwing]

My grandparents were married the day after the assassination, they've been planning the wedding for months, saw in the news he'd been assassinated, debated about rescheduling but had decided they'd already put so much time into the event they would just go forward with it

[@Luna.3.3.3]

Jackie was a real class act. I saw a doc. and after the assassination, she was (obviously) covered with blood, etc. When they asked her to change out of her clothes she said, "No, I want them to see what they've done to Jack".

[@benjalucian1515]

She handled it with a lot of dignity. She even agreed to stand by LBJ's side while he was sworn in, representing JFK. One thing I didn't like was her insistence on taking JFK back to Washington as soon as possible. Law in Texas said any murders that happen in Texas of ANYone, the autopsies were to be done IN Texas. Wonder how much more accurate and without any doubts the results would have been had doctors been able to do the autopsy then and there, immediately. The Secret Service pulled rank "He's the president!" as if that should make any difference under the law, bullied and threatened the doctors who were trying to do their job and finally took the body away.

[@glamdolly30]

Jackie's exact words, as she refused to change out of the pink Chanel suit saturated with her 46-year-old husband's blood and brain tissue, were "Let THEM see what THEY have done". The First Lady knew damn fine the President wasn't assassinated by a crazy lone Commie called Oswald, who got incredibly lucky! As If. Jackie was a highly intelligent and educated woman, who knew her husband was murdered in a professional hit, sanctioned at the very highest level of the establishment, and carried out by multiple professional marksmen, using the best, most powerful firearms. Jack didn't stand a chance - and his wife was hugely lucky to have survived. Jackie spent the rest of her life surviving, and protecting the two children she bore JFK. That this video doesn't even acknowledge the notorious conspiracy, but presents JFK's assassination as though it were the work of a lone crazy, is utterly laughable!

[@glamdolly30]

@@benjalucian1515 Jackie had no say in the decision to take JFK's body to Washington for autopsy, against recognised law/protocol! Rushing the President's body back onto Air Force One and out of Dallas jurisdiction, was part of the top level conspiracy to cover up what was done to him by the highest level of the establishment. Are Americans really so clueless about the true story of the assassination of President Kennedy? As a Brit with no dog in the race, I find it extraordinary that this video - and so many comments - simply swallow the long-ago de-bunked fiction that a lone Commie with a gun that couldn't shoot straight (yet supposedly fired magic bullets), killed the President. Get real! The Zapruder film alone shows it was a professional hit by multiple skilled marksmen, using the best, most powerful firearms. I urge anyone still in any doubt, to read legendary forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht's analysis. The assassination of President Kennedy was without question a Coup d'etat, NOT the work of a lone, crazy extremist gunman.

[@benjalucian1515]

@@glamdolly30 *"Let THEM see what THEY have done". The First Lady knew damn fine the President wasn't assassinated by a crazy lone Commie* How would she know? She'd been home in isolation for weeks having just had a baby who later died. Not exactly like she was reading secret intelligence files while in bed. For all we know the "them" she meant was all the people she was told hated Jack in Texas. *Jackie spent the rest of her life surviving, and protecting the two children she bore JFK* After RFK was killed, yes, she did. Hence her marrying Aristotle Onassis.

[@WoodEe-zq6qv]

@@glamdolly30 singular they exists btw.

[@JBBost]

Max Miller with the NatGeo support!!! It just feels good that such an oldazz institution would agree with a sentiment that everyone in the comments already knew -- this is one of the best history AND food programs out there right now.

[@KeiPalace]

NatGeo was bought out in 2015 by Rupert Murdoch, who changed it from a non-profit, subsequently fired hundreds of award winning photographers and writers, and gave the organization a conservative slant, and the scholarship really went down, it was then bought by Disney, who just fired all the staff writers in massive layoffs, so it's not the brand it once was, alas. (that's no shade on Max of course)

[@JBBost]

@@KeiPalace Totally, no ethical consumption ever, which is why I consume independent media when I can find it. If he takes some almost-dead Australian's money, well then send in the dropbears and then I'll care

[@JBBost]

He = Max Miller, to clarify

[@christianweatherbroadcasting]

Repent and trust in Jesus. He's the only way. We deserve Hell because we've sinned. Lied, lusted stolen, etc. But God sent his son to die on the cross and rise out of the grave. We can receive forgiveness from Jesus. Repent and put your trust in him. John 3:16 Romans 3:23😊😊❤❤

[@capnomonkeys8876]

Makes sense. Assuming wikipedia is correct, he used to work at disney, and since disney owns nat geo now, he probably knows some people still working there

[@kida4star]

This feels like an episode people in the future might use to figure out what a ‘simple breakfast’ used to be. Always love your videos

[@glamdolly30]

Are you serious? This cook presents the 1963 assassination of President John F Kennedy as though it were merely a random murder by a crazy Commie called Lee Harvey Oswald. Get real! That garbage was long ago de-bunked. Oswald's under-powered rifle didn't even have a straight site on it - there's no way he could have fired those multiple, perfectly aimed and powerful shots at the President's head! Anyone who has looked into the assassination knows it is the ultimate conspiracy, ordered and enabled at the very highest level. President Kennedy was murdered in a highly sophisticated and organised professional hit by multiple assassins. If this is Max' best attempt at introducing historical insight to his food channel, he needs to stick to cookery! Embarrassing.

[@kdcats4092]

If no one has said it before now, Max, we the viewers dont want you to risk anaphylaxis so feel free to skip trying eggs in the videos. We can get the idea of what the egg would be like. If you insist on the eggs being tried then please enlist a substitute taster to keep yourself safe. You and your channel would be sorely missed if you had a severe allergic reaction

[@missflorathewriter9014]

I second this! I have food allergy issues too. There's really no need to taste the eggs if it causes issues.

[@lifelvr9509]

And I third it! Such a Max fan. Food allergies in my family. Don't risk it, Max!

[@kolbywilliams7234]

I, a viewer, think anaphylactic shock would be good content. So I must disagree.

[@doberandkats]

For some people with chicken egg allergies, try duck eggs. You can get them in most grocery stores now days and they work just fine in place of chicken eggs in cooking. In fact they were used as replacements for the egg in the sandwich that Margot Robbie ate in the movie "Bird of Prey". My son is allergic and we found the duck eggs work for him, check with your doctor of course before you do. Hope this helps people who have egg allergies enjoy things they miss eating.

[@artawhirler]

I always say that duck eggs are what chicken eggs tried to be but couldn't. 😅

[@maryh3470]

Awesome! I have an egg sensitivity & soooooo miss fried eggs. I’m going to try em!

[@Raddish-IS-Radd]

​@@artawhirlerthey failed but ended up being better, but tomato tamato

[@mwater_moon2865]

I love duck eggs when you need to add eggy richness to a dish, but sadly they're much harder to come by being more seasonal than chickens' eggs, and of course MUCH more $$.

[@zacharyrodriguez4348]

Where do you get ducks eggs?

[@dennisoconnor4387]

I was 10 when he was shot! I'll never forget how sad that Thanksgiving was! My Mom had everyone still come . She cooked like a super chef. B and w TV. I was in Catholic school we had to go to Mass to say prayers for the President. My Mom made the Best Thanksgiving Ever! Mom you were always the Best at the Family gatherings.Love always your Son Dennis

[@alp7928]

So sweet!

[@bonazza4483]

Sheep

[@andreagriffiths3512]

Soft boiled eggs with toast soldiers to dip is a cherished memory from childhood. Mum would make us kids them as a treat. Also whenever we were sick, she’d do a soft boiled egg, peeled and smashed up with a bit of butter in a cup. It was great when you didn’t feel like eating but needed something nourishing. She made me one this last May when I was recovering from an infection and two abscesses from a wisdom tooth removal that had gone bad. It was so damned good after a week with very little food.

[@beth7467]

My mom would make soft-boiled eggs that way when we were sick, too.

[@bluesky7288]

How old is Mum might I ask?

[@andreagriffiths3512]

@@bluesky7288 In her early 70’s

[@Joanna7428]

Oooh that sounds yummy I love runny eggs 🥚🍳😛

[@LeeLeeCRN]

My mom made me soft boiled eggs when I was sick too!! That's so crazy to hear that your mom did that too (referring to OPs comment n anyone else that may have had it) my mom used to put it in a bowl with butter n smash it up as well but the BEST part was that she used to dice up pieces of toast..like crouton size n mix them in. God I miss her😢

[@rhondacrosswhite8048]

I remember my mother gathering us kids up and standing on the street on Airport Blvd in Houston. Hobby Airport was still Houston Intercontinental in those days. We watched JFK and his motorcade drive by. The next day we were sent home from school early and my mother was crying when I arrived. That's when I was told that the man we saw the day before had been killed in Dallas. Thanks Max for making a man who died 60 years ago more human to a new generation.

[@lady14bug]

My mother stayed home from school to watch the motorcade go through Waxahachie that morning.

[@doughoward6401]

I remember that day as if it were yesterday . I was in school in a small town in southeast Texas, and a t v had been brought in so we could see the president before we went home for Thanksgiving holiday . I won't go into detail , the memories are still too painful . I'm 72 years old , and I still remember .

[@55mmartin]

I was 11 when the assassination happened and I remember all the adults around me crying. My Catholic grandmother even had a picture of JFK on the wall next to her picture of Jesus. That's how much he meant to Catholics. Hearing you talk about it made me a little teary-eyed.

[@kiddeath96]

It's crazy how much people loved him. I heard stories in black homes where they had Jesus MLK and JFK.

[@reillycurran8508]

Wasn't just Catholics, my Grammy was inconsolable and her and my Grampy were irreligious. The way my mom talks about it reminds me of the way I felt watching how everyone reacted to 9/11 when I was a little kid.

[@TwilitFall]

I watched a video from Ask a Mortician months ago that covered the fatal shooting and the conga line of errors that led to his closed casket funeral (his body was no longer in a state to be viewed, RIP), and Jackie's breaking down in tears when it finally caught up to her. She goes into a lot of detail from a funeral director's point of view and I can't recommend it enough. Excited that you got to cover what happened before the last gunshot, and can't wait to see the NatGeo angle, too!

[@jaded_gerManic]

Recommendation heartily seconded! I remember spending six weeks learning about this event in high school and that video greatly informed on the aftermath. I'm very happy to hear Max tell the less traumatic parts of the story.

[@astreaward6651]

That was such an excellent video from Ask A Mortician. I had no idea about their infant son. I know JFK's death was THE event everyone focuses on, and rightly so, but Jackie's perspective and what she went through that day should be more well-known. That poor woman...

[@annmariewalker3879]

That was an excellent video on Ask A Mortician. She also did one on the “Mukbang of Death” - the two of you should collaborate on a video of funeral foods!

[@TwilitFall]

@@astreaward6651 Right? Two of the most important people in her life, gone in tragic means within the span of MONTHS... and she had to do it with a whole nation and international community watching. Ouch doesn't come close to covering that.

[@AVisionInFur]

I headed to the comments to recommend Caitlyn Doughty’s Ask A Mortician video for the timeline of what exactly happened in the hours after the shots. Her research and delivery are always fantastic.

[@laserdiscisawesome1263]

Something that I also like to mention about JFKs trip to Texas is he was one of the first presidents to recognize the Hispanic/Latino vote and actually met up with civil rights groups in Houston and planned for one in Austin. In Houston he stopped by a LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC) dinner and was only supposed to show up, wave, shake some hands and take pictures. However, the group leaders persuaded and insisted he spoke to the crowd. He then gave a speech and stayed with them for about 20 minutes before leaving

[@jasonml3508]

Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if he had survived

[@randomjunkohyeah1]

@@jasonml3508 It could’ve meant being spared President Nixon, but hard to say with a 5 years difference. Now RFK living… that really would’ve changed everything.

[@dancooper6002]

@@randomjunkohyeah1 "Spared Nixon"? I would have gladly taken Nixon over JFK any day

[@randomjunkohyeah1]

@@dancooper6002 Typical brainwashed Republican.

[@randomjunkohyeah1]

@@dancooper6002 Typical brainwăshed republican.

[@TenApplesforTime]

So happy for you Max! I remember when you just quit Disney to do KZbin full-time, and now you're getting bigger than ever!

[@mahadivi1]

As always, fantastic episode! For me, the picture of Johnson being sworn in has always been an image I could never forget. Jackie looks so small, defeated, tired. And utterly alone. The worst moment of your life printed on the front page of every newspaper across the globe. One amazing terrible moment. Thank you for your wonderfully delightful and educational show. I have never failed to learn something new.

[@signalfire6691]

The real story in that photo of Jackie is the other one, where LBJ is smiling at one of his buddies. I love Max's shows but this telling glosses over a lot of conspiracies and truths.

[@OrbObserver]

@@signalfire6691 It's a sponsored video and he's not going to go off and make a 5 hour video with every unsubstantiated conspiracy theory in it. The focus is on the food and the respect for the subject matter. There's so many very in depth videos on the assassination from every angle readily available, that's not what this video is going for.

[@feliciapate7926]

Not only had she JUST lost her husband horribly, but she was still grieving the loss of her newborn son. That had to have been a guy punch to her heart/soul. That pic always nearly makes me cry because I know grief all too well.

[@feliciapate7926]

​@@signalfire6691-- Was he a good actor putting up a facade of strength for a stunned nation? I don't know the man or his history well enough to tell.

[@slugga951]

It all went to plan for LBJ

[@Jay_hendy]

This was a nice litmus test for max’s videos. A simple meal with a simple reaction. Makes me believe he has genuine reactions to the meals he makes. Love how excited he gets about tastes

[@MichaelYoder1961]

Saved this until the day of. I asked my mother if she remembered where she was and she just said "I had a 2 year old (me) and a 1 month old (my brother) - I don't remember anything, I was too busy." Such a tragedy. RIP JFK. And thanks, Max.

[@iGleeson]

I love that Max is basically a history influencer now, getting invited to screenings and events! I love it!

[@glamdolly30]

Yet Max is apparently totally unaware of any historic controversy around the long ago de-bunked 'lone gunman' establishment/Warren Commission claim. Laughably, Max presents the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy as a murder by a lone Commie gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald. That Oswald was the patsy/fall guy for a massive conspiracy at the highest level of the establishment, is not in doubt by anyone of sufficient critical thinking skills. The very fact Oswald was murdered just 2 days after Kennedy's assassination - by none other than Mafia stalwart Jack Ruby - before he could be quizzed in a court of law, confirms it! The murder of JFK is the ultimate and most transparent conspiracy. Some 'history influencer' - Max isn't even conversant with modern history! 🙄🙄🙄He needs to stick to cookery, he is way out of his depth with the JFK assassination

[@OneofInfinity.]

@@dh-uo4lt Or where they paid actors? much like now a day and by the same people.

[@TrainerRed519]

​@@dh-uo4lt you follow redpill channels but also thirstly follow some McQueeney women influencer so trust ne man you have no credibility

[@OurLADYofGarabandal]

Au courant non ! sinon le p.c. cook saurait qui a réellement tué le président.

[@antonioprovenzano5130]

​@@dh-uo4ltthey werent texans you bot

[@pinkeysherbet7249]

Jackie’s maiden name was Bouvier and when the Kennedys went to France the people cheered for her. Jack was gracious enough to say he was proud to accompany her to France.

[@dsoule4902]

Chuck of Sax Coburg could've taken a page from jfk re Diana's popularity

[@CthulhuInc]

marge simpson's maiden name was also bouvier - coincidence?

[@bnic9471]

Jackie Cowgirl?

[@cjbudd]

@@CthulhuIncsimpsons mentioned🔥

[@JeffreyBenzodiazepines]

who the heck is Jack

[@evanburkhart6995]

I don't do comments or social media, and I figured I would mention this on the newest one though I'm currently about to watch the WWII one. Just wanted you to know that your passion for such an oddly obscure topic brings so much joy to many. The best way to connect to times we can't completely understand is to taste the things they ate. Food time, if youve ever been anywhere, ever.. is the best time. Sometimes the only time to enjoy something. Such a basic instinct as eating, has become to us something far beyond sustenance. And you have a gift. A weird and obscure gift, But thank you!

[@katatcheson423]

My parents were 9 years old when the assassination happened, and then many years later, my mother went into labor with me on the 22nd. Since it was such a sad, shocking day, she said she prayed I would hold on until the next day to be born (and I did!). It's so interesting to learn more about this day...and I might have some marmalade toast today in JFK's honor.

[@ZhovtoBlakytniy]

Early happy birthday!

[@TheVioletMaze]

I went into labor with my son on Sept 11th and my entire family told me to hold on for one day which happened anyways and he was born Sept 12. Pretty interesting how dates have such impacts on entire populations.

[@missanne2908]

@@TheVioletMaze I was baptized on September 11, although that was many years before 9-11. My maternal grandfather baptized me, and on the walk home my paternal grandfather slumped; it was his first stroke that would go on and eventually end his life. My cousin's husband was in downtown Santiago on September 11 1973 when Pinochet staged his military coup. Jim had been called one of Chile's outstanding young men by Salvador Allende, so he and my cousin hurried to get out of Chile before Pinochet's troops could get them. September 11 has an unlucky day for my family well before 2001.

[@billinorlando2887]

That's nuts. Wow!

[@lovemy2babies]

There are days that just everyone remembers where they were. That’s history!

[@adamplace1414]

I can't imagine anyone else being able to make a video about a simple (if hearty) breakfast as engaging and interesting as Max did here. Like many, I came across the channel for the food, and stayed for the history (and the food sometimes too). Great work as always.

[@imnotdaredevil3714]

I enjoyed the history bit- I know about the assassination itself, so hearing about the context (the political reasons, logistics, lil anecdotes from the luncheon) were much more enjoyable and I think it gave this bit of history a bit more of a human touch.

[@wallc3243]

As a non-Amarican viewer, thanks for making this episode interesting! I wouldn't learn about American president history if you didn't make this. I really love you sandwich food recipes, history and food reviews so that history part is easy "digestible". Love your work and looking forward to another history.

[@debinvenice]

I was in first grade living in Austin. All the kids in the family took off from school because we were going to see JFK when he arrived in Austin. I didn't understand what happened. I just remember my mother and grandmother crying. We went through the same thing with RFK while living in Los Angeles. So many tragedies in that family. Thanks for preview of the documentary. I'll be checking it out.

[@upsidedown1972]

I absolutely adore your channel. Thank you Max for making the internet a beautiful place.

[@Lum_co]

Ever since you mentioned working for Disney, all I can see is Prince Charming teaching us how to cook and I am 100% all for it. 😄

[@ladyrazorsharp]

Mammoth Club just did a video about the Disney Wish and I kept thinking about how Max was a cast member on a Disney cruise ship! They do a lot of foodie content in their videos, would be awesome if they and Max did a collab!

[@tonnahmichaels4297]

I’m so glad that I’m not the only one that thinks that! I homeschool my kids, so we watch about 2 of his episodes a week. My kids refer to him as the Disney Prince Cook. ❤

[@daodejing81]

Disney is woke.

[@notinmanitou]

I grew up on oven broiled bacon. Some 70 years ago, my father couldn't get life insurance because of his weight, so my mom changed the way she cooked. She stopped frying and used other methods of cooking, including broiling most of our meat. She managed to get him down enough to qualify. You should have a broiler pan so the meat doesn't swim in the fat. I still cook steaks and bacon on the broiler. Don't be afraid, but do lower the rack down one rung.

[@evilarchconservative2952]

Actually I was surprised that Max didn't use a broiler pan.

[@arpowell2068]

Thank you both for posting this! I grew up eating broiled bacon (and fresh side - yum!) and using a broiler pan on a rack set a little lower was the only way I saw anyone do it. There was a broiler pan in every kitchen, and as a child of the late 60s/early 70s I saw them used a lot!

[@notinmanitou]

@@arpowell2068 Same age bracket, lol.

[@ShintogaDeathAngel]

This makes me think of the Simpsons episode where Homer eats to gain weight, so he can get disability!

[@emmaplover]

As a person in the UK, I, too, have grown up eating grilled bacon and sausages, I didn’t even realise you could cook bacon any other way until recently 😂

[@bombidil3]

I honestly love these 20th Century ones. They remind you of how much there is to know about people who's names seem so familiar. Alcatraz, WW2 Thanksgiving, Chef Boyardee (the master), and this video were awesome! This one in particular because I have some bucket list US Cities I'd like to visit, including Dallas, so this sounds like a field trip I'd like to go on!

[@JamesWilliams-fm1jl]

The fried chicken and soda bottle you mentioned found on the 6th floor did not belong to Oswald as originally thought. It was left behind by co-worker James Jarman who sat on the 6th floor eating his lunch while waiting for the motorcade. After eating, he heard some of his co-workers down below on the 5th floor, so we left to join them, leaving the remains of his lunch behind.

[@ajitp3756]

Was James Jarman your relative , that you vouch for him.

[@JamesWilliams-fm1jl]

@@ajitp3756 No, that was his testimony before the Warren Commission, and his story to the news outlets later. The news had a number of cases of misinformation early on, like Oswald dined on fried chicken before popping the president (which was the remains of Jarmans lunch), that a secret service agent was also killed, and that the president was carried to an ambulance and then taken to the hospital (that was reported by CBS News)

[@sdhscrosscountry]

You are correct

[@kennysponto6568]

Fried chicken made him do it

[@kevinmoore2929]

​@@ajitp3756and your proof that you're right is where?

[@PersephoneDaSilva]

Jackie was related to the Vanderbilts. I've toured their home three times since I moved down to North Carolina. If you haven't done it once, I suggest you go as soon as you can. Plus, it's not only historical, it's also romantic. Take José with you. Plan to stay at least overnight because there's a lot to do. You'll want to do a bit more than just tour the house, the gardens, and visit Antler Hill Village, including the free wine tasting at their winery. Oh, and don't forget to check out the creamery where they make their ice cream homemade. Plus, they started "alive" art tour things. They're new every year. Starting November 7th, they have Christmas at Biltmore. It's very pretty. You should see their 35-foot tall tree that the entire staff works on together in the 70-foot high banquet hall. They also have Christmas at Biltmore red and white wines every year. If you don't get them for the wine, get them for the hand painted art. They're only available until the end of the year. (I hope I made someone interested in visiting this place.)

[@TastingHistory]

I've always wanted to go there during Christmas!

[@PersephoneDaSilva]

@@TastingHistory I hope you get to go. Dress warmly. It's in the mountains. They get snow there.

[@thenovicenovelist]

Biltmore is pretty awesome. Also, as someone from the Appalachian part of Virginia, I second the idea of bringing warm clothing. It can get cold in the mountains even in southern states like VA and NC.

[@patevans3709]

Jackie was not related to the Vanderbilts--her first cousin married into the family.

[@PersephoneDaSilva]

@@patevans3709 That makes them related.

[@cloudninetherapeutics7787]

The tragic death of JFK hit me so hard as a 7 year old. I watched the whole thing happen on our black and white RCA. My mom screamed and fell to her knees weeping. So this was really hard to watch from that respect, but Max, I caught the look in your eyes as you kept telling us this sad history. That said all I needed to know. Thank you for being you.

[@CraigOpperman-e5z]

I'm wondering how your mother actually saw the assassination since it wasn't shown for the first time until 1977 on tvs night line? Also, I don't think his Dallas trip was televised on Nov. 22, 2963. Just curious.

[@cloudninetherapeutics7787]

You have the incorrect date. It would not be November 22, 2963. What we saw was the newscasters, the newsrooms, all that was going on at the time. Walter Cronkite had to take a deep pause in order to compose himself he was so shocked. I remember so much more than this. Did I say specifically that I saw the assassination? I did not. It was hard to watch my mother weeping, it was hard to watch my family cry and suffer shock, it was hard to watch all the newscasters, mostly stoic men covering the news as matter of fact every night, become visibly shaken, their voices trembling, all of it.The whole thing I saw was on every major TV station broadcasting the terrible news. @@CraigOpperman-e5z

[@Reshigekko]

Doubt it

[@cloudninetherapeutics7787]

@@CraigOpperman-e5z Things were different back then in so many ways and with reporters, they didn't keep cameras rolling all the time. The announcement of JFK being shot was breaking news and that is when my mother bolted from the kitchen and fell to her knees and kept crying "God no, I can't believe it. How can this happen? How can this happen?" She hoped he would live. All of us did. The next thing we knew, Water Cronkite had to pause and compose himself as he announced that the president died from his wounds. And we all cried. I'll never forget it. Never once did I mention that I saw the actual events unfold on that day.

[@doughoward6401]

I was 11 years old and in school in Texas when it happened . They had brought a t v in so we could watch a program about the president before we went home for Thanksgiving holiday . They always did that as a treat 'cause it was a small school and didn't have much money . Then later in the program all of a sudden the teacher started crying and turned off the t v and rushed out of the room . Later the principal came 8n and told us to go home , school was out . Went home and my mom was crying too and told my younger brother and me what had happened .

[@anna9072]

I was in 4th grade. We were sitting in class, and someone brought a note to the teacher, she gasped and put her hand over her mouth, then went and stood looking out the window. We knew something was wrong, but not what. Then we were sent out for recess, and the church bells all started tolling, and word started going around that the president had been assassinated. I still remember it vividly.

[@furrycircuitry2378]

How was life back then? Was it all worth it?

[@MAYBEE90]

Similar to my experience on 9/11. I was in the 3rd grade in elementary school in Queens, NY. We had a view of the towers from our classroom, but from as far as we were, it just looked like a small fire. I still remember my teacher reading a note she had received from another teacher, and then she pointed it out to us and telling us not to worry, it was probably a small fire that would be controlled soon. By lunch hour, all the kids were gone in the class except for me, picked up by worried parents. My parents worked in the city, and my mom worked in the towers, along with several of my aunts. They all literally ran on foot out of Manhattan and didn’t reach home until around 8 PM. And we had received no word from them bc this was before the age when cellphones were commonplace. Anyway, I’ll never forget that point in history.

[@anna9072]

@@furrycircuitry2378 so far, so good. In all honesty, I’d happily go back to the 60s, but I don’t know if it was really better or just that the less pleasant aspects have been dimmed with time. But overall I enjoyed it.

[@akirak1871]

@@MAYBEE90 Crazy to think about those major historical moments that we lived through. I was in 8th grade when 9/11 happened. I heard rumors all morning that something happened and a few classes didn't do any work and got to watch it on the news, then at lunchtime a girl said to me "the Pentagon is on fire" (I just figured a small electrical fire or something). I didn't really know what exactly happened until I got home and my Mom (federal employee) had been evacuated and sent home. She was very agitated and crying, and we all sat there and watched the news together. I had no idea that in that one seemingly regular morning, we had transitioned from one historical era to another.

[@jonesnori]

​@MAYBEE90 Cell phones (the dumb sort) were already out there,though not ubiquitous, but some of the cell antennae were on the Twin Towers, and the rest were so overloaded that calls weren't getting through. I was in Midtown Manhattan that day, and finally managed to reach relatives via email.

[@finfen9730]

I think we're all in agreement. We need a Max Miller's Last Suppers mini series.

[@malcolmpalmer569]

0:59.

[@lorrainem8234]

💯

[@darianbrowning1608]

Hey, Max - you hit 2 million. Happy for you, beyond measure.

[@cheryl1338]

I grew up near Boston and Jackie's note about poached eggs on toast was a classic breakfast for us (we called it "dropped eggs on toast"). I was 2 when this awful event happened, but I remember growing up that both of my grandmothers had framed pictures of President Kennedy (with rosary beads hanging off them, of course) on their walls. Unbelievable that this happened 60 years ago.

[@arcaneoddity]

Honestly? I would watch that 2 hour episode if you did decide to go into detail. Absolutely love what you do, thanks so much for keeping us all supplied with such great content! Hope your day's going great!

[@denniscastillo3410]

Absolutely I would love longer content, I enjoy the content, I enjoy the creator and just want more.

[@omegx25]

You should do this as a new series i love hearing the history behind last meals. Its so fascinating.

[@triciahutchins5407]

I was in fourth grade, walking home from school, when I heard the news of JFK's death from one of the parents parked on the street. I didn't know my feelings about the event were still so strong, until I saw the title of your episode and had to force myself to watch. Thanks for your candor and factuality. Well done.

[@autodidactin]

I was 13, in Junior High when the announcement came. I too had some second thoughts about viewing this video, but I’m glad I did.

[@notinmanitou]

Me too. I was 8 years old and our principle announced it on the school intercom. That was the first time I had seen an adult cry. Our teachers had no time to prepare, we all found out at the same time.

[@kendn01]

The remnants of the fried chicken, at least according to the documentary I saw, belonged to another employee of the depository who was posted at another window on the same floor, eating his lunch, waiting to catch a glimpse of the prez as he sailed by. They actually interviewed the guy who claimed the chicken bones - he said he got bored being up there by himself and went to join some other fellow workers on the floor below, never realizing oswald was up there on that floor at the same time!

[@ShintogaDeathAngel]

That feels so eerie to me. He had a lucky escape, but it makes me wonder what would have happened if he had come across Oswald? Would JFK had survived, at least for a while?

[@kiddeath96]

Smells like bullshit kinda. The murder of Kennedy and even his younger brother will always be up for debate.

[@stoneymorris5366]

Clicked for intrigue, became engulfed, stayed glued for the duration. New fan. Subscribed.

[@morganalori]

Thank you Max for the wonderful bonus episode. I did NOT expect to see you again this week. Congrats on Nat Geo inviting you to come play. Love the tasteful handling of a subject that many still have so many emotions and opinions about. I've seen so many different shows covering the subject and yours did indeed introduce me to some new facts. Thank you for the different perspective on a point of history. Woot on almost 2 Mil. Still subscribed, so happy I found you so long ago.

[@TastingHistory]

Thank you for the kind words and support.

[@Tricksterbelle]

A good pairing with this video would be Ask a Mortician's video on the aftermath of the assassination and Caitlin handles it with the same research and care that Max does. Great job Max!

[@AVisionInFur]

Yes! They are both thoughtful, respectful, and objective in their approach to such a difficult and, often, sensationalized topic.

[@pixel5m908]

Max, about the egs ,this is how i eat eggs , i break the shell, take the yolk, whash it under water, put it in a small bowl, and rupture the yolk skin, in that bowl, the yolk skin throw away, do that with 2 chiken eggs, with the whites save them or discard them now you have the contents of 2 yolks , add the same volume of molten butter, a bit hot, not to hot, mix until the mix is homogenized, add salt and eat

[@cindiargumaniz2193]

I was 9 years old on this day. I am 69 now and I remember it like it was yesterday. We lived on the Texas Gulf Coast and my aunt in Houston. Her birthday was November 22 and she got to go to the rally the day before. I was at home by myself on the day of the funeral and I cried harder than my nine year old self ever thought possible. My grandmother lived in Dallas (I've lived here for 45 years as well) and we came here every year for Christmas. It was the saddest Christmas ever. Of course we had to drive through the route and I couldn't hold the tears back again. I'm teared up right now just thinking about it.

[@BELCAN57]

I was 6 and in the first grade.. Our Principal was Mr. Kennedy and when they made the announcement I wondered why someone would want to shoot our Principal.

[@tanikokishimoto1604]

I was nine years old as well. We were in school beginning rehearsals for choir singing for Christmas. A teacher or principal announced the assassination and we were all sent home early. Many of my classmates were crying. I walked home (only a block and a half away; and this an era where free range kids was the norm). Mom met me at the door of our apartment, and by then I was crying, too. We watched the news a lot on the next few days, and my 9 year old self, looking at the new president, simply exclaimed -- that old man! He can't be our president!

[@cindiargumaniz2193]

@@tanikokishimoto1604 we had such similar experiences. My class was in music class learning a new Christmas song. My teacher came in the room crying and rushed over to the music teacher and whispered in her ear and she immediately burst into tears and almost sunk to the floor. Then they told us. We also only lived about a block and a half from the school on the main road in our little town. None of us left the school grounds for a long time, milling around stunned, confused and terrified. Most of our parents were still at work. I'm from Texas so we were used to LBJ.

[@Gabis_vintage]

It was such a pleasure getting to meet you on this trip! Love the history you brought into this 💕

[@TastingHistory]

You too!

[@TheoTheTimeTravelingMagician]

18:31 smooth. Very smooth. I’m Impressed.

[@ronalddevine9587]

I was a junior in high school when he was assassinated. A very sad and tragic event. I never knew about his final breakfast, nor about Jackie's absence from the official breakfast. Great video, Max.

[@animula6908]

Reclaiming history by Vincent bugliosi is a great resource, for those interested. But it’s so hefty, don’t buy the hardcover thinking you will prop it on your chest and read it at bedtime. It could crush you. Buy the ebook for that use ❤

[@missanne2908]

I was in third grade when he was assassinated. I definitely remember the hall monitor's coming in twice; once with a message to say he was shot and another to say the president died. Our teacher was in tears reading aloud the second message, while the class sat bewildered. If you were alive and old enough to remember you never forgot that day

[@ronalddevine9587]

@@missanne2908 I live in Connecticut and was a school custodian on 9/11. I was working in an elementary school. We kept all of the news from the children, and allowed them to leave if their parent came for them. That was a bit much for an 8 year old child to deal with.

[@clogs4956]

I can remember only three clear things from my early 1960s childhood: playing with balls of dark green wool as I sat in sunlight shining through a big window; my Grandma enthusing about Cliff Richard’s lovely singing voice; and my Grandma crying because an American lady’s husband had died beside her.

[@missanne2908]

@@ronalddevine9587 I was in California, and wonder if the three hour time difference was a factor in whether or not the school told the children. In Connecticut it would have been only an hour or two between the assassination and the time they would normally go home. Or perhaps it was that the area I lived in was extremely conservative; you could get bullied as early as kindergarten if your parents weren't Republican (for example, a few friends and I ganged up on another girl in 1960 because her parents voted for JFK; I am not proud of this incident but it taught me that anyone could be a bully) and people didn't like Kennedy.. I remember being on the playground when a girl showed me her heart-shaped pendant and said something to the effect that there were darts in it and it was darts that killed the president. What she said didn't make any sense, and rather proves your point in that children should have been told by their parents. I was working in a preschool and had to go to the store room when I heard on the radio that a plane crashed in North Park in San Diego (this was 1979). I made certain that any mothers that came into the classroom did not talk about it to either the teacher (who lived in North Park) or the children.

[@ronkemperful]

I was 8 years old and in the second grade when I heard over the school’s intercom, the report of the President’s assassination. The live broadcast of Lee Harvey Oswald’s death also I saw; and on TV I listened to the sound of the drum beating slowly during the funeral procession . Such memories, now 60 years later still are vivid in my head. One does not forget, must never forget.

[@sascharai1335]

Max releases video about JFK's last meal. Pepperidge Farm: "Why are we suddenly getting requests for our white toast from all over?"

[@marilynrowland5197]

I was in college at the University of Maryland. I'll never forget it, and I know a lot about what happened and how it was done. But I knew nothing about what you covered on today's show! Thanks for enlightening me! P.S. You'd like a runny yolk a lot, Max, if you could also eat the cooked egg white! With salt and pepper, by the way. That makes a huge difference!

[@planetclownfishbrain7052]

Some day the world will know who was responsible, but for now, israel won't be held responsible.

[@planetsoccer99]

go terps

[@kiddeath96]

​@@planetclownfishbrain7052lol

[@michellehainze3345]

I was in the 8th grade in Austin going between classes when the PA system was turned on. The teacher who was to announce the assassination broke down in tears and had to be replaced by someone else to tell us what had happened and why we were all going home for the rest of the day. My husband was in high school in the Dallas area and had the same experience. It was a truly sad time for everyone he and I knew.

[@sagrammyfour]

Yes yes yes. We want a series on the "Last Meal of Famous People."

[@randalmayeux8880]

Hi Max, I remember that day well, I was 7 years old and the Catholic school I went to was only about 2 blocks from Roberts Cutoff, a road that went between downtown and Carswell air force base where Kennedy would be flying to Dallas from. The whole school walked down to the motorcade route and I, being among the younger kids, had a place right on the curb. When the motorcade came by they were only going about 2 mph. I was no more than 4 feet away from them. JFK looked me right in the eye and Jackie gave me a big smile. After returning to school we were in class when we got an announcement over the PA system that the president had been shot. We all went into the church and prayed for him. Later, we got word that he had died. Back to church to pray for his soul. After my mom picked up my brother and I and we approached our street, we were stopped by a cop and asked if we lived on that street. My mom told him our address and he let us through. There were a lot of cop cars circling the block. We found out later that day why, when a Secret Service agent came and talked to my parents and even me and my older brother. Oswald's mother lived on the next street, just across the alley and a few doors down. I seems that Oswald spent a lot of time at her house. They asked me if I had ever seen him, but I couldn't say for certain.

[@colleenmahony8803]

When I tell kids (even my own) that we all grew up with "egg cups," and softboiled eggs were a regular thing (often with a half grapefruit-- and we all had specific grapefruit knives and spoons), they are so confused.

[@gerrymichaud3851]

I lived in Dallas for 18 years. I went to Daley Square and the book repository. I was 4 years old and living in Lewiston Maine. I remember the assignation and the funeral. I remember my parents crying. The bought the book, "The Torch has Passed". I also bought my Indiana Jones fedora from Peters Brothers Hats.

[@signalfire6691]

I was 10 when this happened and saw Oswald murdered live on tv; everyone else in the house was asleep after watching the news for hours on end. I think the weirdest thing that happened was around 1 o'clock at school that Friday, the schools sent EVERYONE home - from the kindergarteners to the 6th graders at my school. It seemed like they just presumed all the mommies would be home to let the kids in and be supervised. I've always wondered how many kids were sent home to empty houses and locked doors; seems very odd now to me.

[@jmcg6189]

I came home to an empty house when they sent me home from 7th grade.

[@JRR0013]

And it was November. Poor kids.

[@silentdrew7636]

I remember they did that on 9/11. My dad didn't come home until the next day.

[@giovanniserafino1731]

While it was a simple breakfast, what was most evident was Max’s love of history as he revisited the events of that sad day and connected it to the president’s final meal. You are the best Max!

[@anonymous78546]

Watching this on November 22, 2023. 60 years to the day.

[@Phil_Melone]

Me too!!

[@kkpenney444]

True story: I was born in Boston on August 7, 1963 in the same hospital that the newborn Patrick Kennedy was brought after being born on the Cape. My mother remembers - after giving birth to twins- not being able to sleep with all the sirens and people running about. He died soon after and my large family always remembers my birth with the hospital (and city) wide mourning of the Kennedy's third child. I feel a special kinship with him.

[@annbrookens945]

Since I was only 10 at the time and in rural Illinois, I had no idea that there had even been a third child...

[@divyabadri9787]

@@annbrookens945 I read some more about it and it was truly wild; the baby, Patrick, was born prematurely, 20 years to the day that JFK was saved after 5 days of being marooned on an island in the Pacific (following the wreck of PT-109, the torpedo boat that he was captaining). Patrick died roughly 39 hours after birth from what is now known as infant respiratory distress syndrome, and his death is part of what inspired enough growth in the neonatology field such that treatment of that condition is now considered routine, with survival expected.

[@qjames0077]

Max is moving up in the world 😎 Thanks for being you, Max. The same way we look back at JFK's footage, one day our children will be watching your coverage of history with the same reverence

[@SixthFloorMuseum]

We were curious what you would create based on your visit, thank you for this video!

[@mitchyuk]

I visited Dallas in 2019 and I have to say the Sixth Floor Museum knocked my socks off. Well organised, well laid out, ridiculously informative. I thought they'd promote the "Oswald acted alone" at all times but actually what they do is lay out everything about everything and let you make up your own mind. Excellent visit, would recommend. This is a great video but why not wait until the 22nd, it falls on a Wednesday this year?

[@eriknulty6392]

CRAZY how they put up a memorial for him. CIA and other entities killed him. but have to pretend they are sad too. PS-didnt act alone.

[@ClassicAustralianTV]

It would have been better to save it until the 22nd but I think it was released early to promote the National Geographic films that's coming out on Sunday

[@silentdrew7636]

​@@eriknulty6392 don't spread misinformation in the comments section

[@eriknulty6392]

@@silentdrew7636 so uninformed. maybe watch the movie JFK with kevin costner. not super accurate but its a good movie and a good starting point to begin learning. it is a movie of course. but i feel like it is at least a intro into the weird things our government has done. i would actually find it more strange if they didnt kill him. that would be real plot twist. Also for someone called silent drew. you sure do chime in on shit you dont know anything about.

[@gp33music41]

​@@silentdrew7636It's not misinformation if it's true

[@99zanne]

Apart from the history, the personalities, etc., the most astonishing aspect of our visit there, was how SMALL the area is there at the school book depository, the Plaza, the "grassy knoll," etc. We watch the films and the recreations, and none can convey how close together all of those areas are. We really enjoyed our trip there and highly recommend.

[@relax2dream164]

Sad day. As an 8 year old Canadian I came home to find my mom weeping in front of the tv. She respected him so much for his changes to civil rights in America. I grew up a little bit that day❤️🇨🇦

[@Justanotherconsumer]

This reminds me of something I did a while back - my wife and I honeymooned in Honolulu (and saw family, her parents are from there) and they had a Thanksgiving menu posted from the USS Missouri on what they served in 1946. We recreated it as best as we could for that year, but it would have been better to find those goofy little navy recipe cards for the actual dishes. It was probably the first Thanksgiving served on the battleship that wasn’t limited by the war.

[@tees5983]

Max, you are a gem. You gave this episode all the respect and sobriety it deserved. I would love a last meals segment but I’m not sure how that would make you feel mentally. And I like smiling Max!!!

[@kayleighkuhlay]

So much whoa in this story and out of all the meals you've made this is my favorite

[@sammyToesis]

As someone familiar with the city it felt really surreal hearing Max list off street names and being able to visualize the path Kennedy took before his untimely demise. Fascinating history

[@Fishpubber]

I'm not even a chef. I suck at cooking, and I'm not really even that big on history. But you have a magnetic, charming personality that I keep coming back for. You sir are a wonderful human being, and you deserve all of the following you've gained.

[@TC-bz9dz]

I drive thru Dealey Plaza twice a day..now for over 30 years and I still get chills every time i see the now 6th floor museum...what once was the Texas School book depository.

[@Basaltmbl]

Combining history and food prep has been a brilliant and fun thing! Thanks for thinking of it, Max!

[@elizabethp2395]

Could you BE more of a delight, Max? Thank you. Our 10 year old is loving your channel and this is a great entry point into a discussion of one of our nation's most pivotal events. xox

[@nancypine9952]

Historian William Manchester wrote a book called "Death of a President," which covers that weekend. If you need details, you can find most of them there. I remember that horrible weekend and the feeling of horror we went through.

[@milkshake123abc]

I was 15, in 10th grade, waiting to receive my report card when we were called to our homerooms to hear the announcement. Kids were shocked, crying. I stayed calm. Got home from the bus trip and when I got to the front door of my house my mother opened the door and we both burst out crying. It still stabs my heart to think about that day and the following days. Just the most awful time of my young life.

[@glamdolly30]

And do you still believe the outrageous lie spoon-fed to you and every other American citizen, that President Kennedy was killed by a lone, Communist crazy??? If so, give me a call - I've a bridge I'd like to sell you! 🙄🙄🙄

[@daodejing81]

I was 4 years old. My brother, 7 months old. Hope you received a great report card!

[@everydaym8]

I would love to see a last meal series, it’s so interesting

[@cynthiapena1141]

New subscriber here. I was born in South Texas, the day after President Kennedy was assassinated, and every time some aunt or family spoke of my birth, they would speak of him and his death, and how everyone felt. I grew up Catholic, and yes, grandmothers kept rosary beads on his picture, as asign of respect. I've watched a few of your videos and would like to thank you for your wonderful content.

[@Fluffymonkeyem]

My parents were both around 5 1/2 years old when this happened. However, they both remember how it affected their parents and changed everything. How their parent's were solemn and the world got darker. I also love learning about history via the lens of food, and this one was just top notch. Thank you for sharing it.

[@pamelawinkelmann6229]

Watching this episode made me think of another sad event that also occurred in November...the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10, 1975. In the ballad by Gordon Lightfoot, he mentions the cook coming on deck to tell the men it was too rough to feed them. What kind of meal would have been prepared for the men on the Fitzgerald? Gordon Lightfoot passed away earlier this year; the Maritime Sailor's Cathedral honored him by ringing the bell 30 times -- 29 times for the men lost and a 30th toll for Lightfoot. I have always found the ballad and story to be haunting. I don't know if there's enough material to do an episode on it, but it's worth investigating.

[@benjalucian1515]

The ships were pretty stable, and if it really got bad, the cook wouldn't cook hot meals. The men would have cold meals, sandwiches, that kind of thing. I'm glad they honored Gordon Lightfoot. He put that wreck on the world's radar.

[@snazzypazzy]

I learned about that story from the Ask a mortician channel. Absolutely sad and haunting and very beautifully told.

[@dosvidanyagaming4123]

I can't talk about the Edmund Fitzgerald specifically, but a rough sea classic of the time, when the galley was out of commission, was corned beef sandwiches. Tinned corned beef was already a staple aboard merchants and warships alike for its high energy density and the fact it'll keep good for years without refrigeration, and sliced (cold) corned beef on bread is easy to prepare, even when the ship is rolling and pitching like a mechanical bull. No matter how bad the seas were, if the cook could hold a knife without slicing his hand off, you'd atleast get cold corned beef on something resembling bread.

[@zachhoward9099]

Interesting fact, the cook on board Bob Rafferty was a last minute replacement and didn’t know the guys on the Fitzgerald . The old cook that knew the guys was laid up with gallstones awaiting surgery in Texas I believe and the other regular cook said in later interviews that he had a bad feeling for some reason and told Columbia Transportation he was done going out for the year. As there was only 1 trip left before winter layup in dry dock they got a last minute fill in

[@benjalucian1515]

@@zachhoward9099 Bad luck for the cook replacement and bad luck for the two deckhands who missed the Edmund's sail time, but a nice person drove them to the next stop where they could board.

[@janiefox3458]

On that day I was sitting in Chorus Class in high school, I will never forget when the squak box came one and the the next thing I knew was my teacher was crying. It was also the day of our Junior Class play and I was to play the organ but didn't know the The Stars Spangled Banner. A number of hears later in Basic Training a fellow WAC told the story of how she was on the sidewalk at the Grassy Knoll and watching Pres. Kennedy get shot. History floats all around us but I sure didn't know what he had for breakfast. As usual it brings another degree of history into the story.

[@kellieashman6908]

I’m Australian, born not quite a decade after the assassination of JFK and I have had a lifelong fascination of that horrific day, his life and his family more broadly. Thank you Max

[@jb-br8bf]

As a fellow Aussie I’m really into the disappearance of Harold Holt. The whole thing was so damn mysterious, especially considering that the PM just decided to go swimming as a spur of the moment thing with no bathers.

[@kellieashman6908]

@@jb-br8bf yes now that is an interesting story. I’ll have to start reading more about Harold Holt, thanks for the suggestion

[@chrisa2735-h3z]

Almost 2,000,000 subscribers! You deserve it and so much more Max!!😊

[@athena1491]

Id absolutely watch a 2 hour episode once in a while, cover a couple meals and the story, sounds like a lovely time to me

[@Hallows4]

My father was in law school when this happened. He told me the story once, and although I don’t remember all the details, he apparently remembered exactly what he was doing - i.e. the assignment he was working on - when the news broke.

[@anakintalks7082]

A field trip for adults to the city I grew up in (Fort Worth) seems exactly like the kind of thing people not from Fort Worth say their doing when they visit. Also for anyone who has never had an egg with a runny yolk but is curious, the toast is what we usually use to dip in the egg a bit of salt and pepper over the egg and dip some toast in then it’s less goopy and weird and more of a sauce for something

[@dellahicks7231]

@pamelawinkelmann, As a Canadian 🇨🇦 child back in 1975, (The sinking occurred three days before my 11th birthday) I remember this song emanating from the little transistor radio our dad listened to every morning as he prepared for work, it sat atop our fridge. It was such a haunting tribute from our esteemed late Gordon Lightfoot. Then in 2019 the band 'The Headstones', covered it with the families of the deceased Blessings, and gave it another iconic Canadian sound. Be at Peace to the souls lost that November day. 🕊

[@Benzyl]

This was so intimate and detailed, you genuinely managed to find a new angle on this pivotal event, I congratulate you!

[@glamdolly30]

Sadly he presented the same old angle/fiction, that JFK was killed by a lone Commie gunman called Lee Harvey Oswald. That brazen lie was de-bunked decades ago, and it's shocking to see this guy re-heat and serve it up again like last week's bad meatloaf!

[@katietoole8345]

If you want a follow up, Caitlin Doughty (Ask a Mortician) has a video titled "Why JFK's Casket Stayed Closed." It's completely fascinating (as are many of her videos). Also, did anyone else have to check 3 times to make sure that today wasn't Tuesday? Still Friday, right?

[@cara9648]

I love her videos and thought about the episode she did of the aftermath watching this one. I was surprised at the Friday post too 😂

[@duffman18]

Err isn't it extremely bloody obvious why the casket stayed closed?

[@Toughmittens]

You ate this like you don’t like food. Meanwhile I’m over here salivating. The whole meal looks delicious.

[@MartianAmbassador69]

It's literally the most generic breakfast. It's like complaining that he didn't enjoy the oatmeal and cheerios Biden eats for breakfast everyday before he poops his diaper.

[@TheMimiSard]

Broilers really are something you need to keep a constant eye on. I use them pretty often, as my toasted sandwiches are grilled under the broiler-grill, plus my favoured way of cooking fresh salmon is to grill it so the skin is crispy.

[@dilihopa]

I was a young child when this historic event occurred. Even here in Canada we were all in shock. I remember watching the news and my parents being very upset.

[@leeferguson4276]

The Sixth Floor museum is a really great place to visit--so fascinating and truly well done. Thanks for this video--this is a great addition to all the history around this event.

[@TastingHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@dianebekel9326]

In the early 60’s Pepperidge Farm made a thin cut white bread. My grandmother only ate that variety. They still make it, but it’s difficult to find. At the time, we lived in north New Jersey close to NYC. Orange marmalade & five minute eggs were also my grandparents favorites. Although Grandfather would have looked askance at JFK when he put milk in his coffee. (Coffee percolators were also popular. That method does change the coffee’s character!)

[@oldasyouromens]

That thin cut white bread is also my absolute favorite.

[@donnaw1835]

Yes, when he mentioned thick cut my thought was “but I’ve only seen thin cut”

[@chrisenglund9269]

There was no thick cut Pepperidge white bread back then. Most commerical bread was sliced thin.

[@dianebekel9326]

@@chrisenglund9269 The thin cut Pepperidge Farms was thinner and not as large as Wonder Bread. I was just a little squirt when Grandmother made me a sandwich from her ‘special bread’. I didn’t understand why all bread wasn’t the same! Good memories.

[@hiyahandsome]

This was a tough one to watch. I had just turned 9 and was in the fourth grade, but I remember that day as if it was yesterday, and you are correct, Max, it changed our lives forever. Jackie Kennedy's massive international appeal hasn;t been matched by another public figure since then, it is difficult to overstate her influence on fashion, home decor, and the introduction of French food, abetted by Julia Child on PBS in that fateful year, 1963. After the president's assassination, the way Jackie handled herself, her grief and the public ceremonies catapulted her into myth. Seeing her here in NYC years later, where we both lived, made me so happy, especially when she smiled at me. I smiled back and was walking on air for the rest of the day.

[@VistaGMD]

This is an absolutely mind-blowing meal.

[@willgrant719]

what 2 million i remember back when you had 20,000. congrats Matt you rock!!!

[@TastingHistory]

Haha, thanks Bill.

[@thobu6576]

You're one of the very few people who can actually make something as simple as grilling bacon into an interesting subject.

[@zacknight9137]

Bring back the epic meal time glory days! More bacon strips 😭

[@IlannaRao-kh3kb]

I need an infinite supply of these videos, ive been binge watching these for hours, i also watch these while i cook. Soooo addicting

[@juliabaum8832]

Fun fact, Hotel Texas originally was supposed to be called the Winfield Hotel, after my great-great-grandfather Winfield Scott! He owned another hotel called the Metropolitan, which was demolished in the 50s; the site is now the park with the JFK tribute.