Secret Service Agent Vividly Recalls President Kennedy's Assassination | Clint Hill

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U.S. Army veteran and Secret Service agent Clint Hill describes in harrowing detail the events of November 22, 1963, as he rushed to shield Mrs. Kennedy and the already wounded President after gunshots rang out in Dealey Plaza.
Throughout his career, Agent Hill would serve under five U.S. Presidents from Dwight D. Eisenhower to Gerald Ford.
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[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

No.

[@vdgitaliano]

When we are plunged into tragedy without answers, we are then obligated to consider every conspiracy in order to root out the truth for the sake of liberty.

[@MrDaiseymay]

@@vdgitaliano Hopefully, a future generation will achieve those unquestionable facts.

[@thomasbrunn4182]

guy did all he could no fast or slow no one knew these bastards would kill him

[@PostalWorker14]

Changed secret service forever

[@petermendoza1170]

We don't have reporters like THAT anymore. The questions were purposeful but respectful.

[@lisaleonard9874]

Jackie was also still grieving over losing a baby just 3 months before her husband was assassinated. The strength and class of this incredible lady is just breathtaking.

[@user-gi8pk9uc7q]

And she was right next to him when it happened as well!

[@Sacred_G_]

And he was sleeping with other women everywhere he went..

[@user-cw6ey8ol2n]

​@@Sacred_G_they both were

[@Sacred_G_]

@user-cw6ey8ol2n Yeah so who cares

[@KINGSLEY-TV]

Sending you all my love from England to the USA R.I.P JFK xxxx

[@JL-zn7me]

This is extremely shattering to listen to. Our President Kennedy suffered such a horrific death. All that I keep thinking about is how First Lady Kennedy didn’t fear for her life, but tried to grab matter if the trunk, thinking he could be saved. Obviously she knew he was gone, but how could anyone think rationally at that moment. I still can’t comprehend how she remained so protective of her Jack, making sure he was covered. She lived the rest of her life with class, kindness and was always a true lady. How did she get through such a life altering trauma. As for Clint, how did he get through this unbelievable experience. He is able to recall every detail of that moment, and is able to share with us what happened. These are two extraordinarily strong human beings. President Kennedy was a legendary, beloved President and man. He will forever be remembered and loved. He deserved to live on … but, he is with his son and I pray he is peacefully in Heaven, knowing he is still a part of us. 🇺🇸

[@joetoe9947]

… there’s “quite a bit” about your beloved president that you (possibly?) don’t know that would put him on the same pedestal as 🫳🐈… perhaps even worse- but as Col. Jessup said- all things considered- maybe you just can’t handle the truth- or maybe even to “preserve” your mental pedestal position- you don’t CARE for the WHOLE ugly- “preying upon” truth… jfk (as are most humans) was a complicated piece of work🤷🏼

[@matthewmitcham5218]

It's very sad

[@fritzzwickey]

I heard she was trying to bail and the agent told her to get back in

[@joetoe9947]

@@fritzzwickey … you heard… WATCH THE FILM- she’s not bailing- she’s recovering- body parts… 🤡!…

[@mortalclown3812]

​@@fritzzwickey You can see her picking up brain. But please continue with your high-level Dunning-Kruger approach to things you cannot fathom.

[@princessoffire1107]

Other interviewers take note. This is how it's done. Ask relevant, expandable questions in a thoughtful way and then let the interviewee tell the story with no interruptions.

[@Dave_Albright]

it must, because Hill had a traumatic event. I would punch in the interviewers face if he asked stupid questions or jokes.

[@strawberryjam119]

Absolutely, this was a great interview because of the interviewer!

[@user-vb8yf8be3l]

They should have asked why the Limo stopped and gave Oswald a chance to get off the 3rd shot

[@mrkhew1799]

Absolutely agree. Ask the question and listen to the answer.

[@user-vb8yf8be3l]

jackie always blamed the SS for stopping@@mrkhew1799

[@hcastro68]

This is the LIVING HISTORY than can NEVER EVER be replaced. Just imagine actually being in the thick of the chaos and having the composure to still do your job. Having to re-live this memory your entire adult life afterwards. This mans 1st person account is absolutely amazing. Thank you Clint for your service and willingness to share this horrible memory. May GOD bless you sir!!!

[@QS-si3cq]

*composure

[@sketchyold]

A literal SYMPHONY!

[@jonp3890]

@@sketchyold And there sonata thing we can do about it.

[@tsbonner]

So true! Sadly Mr. Hill will take these horrible memories to his grave. He will never heal from this…58 years of pain.

[@federalistpapers4523]

Kennedy was killed by the DNC. The DNC killed the Patsy, as well.

[@CYCLONE4499]

This guy has a memory as sharp as anyone i ever saw. The description is so vivid and they way he describes it makes you almost feel like you were there.

[@joanmarshall4251]

A shocking sad era in America. Shocked when I heard President Kennedy had been assassinated.

[@robertdore9592]

He's either mis-remembering or lying - back and to the left? Why did he not protest being waved away from the side or rear of the limousine as the other chap did at the airport?

[@sandradavis9882]

Sometimes when the trauma is so great your memories become photographic.

[@mgteatime]

I believe he is covering the truth. Mrs. Kennedy was not trying to “gather brain matter,” she was trying to get out of the car because she saw the driver just kill her husband. This man knows it. Everyone knows the bullet to the head came from the front and blew out the back. These people will take this to their grave, but looking at the actual video, it is in plain sight.

[@robertprudhomme9298]

His memory changed dramatically. In 1964, he testified to the Warren Commission that the right rear portion of JFK's head was missing and was lying on the back seat of the limo. Photographic memory my a$$.

[@michaelkeeble7935]

What an amazing fist hand account of history. The man had real dignity in his recollection of events. No frills. No vanity. Profound sadness.

[@vernpascal1531]

He pushes the Lone Nut Nonsense. When he even admits the SBT never happened in his books, and tried to deny Paul Landis's mea culpa about removing an intact bullet and placing it near the President's body that never went through both men in Final Witness, though they are friends. He says the back of the head was basically missing, which means the Official Autopsy Photos from the rear of the head are fraudulent, and his description doesn't square with a lone shooter with an FMJ round.

[@donnymcgahan1158]

Fist hand?

[@margob6203]

@@donnymcgahan1158He was a Secret Service bodyguard! It happened right in front of him-he was the one who climbed up onto the back of the presidential limousine immediately upon Kennedy’s head being blown to bits. That’s called a first-hand account. Sheesh!

[@user-xz5nn5mm7v]

He was definitely one of the conspirators, you couldn't be more wrong!

[@humanx2852]

When mrs Kennedy said l, “oh my god what have they done Jack”. Gave me chills and my heart sank. She really loved him, just as it seemed the entire world did. I’m envious of a time where we all could love a president regardless of they are democratic or republican. we are supposed to be one team. God bless you sir, you did your county proud.

[@Vod-Kaknockers]

I often wonder what our country would be like today if this hadn't happened. Seems like it was a triggering point and we took a turn for the worse. Just my opinion.

[@rhondafortson5205]

Had JFK lived, served 2 terms, & continued influencing American life, this country would be...even today...a far, far better place to live.

[@Arete37]

Yes, things have changed so much. It used to be more like supporting one football team or the other, Dem and Rep. The important thing was we are all Americans.

[@humanx2852]

Wow. I’m happy to not feel alone in this. Its scary to actually tell someone how you actually feel without retribution☺️

[@Vod-Kaknockers]

@@humanx2852 Just say what you feel and ignore the haters. 😉

[@kate2create738]

Can't imagine the pain Jackie went through losing her husband that horrific way, publicly and documented! How she was trying to pick of the pieces of his skull and was soaked in his blood is traumatic. Yet, she asked the welfare of the bodyguards demonstrates she had a genuine heart.

[@ThunderAppeal]

Ok. You can shut up. We all know.

[@mrbojangles9841]

Why are we impressed when powerful people show humanity? The fact she showed concern for bodyguards is nice but shouldn't we all be concerned for those around us even in crisis?

[@dianeadlington6140]

Mrs K always ensured her detail performed a tour of duty as per instructed. Sadly, JFK's detail were expected to cover JFK's extra curricular activities leading to long shifts.

[@dianeadlington6140]

@Hank HILL I knew one of the protagonists on the 24.11.1963. He passed 6 days after his 99th birthday, sadly. I have had pretty reliable information over a good few decades. Thanks for your advice tho!

[@dianeadlington6140]

@Hank HILL Sarcasm, not nice!

[@the_EconomicEdge]

You will never be forgotten for your heroic acts, sir. salute you

[@yankeechief2713]

You know he's not on here reading this, right? It's not his video.

[@sherryalingod1168]

Thank you Sir for your service and loyalty to the President and First Lady.

[@Mrgop]

An excellent interview. The interviewer knew exactly what to do, ask a question and let Mr. Hill give his response without interrupting him.

[@Rita-yi4vv]

Absolutely! reporters asking a question and then immediately interrupting with an agenda question or to push a point of the person being interviewed is what I DETEST about news programing today.

[@theadvocate4698]

I would ask him why he left the back bumper of the limousine, was that an order? There is footage showing him there before the shooting so he left that position before the shots and i would like to know why is that...

[@alisonhilll4317]

@@theadvocate4698 Ask the international zionist bankers that did it .

[@jamesbeggs9733]

'We weren't familiar with dallas' for the secret service to say that proves they never done they're job.

[@22161]

On saw on another interview that Jackie went in where the Dr was and had part of the president brain and held it out to him.

[@nikn1250]

The fact that Jackie wanted to check on Clint and make sure he was doing fine after she was going through that herself losing her husband in a very traumatic scene.

[@BJones-yw4dd]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYTLYWmMis6Ll6M Caitlin Doughty's related video from a mortician's POV mentions numerous such moments of Jackie's steely protectiveness of her husband and her selfless compassion for others at that horrific time. She also points out that not 3 months previously, Jackie had also lost a newborn baby to (I think) a lung insufficiency. A stunning and vast difference to the vain & vacuous likes of "I Don't Care Do U?" Melania Trump...

[@sstills951]

Yeah? Go on. Finish the sentence.

[@SpeccyMan]

@@sstills951 To an intelligent mind, the sentence is finished.

[@philipancell516]

She was a proper and educated lady that actually CARED about people no matter who they were.

[@JarethTheGoblinKingForever]

Yes, she was quite a woman. Even people who didn't politically agree with her husband's platform were still inspired by Jackie Kennedy's resilience and compassion during such a difficult time. We need more people like this and less pseudo-intellectuals and cynics today. Jackie's emotional stealth and kindness got the whole country through the crisis with her.

[@kitharrison8799]

Mr Hill's recollection is so clear, lucid and meticulous but so dignified and professional even after all these years. A terrific interview.

[@puddysue]

You can tell how upset and traumatized he is, all these years later... but such class and integrity.

[@cubey]

He was probably in on it...

[@KarleeBaker-bc2cj]

@@cubeywhat a horrible thing to say

[@mickmacy6161]

This guy was in the front row of history and acted with such honor and integrity. Thank you, Sir.

[@Roadking556]

😆 🤣 😂 LOL LOL LOL .

[@gazza2933]

@@Roadking556 Certainly are a FFFF Fake aren't you. Or is it Troll? Now laugh.

[@Roadking556]

@@gazza2933 LOL LOL LOL 😆

[@Roadking556]

@@gazza2933 This guy had one job to do and he failed ! Or did he ?

[@kevinkim5893]

@@Roadking556 pretty sure he wasn’t in on it, but who knows. What is obvious is that the CIA in collusion with other shady organizations, e.g., the mob, assassinated JFK, utilizing Lee Harvey Oswald (an obvious disposable CIA asset ), as the patsy. There is just too much evidence, coincidences, mysterious suicided/murdered individuals close to the case who died mysteriously following the incident. And the “magic bullet theory,” is a farce at best. Same goes with the so called “Warren commission,” headed by co-conspirators such as Allen Dulles (who Kennedy fired from the CIA). There is an anecdote of scumbag General Curtis LeMay smoking a cigar in the autopsy room at Bethesda while the autopsy was being performed. When asked by the doctor to put that out, LeMay blew smoke in his face, sending the message of incredulous ego, that we are untouchable and we killed your president. The first coup staged in America

[@2manybooks2littletime25]

All of these decades have gone by, and Mr. Hill has never gotten over what transpired on that horrific day in Dallas. He respected the president and Mrs. Kennedy very much. May God bless him.

[@lf67hh28]

Shame he's part of the cover up, why does his story keep changing? He has also mentioned stuff in this version that was literally unknown 5 years ago. 😂

[@catherinedonnelly1025]

A lot of us haven’t gotten over what happened that day. Americas never been the same since

[@riobabic8960]

@@catherinedonnelly1025 America hasn’t been the same ! There are are people behind the scenes that are controlling America ! Today Biden is the empty vessel that is being controlled from behind the scene ! He was running fourth when the Democrats decided to drop out and support him in the primaries !

[@03Man11]

@@lf67hh28 get back back in the basement with your tinfoil hat.

[@lf67hh28]

@@03Man11 No explanation why he keeps changing his story? Throwing accusations rather than answering the question...typical uneducated position.

[@LindyS1830]

This man has so much integrity, professionalism, and valor. So well spoken. A true Hero! Thank you for your dedicated service Sir.

[@user-nz6dx2fj6h]

And why did it take so long to come out with his evidence? Evidence, he wasn't close when Kennedy was shot the first or second time, he just scuttled onto the back of the car when he realised that Kennedy had been shot, after the second shot I might add!

[@PersonWithA_G]

This man is a traitor and a liar

[@randyw.9916]

I saw Clint Hill in another interview about the assassination and he was very emotional and tearing up while describing the moment he died. Even after all these years the horror of that event still haunts him.

[@jacquelinecalhoun3820]

The fact that she still protected him after his death….I havent stopped crying

[@Toolness1]

Yeah I can't imagine what she went through that day and for the rest of her life. I was interested to hear that JFK was still gasping for air and had cardiac function on the EKG when he got to the hospital (according to a interview with ER doc). It wasn't until they started putting a tracheotomy in that he died clinically. Of course I am sure he was braindead the second the shot connected to his brain. Horrible stuff.

[@MilkMocha56]

That's basic instinct. She was checking what happened. only those who know the plan can act so suddenly.and within 2 sec she seemed running.i would be shocked and frozen. There is no reason she would be targeted, the president did.

[@yalldumbasf2506]

@@MilkMocha56 .shes the wife of a president she would know how to act lmao, are u inferring that she planned it?

[@jimburnsjr.]

Amen God's baby Girl

[@Lyftflexslave]

Jacky was the shooter. She had to take the shot if they missed. Check her dress for splash patterns oh I forgot u can't access her wardrobe for another 40 years

[@johndalton3180]

This is a great man. My God, I'd never heard the story of Jackie not wanting to let Jack go until Mr. Hill had covered his head. That is incredibly moving.

[@jochapman7200]

I hadn't either. And I've known about this case since I was 8 years old and remember our teachers telling us about the president. It was such a trauma for so many.

[@mchapman132]

Jackie would not let Jack out of her arms. Clint Hill had to convince her she had to let him go so he could get the proper care. She finally released him. Jackie was in shock, she was not thinking clearly. Horrible experience.

[@jillkjv3816]

Remember the president and Mrs Kennedy had lost a baby before the assassination and that had reportedly brought them closer together in those last months.

[@mchapman132]

@@jillkjv3816 - Poor Jackie, losing a newborn baby then having her husband killed in her arms. I can’t imagine the sorrow she was going through.

[@jillkjv3816]

@@mchapman132 I can't imagine her going from handsome JFK to fat Aristotle Onassis. 😏

[@robindew9072]

That secret serviceman showed such, integrity, courage ,and honor. Such a hero.

[@snapdragon8610]

I remember exactly where I was, what I was wearing and what I was doing. I was 13 years old. I was not politicly minded. But the fact that a president had been murdered was incomprehensible. It was devastating. Then I was watching TV when they were moving Oswald. I saw Jack Ruby shoot him. I was in shock. I'd never seen anything like that. Listening to this video brought tears to my eyes. No matter who you are politically, President Kennedy was an amazing leader. He could've done great things. That's what someone was afraid of.

[@steve3602]

I'll add one thing . One of the greatest things JFK did do was to prevent nuclear war. During the Cuban Missile Crisis we came very close to nuclear war with the then Soviet Union. The military advice Kennedy was getting would have resulted in a nuclear exchange which would've literally destroyed humanity. We wouldn't be here to write these comments! You can thank JFK's refusal to listen to his military along with RFK's input that saved the world from nuclear annihilation.

[@CraigGrant-sh3in]

I was in kindergarten. I was home in the afternoon and was taking a nap with my father who had to the day off. My mother came in and woke my father, I wasn't sleeping. She said the president had been shot. I watched everything from when it happened until they buried him.. two things burned into my memory are, John Jr saluting his father and the riderless horse black Jack having the spirit that JfK gave the county.

[@jeanandre6998]

Omg everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing and how it felt. My granny was in her native country she said they were devastated. They said it felt like God had died because it was just unbelievable. Smh. RIP President Kennedy ❤️

[@tski3458]

Yes, Kennedy showed restraint. Some wouldn't have been so deliberate. He is also known as a cowered for his bailing on the bay of pigs. He was seen as week. Russians looked to test him. Also we shouldn't forget Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov He saved all of our lives

[@nicklebuck]

The military industrial complex, survalence industrial complex, billionaire oligarch class killed JFK, destroyed the American middle class, and are now plotting to control every aspect of our lives

[@carylosborn1808]

I am glad that this interview was done for future generations.

[@63Baggies]

In order to coninue they lie that Oswald was the killer; or the magic bullit?

[@beachem1]

Thanks Caryl. I agree.

[@thebeldam5823]

KZbin can be amazing sometimes🙏

[@nickie7874]

Although they won't believe it and turn it all into some far fetched legend because they can't take a man at his word.

[@daveth121864]

Well done interview. I have followed poor Clint for many years. I say poor because he has put up with so much grief, so many Monday morning QBs, and worse. It being the 1960s, he and his SS colleagues received zero medical or psychiatric support for literally decades. As he has described it, “Self medicating in his basement.” I believe that finally writing his books in 2012-2014 was great therapy for him, and experiencing the reaction of Gen X, Millennials, and now Gen Y to the heroic work he did and the honorable way he has conducted himself - I truly hope it has helped him more fully process his experiences. There are few like him. He will be remembered in the story of America as a great man. Thank you Clint Hill.

[@myronhelton4441]

Clint will appreciate you saying he needs help!

[@MTknitter22]

Its been hard for him Dave Thompson because he too knows how many LIES were and are still told about that day.

[@QS-si3cq]

Yeah, you can go right ahead and stop grouping Gen X in with the other two travesties; leave us out of that mess.

[@acerrome9672]

One of the Few Rare USA man. Thank you Sir, may you live Long and healthy to Revount more of this Story.

[@wendylee9779]

I agree, Dave Thompson. And he & Mrs. Kennedy had a close & trusting relationship; she was glad to have his ‘protection’ for a year after her husband passed on. Thank you, Mr. Hill.

[@Daniel-36]

These types of interviews are amazing. A first hand account of what happened from someone who was in the thick of it. Learning about America history is something we’re all curious about and I’m glad I came across this video. Rest in peace President Kennedy

[@exwyzee]

Jackie was a wonderful woman who deserved way better than what she was dealt in life. God rest their souls

[@joepalooka2145]

I'm surprised that Clint Hill can talk so honestly about his terrible experiences. Witnessing such a horrible event must have traumatized him for the rest of his life. I have nothing but the highest respect for him.

[@alabhaois]

Clint Hill underwent profound trauma concerning this horrible incident. I saw him on “60 Minutes” a few years later and it was obvious how traumatized he still was. There were times he could barely speak. For years he was plagued by survivor’s guilt, saying he should have taken the bullets and not the President. It was very painful to watch.

[@nickie7874]

Back in a time when men were tough!

[@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987]

@@nickie7874 👍👍👍👍 friend

[@kimleone5496]

He seems to be speaking about it as as a narrator.

[@lesam4665]

@@kimleone5496 Exactly. I'm glad I'm not the only person that caught that. I'm suspicious of his story. Listen closely ....something isn't right

[@undergroundunlimited2282]

I’ve never heard his testimony. So terrible and sad. I appreciate Mr. Hill’s insight and service. I can’t imagine Jackie’s PTSD from this event.

[@TheJer1963]

Clint has been talking about it for years. There are dozens of video's here on KZbin.

[@cammontreuil7509]

What about his PTSD ?

[@christopherglenn5599]

She was so damaged she married a troll

[@annademo]

@@christopherglenn5599 A billionaire troll. She did OK. She raised two great kids and lived her life as best as she could.

[@robertlawler1387]

@@cammontreuil7509 didn't exist back then newer made up term.

[@timmotel5804]

I was in 3rd grade at the time. I remember waiting in line outside at night with my parents to see the casket in the Rotunda. I remember walking around the casket and seeing the military guards standing by it. Very quiet and solemn. We lived in Arlington. We did attend the funeral procession. I have been to President Kennedy's grave several times. many years ago. Such tragic sadness.Thank you for posting this and thank you Agent Hill.

[@rebeccabailey7995]

What happened to innocent until proven guilty? Oswald didn't live to get a fair trial. Sounds exactly like something our government would do.

[@timmotel5804]

I've never believed the Official Warren Report. It stinks like Donald tRump's Lies.@@rebeccabailey7995

[@cvent8454]

I was six years old in the first grade of a Catholic school. Nuns were our only teachers. I'll never forget that day. We were all too young to realize the full gravity of what happened. All I knew was that all the nuns were crying, which made all the kids cry. They just sent us home, opened the doors, and sent us home. My brother was three years older and walked from his school to mine because he knew I would be walking home alone. When we got home, everything was chaotic. People were either quiet, stoic, eyes open but seemingly not seeing, or they were weeping. Everyone loved JFK and loved Jackie and the children. People were devastated. Utterly, devastated. It was such a terrible time. The entire country mourned. One moment, there was boundless hope, the next, it was all gone.

[@daisycassidy2448]

I was 15 when President Kennedy was assassinated. Now 73 and my heart still hurts. Sometimes I can't watch these documentaries because of the sadness, but thank you for posting this one. I have the greatest respect for Clint Hill.

[@billkussmaul2940]

I am the same age as you Daisy. our country changed after that day and never recovered.

[@gsmith6026]

I was 3 yrs old and still remember it. I was playing in the family room, my mom was in the kitchen. The TV was on when there was a news break, I remember looking up at the TV and then my Mom ran into the room and started crying saying, “Our President is dead, our President is dead.”

[@moss8448]

remember that day well at 15 myself in a lot of ways it seems like just the other day funny how memory has no shelf live. what strikes me is how Lee Harvey was able to move around the world seemingly with no issues of money being a problem. fishy to say the least.

[@truthvigilante3170]

🥺

[@yummytummy88]

One of the sadness event in US history. The other one is Lincoln. Those two man united the country and build a great nation. But lately, most of the current and former president are just in it for the money, power and picture. I have not seen a president who truly made US the greatest in the world.

[@barbaradavis393]

In 1963, I was a high school senior when we heard the news. Watching this in 2021, brings it all back. For this man, it never went away. Thank you for all you did and have done since.

[@janetharned1217]

I had just graduated high school in 1963, NJ, and also never forgot that day, as I was working my first jo in Hackensack NJ, was out for lunch and heard screaming people walking in the street after hearing about the news. After returning down the street to my job, I heard the shocking news too. I never forget, and it's now 1/1/2022. God Bless JFK!

[@philbrown1474]

The JFK assassination is this man’s “Gran Torino” event. I hope he finds peace. He was in an unenviable no-win situation.

[@zakstev]

I was in a bus with my football team when the driver made the announcement. 22 years later, a new neighbour and his family moved in to my townhouse complex. We became friends, but he drank too much and was obsessed with guilt about his failure to protect his president. You see, he was one of sec

[@zakstev]

continuing... secret service agents in the follow-up car. Although he never gave me any of the details, it has been written that those boys had been out the night before, drinking heavily. Obviously there's a lot more to the story. After a few months of this, he was found dead in his bed on a Sunday afternoon, and the diagnosis was a heart-attack. I believe he was killed because of the likelihood to "talk too much." As a bunch of others were around the same time. Same 'heart-attack' modus operandi. What a nice fellow, and I never did learn his real name. Oh, and he was a war veteran.

[@DannyOvox3]

@@janetharned1217 wow, so you must be what? 76 right now? I am 28 and think about death often and what I would leave behind. I have one last question for you, do you leave those thoughts behind as you get older or do the become even more prevalent?

[@Katarina23]

I wasn't even born when this great man was killed, yet everytime i hear his story, it affects my heart. The injustice of it all and how much of a wonderful human being he was. God is going to bring justice to each and everyone involved in his death. Im pretty sure many are already dead and facing their punishment.

[@debradiggs7489]

Thank you Mr. Clint Hill for your service and dedication to protecting them

[@myronjenkins9788]

It was a long time before Mr. Hill could even talk about this. Not long after the assassination he walked into the ocean but was pulled out by another agent. He finally got around to talking about it which was therapeutic for him. He was blaming himself even though there was really nothing he or anyone could do given the circumstances. I am grateful he has known for a long time that he is admired for his courage that day, putting himself in the line of fire.

[@user-nz6dx2fj6h]

But he didn't put himself in the line of fire! How could he have as there were more than one shooter? That shot on the Zapruder film, that one where Kennedy's head went back and to the left, anyone who dabbles in physics or Forensics would show you how it works, would tell you that that shot came from the front right-hand side. They know that because everyone standing on the Grassy Knol heard the shot from behind and testified to it, testified but wasn't used in the Warren commissions report! Funny that!

[@alexandrasymeon5893]

Clint Hill knew exactly what was going on and he knew that JFK was going to be assassinate and so did governor Connelly who by the way was not shot, he was just acting and he is the one who gave Jackie the pistol to shoot JFK on the left side of his head.

[@Paul5520]

Amen 🙏

[@dntwachmewachtv4644]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@markmeader5148]

The fact that Jacqueline Kennedy, with her murdered husband by her side, was concerned about Agent Hill, shows what a marvelous woman She Was!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@jamesr4276]

America's Queen.

[@map3384]

She was too good for him.

[@rosemariemello6675]

@@map3384 whatever 🙄

[@michaelsullivan6854]

Mrs Kennedy's reaction is still very emotional to hear after all these years !

[@anitastodolak9882]

@@michaelsullivan6854 I agree. It is and was very but wrenching. I wasn't even born in 1963 but I studied the Kennedy assassination extensively in school. It was a very dark day in American history for sure. I was born in 1965 by the way

[@polyscroll]

This man will go to his grave having been FOREVER affected by a few brief moments in 1963. A few brief moments that most of us can never fathom, but to Clint Hill, these were brief moments that profoundly affected his life...moments he will never be able to forget. God bless our fallen President, and, God bless those who bravely performed their duties on that fateful day, like Mr. Hill.

[@iap-ug3oy]

I am English and I was 23 when this happened and the lady I worked with had a friend in a news paper office and he called us to tell us this tragic news as it was breaking …I will never forget this….And to think it was his own people that did it…A loss to the world….and I am sure Oswald did. Not kill the President…..

[@frankiejean6517]

The first time I saw my dad cry was when this happened. A day my child self saw her hero cry. It’s always made me love him more.

[@MegaSnakegirl]

It was a day many of us were forced to grow up fast. I was in second grade in Catholic school when they called a fire drill and informed each class about JFK'S death. Only time I ever saw a nun cry.

[@altitudeiseverything3163]

It was the same for me. It was the only time I ever saw my father cry. I can’t remember this without crying myself, even all these decades later.

[@jeannie3675]

It’s my earliest memory because it was the first time I saw my mom cry. I don’t know if it was when he was shot or the funeral. I don’t remember JFK as part of it at all. Mom cried and the TV was on. I’ve never forgotten that.

[@sloopy5191]

You can see the stress this interview is putting on this gentleman...it still hurts him to speak of it, all these years later. Respect.

[@madelinesantiago5590]

Seems more like he’s told the story so many times he’s tired of repeating it.

[@laurinnnn]

@@madelinesantiago5590 We’re hearing for the first time. Nothing was allowed to be released or divulged for over fifty years.

[@jondoe171]

The stress is probably more due to the indiscretions of our government ? I'm sure the story he told was the one he was allowed to ?

[@the5thYearSeniors]

The stress is the copd and probably heart failure from years of smoking. You can tell from his difficulty breathing. He can't get out a sentence without taking a deep breath.

[@julieo6266]

There a video of the Dr's that were at the hospital when they took JFK too

[@Fontsman-14]

This man tells it like it was. No crackpot suppositions or speculations. Absolute integrity.😮

[@jamesalford8997]

Mr. Hill’s book, ‘Mrs. Kennedy and Me’ is absolutely amazing. What an incredible story.

[@edithbannerman4]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@jimfarrell7196]

I was privileged to meet Agent Hill at a speech he gave on the 50th anniversary in 2013. It was in the ballroom where the President spoke on the morning of Nov 22, 1963 in Fort Worth. His presentation was excellent and very moving, he was in the ballroom for the first time in 50 years. Agent Hill did a book signing and I was at the tail end of the line and had the opportunity to speak briefly with him. You could hear the emotion in his voice 50 years later.

[@MisterDutch93]

You can tell it’s a traumatic experience because Agent Hill immediately starts recounting the story in vivid detail. The interviewer didn’t even need to ask and I’m glad he didn’t. My mother saw my dad get a heart attack while they were walking in a store one day. She had to cushion his fall and provide early CPR before help arrived. When people ask her how it all happened she always starts retelling her story in the same way front to back. Every detail is imprinted on her in the same way mr. Hill is telling his story. I find it kind of chilling to see that our minds do not let go of traumatic experiences. It gets stored inside our brains and we just have to live with that mental baggage from that point onwards. I have great respect for people who are able to move on from that trauma. You can see it still affects mr. Hill to this day, I can’t imagine the guilt or second guesses he might have had about possibly preventing the shooting. I wish him well!

[@drstew1]

Its understood everything that happens to us is recorded into memory. Its just how well we can access such memory’s. I had a massive aneurysm. With memory problems ( meaning damage) My neurologist told me it still there. You will access them differently now, re-learning how to recall memory. This man’s Memory sounds like the one hes been told to have. No mention of front shooter, or bullet coming from the front. Zapruder film shows this. Video doesn’t lie.

[@CounterSniper67]

@@drstew1 Yeah, he was simply reciting a well rehearsed narrative that omits a lot and contradicts factual evidence.

[@Clancysway]

@@CounterSniper67 bruh L take

[@craigusselman546]

People who fake stories about traumatic events will tell you tons of details about what leads up to an event but few details about the actual event. You can tell this has burned in his brain for decades so sad .

[@candacecobb206]

​@@CounterSniper67Wow, what a statement you made.

[@johngalt6838]

The autopsy findings are absolutely ridiculous. There was little left of his head.

[@mortalclown3812]

Another expert from the FB Dunning-Kruger brigade.

[@johngalt6838]

@@mortalclown3812 ad homs are one way to debate.......when you have no substance.

[@jamesbarbour8400]

There was a large thick coffee table book, titled 'Killing of a President' published by Bloomsbury, but can't remember the author. 1992 I think. There are pretty graphic actual autopsy photos of Kennedy on the table, taken from various angles. Not for the squeamish for certain. You can clearly see the damage to Kennedys' skull.

[@dna2gether]

Thank you Sir for accompanying our Beloved President & First Lady. Thank you for your Service

[@Brace67]

Yesterday was the 58th anniversary of this tragedy and I remember it very well. The country was in total shock and it was so hard to believe this had actually occurred and President Kennedy was dead. We knew it was true and yet it was very difficult to accept. We asked ourselves, how could this have happened? The entire nation was glued to their TV sets the whole weekend and into Monday. We saw Ruby killing Oswald on Sunday and the president’s funeral the following day. I was nineteen and will never forgot those four days in November of 1963.

[@saskoilersfan]

You can't handle the truth about Disney Camelot. So you get lies of Kennedy Camelot...

[@Brace67]

@@saskoilersfan Another pseudo intellectual troll. I can handle that truth.

[@jasonashley3393]

It was also my uncles birthday, he was born the same day at the exact same time, my grandfather would tell me about how my uncles was born and at the same time it came on the radio at the hospital that the president had just been assassinated.

[@jezreeljohnebertharper6219]

@@saskoilersfan 9

[@philiphorner31]

I was 10. I knew then this was very bad. Mom was scared. Crying

[@chucke4294]

My wife and I were privileged to hear Mr. Hill talk at the annual Scandinavian celebration held yearly in Minot, North Dakota 6 or seven years ago. Clint was a farm boy from rural North Dakota, so it was a homecoming of sorts for him to be able to give this speech. The speech he gave was somber, yet riveting as was almost word for word to this interview. He said that he is haunted to this day with the events, and the fact all of the agents felt so helpless that were unable to help save the President. The decision to not use the bubble was one that the agents had no control over, among other safety concerns he notes in this interview, yet he still feels he should have been able to do better. After his speech my wife and I were able to talk directly to Clint as he was selling his books and autographing them for people. You can see in his eyes the force of this, along with fact it happened on his watch was and is haunting him to this day. When were were leaving, I turned to his and shook his hand and said to him “ There are not many men in this country that would be able to live with what you have been forced to live through all these years. My Wife and I and our Country thank you for your service as you are a great man…..”. Clint had tears in his eyes that were genuine, and he simply said “ Thank You So Much”……..

[@VintageRose75]

Awww...wow!!! What a gift for you to be able to tell him that. Thank you so much, for those of us who may never meet him. What integrity and honor he has, to even consider it a lifelong burden when most would not. If only every president and country had men full of his caliber.

[@tamraboyd1624]

I was 5 yrs old. I remember sitting in front of the TV with my mom watching the funeral. I remember the feeling of sadness though I didn't understand fully the significance of what happened. 😢

[@sharcrum]

I was also 5 and watched my mom run through the house crying and sobbing then sitting and watching about it on tv.

[@ShabadoobieVT]

Hearing Jackie's concern for the Agents is amazing. What humility and compassion.

[@4estdweller4ever]

I was in the 4th grade. Someone came in and whispered what happened to my teacher, Mrs Anderson. Her mouth flew wide open and then she burst into tears. Everyone was so quiet on the bus ride home. I had lost my father when I was 4 and he was 40. He was built like the president and had sandy colored curly hair. I can’t think about president Kennedy without thinking of my dad. It helped me comprehend the depth of my own loss since no one even told me he had died. I guess no one thought I would notice as a four year old and I had to figure it out on my own, but that assassination caused all my sorrow to bubble up especially after losing an older brother at 5. He was 15. So I am drawn to this story and still feel gutted over it.

[@cruelworld1902]

You went through alot. Hope you are alright now. Hugs

[@Jayson_G3820]

I'm sorry for your lost I hope your doing well

[@le_th_]

I'm so very sorry no one in your family had enough empathy for you, or basic human decency, to sit you down and tell you that something terrible had befallen your father, and he wasn't going to be able to come home or see you again, but that he will always be present in your heart, and he will on through you. It is understandable that you still feel gutted. My heart breaks for any little one who has to try and make sense of that at such a young age.

[@4estdweller4ever]

@@le_th_ Thank you for your compassion. 💕

[@johncox2865]

I was in my 7th grade 5th period science class, Mrs. Sparks, when we heard the news. As has been said so many times, I’ll never forget that day and hour.

[@sadiegrill2846]

My heart really goes out to Mr. Hill. Living with this horrible tragic memory all these years. God Bless you.

[@antitheist6698]

gods don’t exist. Your last sentence is just a verbal tick. You’re welcome

[@cathybrown8334]

Please read Clint Hill book 5 President’s. Mr. Hill has a number of videos with Mike Rowe.

[@0eroOverride]

It’s not often I admit what I’ve had the misfortune to witness, heaven forbid. I’m sure he would be grateful to hear these words.

[@sstills951]

He dropped the ball that day. He might be an okay guy, but a lousy secret service agent.

[@roxiem55]

This POS is/was as guilty as the rest of the people in office at that time. They were guilty of murder of our President!

[@lisamcbride8921]

I remember this day like yesterday! Even though I was only just 3. My mom and grandma were taking me to the pediatrician for my check up, the news of his aspiration came on the radio, mom pulled over in the car, and they both were sobbing uncontrollable! I really did to understand and what had happened

[@donnybrascocoliogne819]

😢 MUCH RESPECT FOR ALL INVOLVED...THANK YOU SIR FOR RELIVING THE HISTORICAL EVENT AND SHARING 😢

[@brucecarter5520]

My generation remembers this like it was yesterday. A sad day in our nation’s history

[@julieo6266]

I was 18months old my mom was 20 dad 26 and it was the last time my dad voted..we would ask him to go vote cause he'd complain like us all do and he said when he voted jfk and he got shot he'd never vote again and he died 2009 never voting

[@peterwill3699]

And still they won't release all of the information!

[@cii1072]

I was 10 and I remember everything very vividly like it happened yesterday. I was in school and the teacher was crying in the front of the room and she said over and over, "a terrible thing has happened, a terrible thing has happened, a terrible thing has happened". She kept saying it again and again and could hardly speak. We all asked her, what happened? She never said what had happened so we didn't know at that point. The next thing you know, somebody (probably the school principal) came over the the loud speaker and said that class was being dismissed. I walked out of the classroom and was walking to my locker to get my coat and the first thing I heard was (and I can still hear this) from a couple of students, "Kennedy is dead. He was shot". I walked home and walked into my home. My Mom was in the kitchen and had been crying. I asked her if it was true and she said, yes. We were glued to the TV through Monday. I saw and remember Air Force One land at Andrews in the dark and them putting the casket in the hearse. I remember Johnson's comments. I saw Oswald shot on live TV. Everything was in black and white in those days. That's all we had. I remember the funeral procession and the drums and the riderless horse. All of that. What a weekend. It was history. A real memorable, tragic time that I will never forget.. Everyone we came in contact with, neighbors, relatives, etc. were really personally affected and everyone was upset. I recall people's comments and reactions through that weekend. Can't believe it's been 58 years. I saved all of the newspapers and I still have them. Where has the time gone?

[@YbYBwRbY]

Brother, good evening from here in Fresno, California. I was ten then too, same as you- and I heard it in school, too, in my hometown, New York City. We weren't allowed to take the subway or bus home as usual- our Moms came to collect us. Except for engine noise, the city was completely silent. Dad was home from work with a bad cold the day of the funeral and our family watched it together on our little black & white TV set. Remember how everybody smoked back then? Well, when the gun carriage with JFK's casket rolled past the President's little kids, Dad took the cigarette out of his mouth, looked at it, stubbed it out, and never lit another. Looking back, that terrible day affected us so much, in part because somehow we knew JFK had opened a door into a future that might have been very different from the one we're in now. And with his death the door of that hope closed. Not that anybody should give up hope or despair: for our parents' generation that was not an option and damned if I'd let them down. I get the sense you probably feel the same way in that respect. Hang in there, be well, and God bless.

[@cii1072]

@@YbYBwRbY Thanks for posting.

[@chriscat9]

They say anyone who was old enough to remember, remembers where they were at when they found out Kennedy was shot & killed. I was in 4th grade, 7 almost 8 years old, when the principle went to each class room & announced what had happened. I vividly remember looking at the clock on the classroom wall, it was 2:12pm cst. President Kennedy was a very well liked & respected globally. I was watching on live tv when Oswald was shot also. I believe it was on Sunday, correct me if I'm wrong.

[@bobbyfrancis8957]

cli1072 - I was 8 and in the 3rd grade - and sent home early from school ; Yippee!!! No more school today , in 1963. Kennedy being assassinated meant nothing to me, still doesn't today. Is it supposed to? But I did like Robert Kennedy, when he was killed I said, "No more impersonations". This guy on the Ed Sullivan show- he made fun of Robert's speech every week, talking like him - shaking his head and jerking the way he walked, I was 12 and I was laughing so hard, so HARD I couldn't breathe anymore, and I fell on the floor too! Miss that.

[@danpatch4751]

I was born in 62 and remember laying on the floor in front of the TV and watching the flag covered casket being pulled by the horse. I remember a lot of commotion also. Your recollection and experience is very interesting, thank you for sharing.

[@cosmicallyderived]

That honest devoted love Jacqueline Kennedy witnessed in these moments just choked me up. God bless Jacqueline Kennedy.

[@orangecrush5512]

Thank you for your service to your country and to your President, Mr. Hill. I'm sorry that you had to have witnessed that.

[@ObamAmerican48]

To be a part of this horrible event in US history...bless his heart. I hope he's found peace with what he witnessed that day.

[@keetahbrough]

My heart goes out to Jackie, who likely spent a very lonely night, that night in novermber, 1963. What gives me comfort, for her, is that she had her children, and could turn to them, for her center of well-being, and re-build it all from there. Whatta lady.

[@lestersabados1306]

Fux these elite skum. Ethiopian president tried to eat J.F.K hotdog.

[@kadenmeeker1189]

@@lestersabados1306 you know your spelling fucked when it’s says translate to English when it’s alr in English

[@livingintongues]

She prolly was Not Lonely. She had ppl all around her.

[@Sammy-dushi]

​@@livingintongues but they aint youre husband who just got shot dead next to you

[@barbaraspector6689]

@@Sammy-dushiHe was never home anyway.

[@claret4381]

Much respect to this gentleman. LOVE FROM IRELAND

[@lilybond6485]

Still feels like yesterday. Over the decades - just the mention of President Kennedy’s name takes me right back to sitting in my desk in elementary school and all of us being informed of his assassination. That feeling of horror and sadness has never left.

[@mikelight495]

Sure enough lily. Everyone remembers the exact time & place they were when learning president Kennedy died. I was 7, walking home from elementary school #78 in Buffalo, n.y. Buffalo prosperity was so great it took 60 years for the effects of president McKinleys assassination to reverse Buffalo's prosperity. I pray Dallas does not incur a similar fate when the 60th anniversary of president Kennedys assassination is reached in 2023. I hope Dallas heart does not stop in 2023 as Buffalo's did in 1961.

[@patriciapassick1420]

The same for me in 1st grade.

[@marianlucas2947]

Like Pearl Harbor before and 9/11 After those events and those who were alive when they transpired will always remember where we were. We became part of that history

[@marybaker8582]

I wasn’t even in school yet when all of this happened. I still remember Mrs Kennedy holding onto her husband. I will never forget

[@lewiscarey6984]

Grade 1 and how well I remember that day! Years later bought book: Best Evidence: Without: David Lifton: Excellent reading and research of JFK assassination!! 🛐

[@pattycoe7435]

I was in the 10th grade when this happened and I’m 73 today. We watched tv for the next three days as my mother prepared our Thanksgiving meal. The coming Thursday was Thanksgiving. We actually saw the shooting covered on tv over and over and saw Lee Harvey get shot in the garage of the police station. I will never forget those days. We were lucky to have public servants like this man.

[@holidays4825]

I was in school at North Dallas High when the president was killed and the entire school shut down. I remember the news coverage on tv for many days even into weeks. So tragic and unbelievable and a bad name for Dallas Texas.

[@bane1240]

I was born in 1967 and first became aware of this event in the mid-70’s. To this day from that day it still strikes me as the one of the saddest days in this country’s history that I know of in modern history.

[@Kissameassa538]

This is the best and to my knowledge the most informant recollection of an incident, he is so straight with his narrative and also blunt, but believable in the story he is telling. God bless you Sir. ❤️🇬🇧

[@thefezbelchershow5443]

I remember Clint Hill's earlier description of JFK's wound - "It looked as if part of the President's brain had been removed with an ice cream scoop." That phrase has stuck with me.

[@thEannoyingE]

Chilling.

[@TheHeavensFellen]

also it migrated from back of his head in 2013, now to the right side.

[@JT1358]

@@TheHeavensFellen I vividly recall newspaper photos the next morning, and maintain JFK was shot from the front

[@kathysiebert6654]

@@JT1358 I recall them theorizing about 2 seperate shots. One from behind, then one from in front.

[@westyraviz]

He’s a morbid fella ain’t he?

[@oldautos251]

I remember this well, I was in grade 11 and an announcement came over the PA system about President Kennedy being assassinated, the whole school was dismissed, people where crying, on TV (only 5 stations), this was the only thing that was broadcast, I remember Walter Cronkite taking off his glasses, looking at a clock, and saying that the President died at a certain time, as a Canadian I was as upset as an American, God Bless America. Writing this just made me cry.

[@patrickriley195]

I live in the Dallas area and the city has changed dramatically since my childhood in the 70s. When you go to Dealey Plaza today it is still like it was in the 60s, a time capsule.

[@christophergargaro959]

You can tell how many times Clint has re-lived this moment over the years. Whether it be to the media or privately. Still crazy to think how close he was to shielding JFK and possibly saving him. However, Agent Hill could've done nothing different that day and I hope by now he's realized this. As soon as he heard the noise he raced towards the President and Jackie putting himself in harm's way. Exactly what they are trained to do. If the Secret Service bears any blame for that day, 0% of it is on Clint Hill.

[@Vincentioia]

I’m so so sorry that this dedicated man had to endure this tragedy but I am happy that he was there to care for Mrs. Kennedy, and he did. A good man, Agent Hill.

[@richardkalmwater5996]

Dedicated? The night before in Ft Worth, all the secret agents went to a beatnik bar called The Cellar where a young George Carlin was performing and the waitresses wore bikini bottoms and pasties over their nips. All the agents drank moonshine and came to work the next day with massive hangovers. And who guarded the President and his wife in Ft Worth while the secret agents were boozing it up? Dallas Firemen who the secret service hired to watch the Prez while they went drinking. Dedicated is not a word I would use... They don't teach you that in history class....

[@giraffesareselfish9563]

But he let her dress get all dirty.

[@sashaconrad3939]

God bless you, Mr. Hill.

[@PersonWithA_G]

Mr Hill is a lying traitor and participated in the murder and subsequent cover up of Kennedy's assassination They were indeed out drinking all night the previous night... a little strange he claims they didn't know where the hospital was in Dallas yet they had a switchboard to the White House. due diligence was not done or they never would have driven him through Dealy plaze... the house select committee on assassinations confirmed there was a conspiracy, there is a memo from J Edgar Hoover in which he says we must convince the American public that Oswald was the only shooter. Yes the subject is crowded with many different angles and theories which undercut the fact the elements how of our government conspired to assassinate the president and cover it up. if you look at the details you'd have to be out of your mind to believe that there wasn't a conspiracy

[@woodrowcall3269]

Agent Hill, you exemplify what a Secret Service Agent should be. You’re a man of honor and courage. More men should be like you. It’s very sad you’ve lived with this your entire life. Let your heart heal, you did your best.🇺🇸Thank your for your service to our country.🇺🇸

[@carolynadcock2254]

I totally agree. Clint Hill has done his best. I know he has a difficult time living with this awful memory. In our generation, this was the darkest day in American History. To this day, if I watch a documentary, read a book, or see anything pertaining to this horrible tragedy, I still tear. As a matter of fact, I am tearing right now. We, the generation, have really never gotten over it.

[@westyraviz]

Clint Hill and his fellow agents failed. Had they done their job the correct way that fateful day, the fatal headshot would never have occurred. Fast thinking and rapid reacting Secret Service Agents would have instantly reacted after the first shot. Instead they were looking backwards at where the shot supposedly came from, rather than looking towards to the obvious target (JFK). It was after JFK’s head had been popped like a ripe tomato that they reacted. Listen to Clint Hill actually admitting that he didn’t recognize the first shot to be a gun shot. That partly shows why there was a lack of urgency. Clint Hill should have been fired. The other agents should have been prosecuted for dereliction of duty.

[@edmund-osborne]

@@westyraviz ok mr tough guy

[@westyraviz]

@@edmund-osborne Did I speak any untruths?

[@lf67hh28]

@@westyraviz Correct, the fact they were all hungover after a late night in Dallas should alone be enough to ensure they were all fired.

[@shannonwhite6986]

As I kid I’ve heard my parents speak of president Kennedy with so much respect which drew my curiosity . I began reading of him and his family history and legacy to become facilitated with the thought of how honorable he was. I instantly was heartbroken when I learned of how he passed the amount of empathy I experienced felt then still remain the same. This gentleman spoke of him and Mrs Kennedy with dignity and respect, I will never forget president Kennedy he’s one of the greatest

[@thomasrogers202]

What an interview. The first hand account. No doubt the best interview I have heard in terms of content, and the first hand account.

[@Timman57]

To think of Jackie holding him, body still pulsing, muscles still trying to breathe with memory, less an entire brain. Must have felt like holding a zombie. From a beautiful evening in Dallas to the worst moment in their life, its wild what life can become.

[@mattwilliam5522]

So erotic

[@mattwilliam5522]

@@AgentLazarus agreed she were evil and nasty

[@Robert-mn8gc]

JFK was Murdered by either the Mafia or the Establishment ? And on Judgement Day we will find out Who ? One Theory is LBJ was behind it

[@nicklebuck]

​@@mattwilliam5522what did Lazarusirl comment? It's been hidden

[@user-nz6dx2fj6h]

He was dead after that second shot, so unless he was reanimated I can't see how he could have been breathing and moving. His brain had mostly been blown out by a frangible bullet(Dum Dum). Small particles of the bullet could be seen on an x-ray fanning out from front head to back, so no, it wasn't Oswalds magic bullet.

[@brak1381]

Born and raised in Dallas. It’s still a very serious, special, sad place in Dealey Plaza. I really don’t like saying a word when I’m driving through or visiting. I think of what Mrs. Kennedy and this absolute example of an American patriot had to live with after this tragedy. I was born 30 years after and this day lays heavy on me as if I was there. Thank you for sharing. Incredible interview.

[@krashd]

Isn't it called Dealey Plaza?

[@double534]

I use to live in Dallas If though I wasn't alive at the time it always felt werid passing by there.

[@winterramos4527]

Brak, by the look of you...I can tell you've been through alot brotha. I think what you need is more Cow 🔔

[@accousticdecay]

I agree. I have been to civil war battlefields and feel the same sadness and maudlin.

[@TheHeavensFellen]

@@krashd yes, and he wrote that above too. Named for George Bannerman Dealey, who, had come from Galveston, in order to branch off the Dallas Morning News, he ran it.

[@tomtalker2000]

I don't think we will EVER know the full truth about what happened to this poor soul. Everything changed on that day in terms of transparency and peoples "trust" with government. God bless you Jack you were truly one of a kind and were WAY WAY ahead of your time.

[@leehayes9831]

We do know. Spoiler alert: Some guy called Oswald fired three shots, hit Kennedy with two of them and killed him. Hope enough time has passed that I can share this…

[@MeriMorMick]

Thank you, Mr. Hill, for all you did and for all you tried to do. And thank you for sharing the story from your view point.

[@kimberlymartin2041]

Excellent interview. So sad I couldn't even imagine how he felt. RIP President Kennedy

[@photonotavailable7936]

As a 7th grader, I lived through this with my parents. We camped out in front of our small black and white TV for four days, taking short breaks to grab a sandwich or hit the head. I recall walking home from my junior high school on empty streets. No people, no cars, nothing, like a scene from an Alfred Hitchcock movie without the birds. President Kennedy’s assassination still bothers me so much I cannot watch this. “Don’t let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot.’ JFK, gone too soon, RIP. ✝️

[@timothybauer1295]

I also was in 7th grade.

[@mikestyles499]

I too, was in the 7th grade. I’ll never forget that un celebratory Thanksgiving weekend.

[@photonotavailable7936]

@@mikestyles499We ate in silence on Thanksgiving, but did not celebrate the day. I can’t speak for my parents, but watching The Beatles less than two months later on The Ed Sullivan Show brightened my mood.

[@rosemariegray4007]

You are probably not the only one to remember that day!

[@VanessaKittredge]

My mom was also in seventh grade. School sent everyone home. She stopped half way at a pay phone to call home. My great Grammy answered and told her the news. Mr Hill is a patriot and a gentleman. Such courage.

[@robinbroadwater2147]

To All of You, Who Have Served: Thank You. As a country, we ask you to put life, limb and peace of mind on the line, so much we could never restore, through the duties, to which you are assigned. It is important that you know that your sacrifice does not go unnoticed, or unappreciated. And, I want for our country to do so much more for you. Again: Thank you.

[@gns423]

I love what he says at the end about the conspiracy theories: they are just theories; they are not fact at all.

[@damonika09]

My grandparents still talked about how sad it was. I can’t even imagine how Mr. Hill felt that day.

[@antblanks]

Mine too. My grandmother voted for him. She feels guilty she helped elect him and subsequently helped put him in harms way.

[@paulmcwilliams1709]

I can't imagine seeing the President being shot and your witnessing history as it's happening. Thank you Mr. Clint Hill for telling of the story as you witnessed it. I would think that Mr. Hill has nightmares of that terrible time in Dallas.

[@dianeadlington6140]

Mr Hill still feels guilty. I hope he eventually realised he is a hero. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@paulmcwilliams1709]

@@dianeadlington6140 Listening to Clint Hill in previous interviews I knew that he felt guilty because JFK died, but I don't think he could have changed the outcome. That's why they don't allow Presidents to ride in convertibles anymore.

[@dianeadlington6140]

I so, so wish Mr Hill will find peace. Lisa is the best thing to happen to him. ❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

[@paulmcwilliams1709]

@@dianeadlington6140 I hope he doe's to Diane. He did all that he could do, under the circumstances. I think he's a true hero.

[@the_EconomicEdge]

You will never be forgotten for your heroic acts, sir. L salute you

[@javaidzaidi]

I think the whole world loved him. As a young boy of 10 I was part of the crowd that lined up the streets of Karachi, Pakistan, when Mrs. Kennedy visited the city. JFK was taking America to greatness, and he was thinking of the world also when he said "Peace and dignity for all mankind". America changed after his death. Fighting so many wars and wreaking destruction in so many parts of the world.

[@charlesstockford5913]

That's probably why he was killed.

[@youngtruthspitta3655]

@@charlesstockford5913 It was…go back and just read not “media” but the actual truth the documents, files they don’t want you to know or see

[@larapalma3744]

So true

[@larapalma3744]

@@youngtruthspitta3655 how can you access them?

[@moss8448]

we lost our virginity as a country in a way, it had to be the same way folks felt when Abe was taken out; what it would've been or had've turned out if those had lived.

[@leslieperkins2722]

I was 6 years old. I remember my mother crying for days. At the time I didn’t understand why. I have spent almost my entire life still not understanding why he was shot. Excellent interview. Mr. Hill is definitely an American hero.

[@BCAD01]

I was 7 years old and I remember where I was,what was doing,and the weather. My mother was in ironing clothes using an old Coke bottle shaking water on the clothes because everything was cotton. She ran out of the house screaming "President Kennedy was just shot." It was dreadful 😫

[@OpusBuddly]

I was 6 years old at the time too. My grandmother was in tears.

[@kristopherdetar4346]

JFK was about to have the FBI dismantled, so it was the FBI that assassinated him . George W Bush was a young FBI agent whom most likely one of the shooters on the ground. You can clearly find GWB near the hospital entrance where JFK was taken. None of us will ever know exactly how many were involved with this crime. It is apparent to many of us older Americans this agency has been dirty for many many decades.

[@geoffreythurtell8761]

It was the day of my 6th birthday here in Australia. I still recall the footage of Mr Hill running towards the car and Jackie reaching out of the back of the car. This event affected the whole world.

[@raphaelcamilleri6047]

RIP Sir ❤ You are free and safe. Thank you for this testimony, Sir!

[@DollarBill2022]

I'm 70 years old and at elementary school the teachers allowed a black n white Tv for the motorcade that day. We all saw it live as I remember until the last shot and they unplugged the tv. I've really never got over it since that day in my youth.

[@paulascott5701]

Are you saying that the president being shot was shown on live television? Wouldn't that film exist somewhere? Only the Zapruder film shows the shooting.

[@stevencroy7455]

Regardless of who did it we still lost a great president. I feel the true hero in this story was Jackie. That woman stood up and did what very few if any could do. She handled this extremely graphic and traumatic incident so gracefully that it's just incredible. How she was able to keep it together through the witnessing of Jacks assassination, the people at the hospital,the trip back/swearing in of LBJ,the funeral and precession, wow, that woman was unbelievable. Jack and Jackie really were a fantastic couple. It's so sad the USA didn't get to benefit from what those two could have accomplished,so sad. Thankyou for your service

[@6125Tiffany]

Sadly that’s exactly why he was assassinated. Because of what he was going to accomplish.

[@maryrembold2748]

And she did a great job raising her children under difficult circumstances.

[@harrychapin808]

R U joking?? Great president? Great couple? Jack F****D more women than most Rock ⭐ stars! I suggest U do some research. Mr. Hill lied. The shot that blew the right side of his head apart came from the right front. It was Kennedy who signed "Operation Ranchhand" - allowed the use of agent orange ( Rainbow Agents), in Vietnam.

[@billpugh58]

He was a democrat though, the MAGAs and GQP would hate him. Maga Traitor Gangrene and Boebert would srcream at hos inauguration.

[@Praise___YaH]

Guys, Here is The True Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Egyptian Semitic: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Egyptian Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@crystalwilson7007]

It's so heartbreaking to even think that someone would endure such a horrific death, no matter how sudden... bless his heart, even if only for a moment, he absolutely knew he'd been intentionally and mortally wounded. And to think that a spouse would have to see such horrors... as a wife and mother I just pray I never have to face such horrors. The thought of her trying to salvage every little piece of his head and brain that she could ... I just can't even imagine. I just can't.

[@santoparfano1910]

It gives me hope to see your human compassion and empathy. We need many more like you in this world. God bless!

[@lindamoreno1028]

I don't know how Jackie remained sane. That would have been it for me. Beyond tragic.

[@crystalwilson7007]

@@santoparfano1910 I'm so sorry I didn't see this reply sooner. It warmed my heart. Thank you and God bless you as well.

[@crystalwilson7007]

@@lindamoreno1028 I absolutely agree.

[@davidsettle3948]

I recall listening to an interview with one of the attending physicians in trauma room one, who said that Mrs Kennedy kept coming into the room several times while they were working on the president, and that one time she entered the room, she still had pieces of brain matter in her hand which she placed on the gurney. Hard to comprehend what pain she was going through at that moment.

[@kipmcmillan2600]

Having just watched JFK What The Doctors Saw, it corroborates so much from that doc. These memories of what happened when JFK was shot are seared into their memories. The details, the consistency... Incredible interview and memory.

[@davwill9366]

I worked part time at the Arlington Funeral Home, Arlington, Va. and worked with the head embalmer (Jerry Dunn), who was the head embalmer at Gawler's Funeral Home in Wash. D.C. at the time Kennedy was assassinated. He and two other embalmers went to Bethesda Naval Hospital to embalm the president. I asked him about the condition of Kennedy's body. He told me that he could not talk about that but did say that when they were done embalming and reconstructing President Kennedy was "viewable" and could have had an open casket. He said the reason that the casket was not viewed open was because Jackie wanted the casket to remained closed.

[@williamkelly8026]

He's a class gentleman in every way. A true role model for young men especially of what it means to do your duty with honor and integrity. And consider what he once said: every single day (now for 58 years) those seconds of obscene horror replay in his mind, and for decades he unnecessarily blamed himself. God bless him.

[@TheJer1963]

And people need to take a look at how much they made a year, if they had lived in say Chicago they would be at the poverty level. The agent driving the limo was Bill Greer (the oldest member in the Secret Service) and Special Agent in charge Roy Kellerman.

[@marthafogelin1770]

@@derrickez Because they wanted to get out of Dallas, Texas as soon as possible. Sure, Texas had it's reasons but our central government had it's reasons too. The central government has more of a say in matters like this. It proceeds local and state governments. As well as it should.

[@marthafogelin1770]

@@derrickez I don't believe in conspiracies. I do believe in following protocol when it comes to matters like this. Kennedy needed to be autopsied by our central government (preferably Kennedy's White House Physicians) nearer to our central government. Since he was still the President of the United States at the time of his murder. I have followed the President Kennedy's assignation since Friday, November 22nd, 1963 (since it first happened) and have followed Clint Hill since first hearing about him. I have the upmost respect for the gentleman.

[@20greeneyes20]

Except he cheated on Jackie and his father / family was in the Mafia. They were far from "The Camelot Family" Very Blown out of proportion to say the least. Never the less this was a horrific act.

[@togowack]

No longer worth defending

[@hmmreally620]

Men like him are extremely hard to find, especially now a days! It takes a special type of person to run towards danger, not thinking of one's self, to try to put your body between another person and the danger that is trying to kill them! Great job is not even the right words! God Bless him and all that do those jobs!

[@agems56]

Today, I see a huge difference between war veterans and today's sheltered people how we are reacting if you can call it that to the war in Ukrain! All talk and no action! Putin is not for diplomacy! Imagine what hitler would have gotten away with today!

[@granto6738]

Very true words u say best wishes from Durham England ❤ 🇬🇧

[@michellebabicz2143]

Sweet Jesus. Whatever else history determined JFK to be, NOBODY deserved such a death. This man is quite something; an integral part of history and so well-spoken.

[@michaelgrimes1131]

This brought back a flood of memories! My dad was stationed at Quantico at the time and we were living in Manassas, Virginia. I was in the second grade. This incident and the beginning of the space program are fond memories of the time in Virginia!

[@stephaniestanley8041]

Mr. Hill suffered for many years after the assassination. I am so happy he is sharing the great courage he displayed that day protecting Mrs. Kennedy.