Why JFK's Casket Stayed Closed

[@maggiekarabel123]

Caitlyn this may be a bit morbid even for this channel but have you considered a video about Emmett Till and the incredible bravery of his mother Mamie? She insisted on a public, open casket funeral. “Let them see what they’ve done to my baby.” It’s quite a story.

[@DeidreL9]

Oh God yes. That made so much sense, what an incredible woman she was.🙏

[@mariekatherine5238]

I third this motion.

[@miciarokiri5182]

This is a really good topic. She could also speak with Black Historians and funeral experts about the times and what was common practice.

[@lindadenneypu6315]

Very sad storey he didn't deserve what happened to him

[@flux.aeterna]

Yes please

[@ramblinentertainment1922]

It says a lot about our society that we have an almost minute by minute account of what happened after Oswald fired that gun, but in school I at least never learned anything about Jackie’s resilience in the days that followed

[@hannatude]

I was just saying the same thing to my friend when I sent her the link for the video. We were taught that it was a sad day “for the nation”. One of my high school teachers taught a lesson about subjectivity vs. objectivity by using Kennedy Conspiracy theories. But this is the first time I’ve ever really truly felt that they were *human*, rather than just *history*. …I feel like I need to go give someone a hug.

[@slaphappysmokey1]

Yup, that was all we were taught. Glad we have people that research and put videos together about our history that seems to have been hidden from us...unless we dig for it.

[@guido20071970]

Oswald shot a gun?

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

@Freedom First Since you're just casting aspersions without even trying to provide details or explanation, I hope you understand why I and probably most people here will choose to instead... "ignore" you in general.

[@MadJustin7]

The 35th President of the United States died and his death had wide ranging repercussions for the nation. Jackie's resilience did not. Good topic for a youtube video but not relevant for a classroom. History classes are already muddled enough with unnecessary information and teachers who struggle to get through it all in a timely manner.

[@detectivesquirrel2621]

My wife Sami was an avid follower of yours and contributed to your patroen. She died last year and despite having to fight against her parents' wishes I got Sami the Woodland Burial she wanted thanks to watching your videos.

[@wareforcoin5780]

I'm sorry that your wife died, but I'm glad you got her the burial she wanted. That's the last gift you can give someone.

[@bootykingfaia]

i’m so very sorry for your loss.. i’m very thankful that you could give your wife that burial and give that to yourself too. may she rest in peace. that’s beautiful, and very sad. thank you for sharing. i wish you peace and light

[@zkarebear]

I am so very sorry for you loss. And that is so beautiful that you were able to honor her wishes.

[@itsacarolbthing5221]

I am so terribly sorry for your loss. Sincere condolences. Xxx

[@meritofapproval]

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[@anitarose7915]

My dad died the day after my 24th birthday. I was his power of attorney and selected by him to handle his estate. At the time, I looked much younger, so I looked perfectly naive. When I was in the funeral home choosing a casket, the man was showing me models and said, "This one has a pillow for his comfort." My expression and stare must have said it all, because he immediately apologized and looked at the floor. He stayed quiet the rest of the time. I did the funeral thing for my grandmother, his mom. She felt it was the right way to do things. But even before all of this, I always thought the whole funeral thing was kind of sick and twisted. Not to mention a money scam manipulation, that targets those vulnerable and hurting.

[@pageribe2399]

Yes, funerals are for those left behind, and there are plenty of scam artists in and around the industry, but the ritual of the funeral - complete with the open casket - is enormously comforting to many people.

[@DurindaSparacino]

@@anitarose7915 me to. I believe the moment you die your soul leaves your body. My husband and I have already planned our services. simple just a graveside prayer and we both have our plots and cremations paid for. I remember my Dad my sister and I spent over $10,000 and that was 23 years ago.

[@susanazinger2525]

That is so true about funeral homes ...they charge outrageous amounts of money - cuz they know you'll pay out the wazoo for something that is needed . Same thing for nursing homes . I call it White Collar Crime .

[@HenryRodighiero]

"Different strokes for different folks". However, IF you ever witnessed an embalming or autopsy, you would definitely want cremation! Funersls today average $8-10k+ depending on your choice of selection(s) Some direct cremations only cost $1,000 or less. My pre-made direct cremation cost me $700. AMEN

[@DouglasJenkins]

How did it go at the cemetery? 'Oh, he'll enjoy the view from this plot in our Garden of Rest!'

[@glytchmeister9856]

It’s unbelievable they were so insistent on an open casket. The moment he died, he no longer belonged to the people. He stopped being the president. He was Jackie’s husband. Jackie should have had absolute authority the whole time.

[@masterchief6922]

I opened the casket

[@presidentceresidence5663]

Yeah that's true but in order for the conspirators to get away with it... LBJ broke the law mostly treason and conspiracy to commit murder...

[@maneevent1508]

Jackie is transgender and the one who shot him

[@presidentceresidence5663]

@@maneevent1508 nope....guess again

[@maneevent1508]

@@presidentceresidence5663 Yes, it's a fact

[@holliberry2614]

I remember when my stepfather died. My brother, who was his biological child, was distraught. The funeral director asked if he wanted 'casket insurance' . He was ready to say 'yes' to anything. I quickly asked "what is casket insurance'? I was told it was insurance paid so that the casket would not leak, the remains leak out, etc. I asked how we could make sure the insurance was working .....did they dig up the casket every month/year etc to make sure it was working appropriately? Of course the funeral director , goggled eyed, fumbled his answer and finally said 'no'. I said , 'then no, we don't need the added charge of 'casket insurance'. Not cool. Obviously a tactic to prey on the emotional situation that is the loss of a loved one.

[@orvilleh.larson7581]

This is interesting. If you don't mind my asking, how long ago was this? "Casket insurance"? What the hell! Of course, this was a scam to extract more money from you. The funeral director felt he could offer this crap, knowing there's virtually no chance that the funeral buyer will exhume the casket to find out. You called him out over this. It's good that you did. Even today--with the wealth of funeral information that's available, with legal protections in place--some funeral directors still try to exploit the funeral buyer. . . .

[@MartinGarcia-km4qs]

Its disgusting how these funeral directors try and squeeze the last dollar out of the grieving family.

[@holliberry2614]

@@orvilleh.larson7581 It was over 20 years ago. I just remember my brother being distraught ( he was in his early 20's at the time....no life experience;-) and he was just overwhelmed. He was ready to say yes to anything the funeral director said. I just remember thinking..."How the F do you know if the 'casket insurance' you purchased is actually working?" The look on the funeral director's face was worth it ;-) But that is me.....always logical.

[@nett6051]

Thankyou for sharing your story. Its great that you stood up and question the cost of the casket insurance

[@tater82]

Isn’t that why we buy a vault? Even with that it’s 3 different tiers at a decent upcharge 🙄 if the vault seals..it’s good.

[@Nicolesid1]

Interesting fact, Jackie's suit was Chanel "inspired" suit made by her personal tailor. She loved Chanel designs but she wanted to be seen wearing clothing from the US, so her tailor got the fabric and pattern from Chanel but it was made in the US. Edit: Thank you for all the likes, and commentary. Additionally, this was in no way to say Caitlin was incorrect as the suit outside of the person and place it was constructed was Chanel.

[@beckyowens2586]

I was just thinking about how no one thought to find Jackie fresh clothes. A hundred people buzzing all over the place, hours wasted bickering and not one person thought to make sure this poor woman wasn't covered in his blood this entire time. Least of all in front of the press. It might not have been high fashion, but someone could have acquired something stately for her to wear and not be covered in blood.

[@Nicolesid1]

@@beckyowens2586 very true, but I think you have to also remember she was fighting hard to stay near her husband and to go change may mean someone getting him away from her.

[@susanstacy2493]

@@beckyowens2586 You should read some history. Jackie did not want to change clothes. Manchester's book along with other reliable sources all say that she said she wouldn't change clothes because she wanted them to see "what they had done to Jack."

[@kingraquu3164]

She refused to change clothes. She wanted to make a statement to the public.

[@ghoulishtoad]

@@beckyowens2586 iirc i think she was so traumatized and shocked she wanted to keep it on for reasons i cant remember. The comment above im inclinded to believe she did it to let people know what they did to the president

[@madmanmortonyt4890]

People on Twitter are trying to deconstruct this video based soley on the title, not having watched the video. If you've come here from that crowd, please PLEASE watch the video first before leaving a comment. There is far more to the subject than the title implies.

[@emilyflavell1658]

I cannot even imagine how Jackie must have felt. Your description of her putting her wedding ring on her husband's finger has me in tears, that poor woman. Nobody deserves to go through this.

[@miippi]

Same. I'm European and we weren't really taught about JFK in school, until i was 20 i didn't know who Jackie Kennedy was. But holy mother of... She was so strong. Going through all of this? And staying sane?

[@NaomiDollxoxo]

Yes, I didn’t know that. It brought tears to my eyes. She just wanted to show him how much she loves him to the last available second 🥺

[@rogeraxelsson]

​@@miippi I am a European. And, yes, I viewed the shooting on TV in black & white television. And - I was 7 years old when the Norwegian television sent the program again-and-again. And we grew-up with the knowledge of this asassination. But no colour TV - just black & white.

[@melissastevenson7059]

​@@miippiI know your comment is old, but I just stumbled onto this video after learning of Trains founding bassist died in Belgium. Both men died too young. As for Jackie she remarried a Greek Tycoon and lived a life of luxury until she was stricken with cancer. I believe they lived much of their time in Europe.

[@dianestokes6558]

@@miippi

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

My God losing a son and a husband in the span of three months. Jackie Kennedy had strength beyond my own comprehension

[@mwater_moon2865]

On the upside, her loosing a baby with just 5 weeks left (35 of 40 weeks) had a profound impact on neo-natal and ultra premie medicine. Very much for the good, which is why my goddaughter survived, despite being born at only 24 weeks and 1 day.

[@kevinlambert2756]

Probably should have had the bullet proof top up on the car.. but who would have thought..he would be shot..that day.

[@abbybrown638]

@@mwater_moon2865 I had no idea. My daughter was born at 35 weeks. Its sad so many women and babies had to die before they figured it out. I developed HELLP syndrome, it was terrifying. she just had to be observed in the nicu though. I feel so lucky to be here laying next to her right now.

[@felicitybywater8012]

@@mwater_moon2865 Tell your god-daughter I'm glad she made it ❤

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Urgent attention! ✌👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖✌

[@myracahill7409]

I was in 5th grade when President Kennedy was shot. My Mother was crying when I arrived home from school, watching the trauma unfold on our black and white TV. It consumed everyone and everything. Yet, Jackie Kennedy was a pillar of strength for the nation. Although I "lived through it", I learned much from your video and thank you for your compassion.

[@sophierobinson2738]

I was in fourth grade. His death was announced over the intercom as we were leaving the cafeteria.

[@Bluesbabesrv]

Yes, exactly what you said. I was in 8th grade music class when the announcement was made over the school public address system, we were all being sent home. My mother too was in tears when I got home. Remember this was 1963, there were only 3 television channels, all carried nothing but the news of JFK from the assassination to the burial.

[@juicyjules7409]

My mom too we Catholic 💜🙏👱🏻‍♀️😢

[@Tiogair]

My mom was too! She was on a field trip and heard it on her hand radio and announced it to her class. Her teacher scolded her for “making up such an awful story”

[@darthclaire7179]

My mom has probably the closest you will ever come to a “funny“ Kennedy assassination story. She was about the same age and living in Houston. They sent them home from school. She comes in the door and tells my grandmother “Mama, they shot President Kennedy!” My grandmother replies, “(Name)! We don’t like him but we don’t go around saying someone shot him!”

[@matthewshannon6946]

I lost my son 4 weeks short of his 40th birthday two years ago in a paramotor accident. We had him cremated and the information about this process I've gotten from your videos was very comforting during the process. Thank you!

[@JoeyMartz]

That's awful. So sorry for your loss.... Those paramotors look fun but dangerous 😢😢😢

[@adrena.hamilton]

I never realized the empowerment in that story. Way to go Jackie for sticking up for herself and her family. What a strong lady.

[@Lori79Butterfly]

Yes she was and she no doubt lived with untreated PSTD for the rest of her life! JFK was still her husband and the father of her children not just the President of the United States and brother and son of the Kennedys.

[@newcarpathia9422]

Jackie Kennedy was an absolute powerhouse of a human being. To this day, my mother still speaks of her glowingly.

[@carlcarlson1369]

Great video. This young lady talks with class

[@kbmls3]

When her doctors told her there nothing could be done to extend her life, she stopped all treatment. I remember one of the commentators saying, “She has shown us how to die.”

[@every-istand-ophobe6320]

Yeah we should forget about jfk. We will just put his wife on a pedestal! Strong independent womxn that don't need no man. Stunning and brave. I thought democrats got rid of the word woman since anyone can be one now!

[@glendafulton]

She had just lost her baby then her husband I always thought of Jackie as a strong lady but with all this added information I don't think I have ever seen anyone male or female that can come close to the strength of this amazing Lady I pray you have found the peace you so deserve

[@Iwilldestroyyoo]

The Kennedys are terrible terrible people, you don’t know the half of it.

[@saf2127]

I can’t imagine the grief Jackie went through, first losing her baby, then her husband in just a few short months. That would be hard enough for any person, but when the whole world is literally watching your every move, it must have been unspeakably awful. This was a fantastic video as always, Caitlin. And if anyone reading has the chance to go to the Sixth Floor Museum, I absolutely recommend it. You will learn a lot and gain a new historical perspective.

[@cc1k435]

I went back in the mid 90s, and I still think of it as one of the most surreal places I've ever been.

[@bogeydope3022]

@@cc1k435 It is surreal. Because the place wasn't the assassins hideout. To this day people have to believe a magic bullet theory. You can't make this shit up.

[@gocougs22]

@@bogeydope3022 what’s your theory?

[@glamdolly30]

@@bogeydope3022 Exactly - the very fact Lee Harvey Oswald was murdered mere days after the assassination is powerful proof of a conspiracy! He did not act alone - this was a highly organised, professional hit by more than one marksman. There's no way that guy achieved such an efficient murder from that distance, with that wonky-sighted gun - Lee Harvey Oswald is the most famous patsy/fall guy in the world.

[@ellejay2021]

@@bogeydope3022 100% correct. Oswald had a LOT of help.

[@JnetuTube]

Again. Thank you, as a much younger person than I (76) for treating this topic as respectfully as you have. There is power in detail. Thank you.

[@themerlynn]

Everyone focuses on the controversy and conspiracies theories surrounding jfk's death. No one really looks at the human side of it. Thanks you for the video Caitlin.

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Urgent attention! ✌👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖✌

[@Slim4Hunnad]

us understanding the 'human' side is what pisses us off about the situation dumbazz. Hes a man who got his face blew off, something wasnt right about it and MF's wanted answers.

[@balanced-shez8226]

There's was conspiring alright

[@JFK-ir7yz]

The human side is bringing the true murdered and conspirators to justice. Everything else is just smoke and mirrors. Come on man. Wake up already .

[@knightofcydonia1192]

@@balanced-shez8226 Liar

[@Eloraurora]

The choice of driver really hit me for some reason. To look out from that welter of shock and grief, see someone else's suffering, and offer him a gesture of redemption from his own self-blame... this video was bound to make me cry at some point, but that part really got me.

[@hannatude]

Ugh, right? I have a hard time sussing out other people’s emotions on a good day - I can’t fathom being able to pick up on someone else’s turmoil and taking steps to assuage it while suffering from even a fraction of the grief Jackie had to have been experiencing.

[@Totalinternalreflection]

That got me too.

[@judithfurmston3731]

Yes I noticed that too. Before Caitlin even clarified the point it struck me that he must have been really shaken.

[@evercuriousmichelle]

I'm not in the right mental place to watch the video, but I'm really curious, what did Jackie do for the driver?

[@Totalinternalreflection]

@@evercuriousmichelle he had terrible survivers guilt, he felt he failed to protect them, that if only he swerved this way or that he could somehow prevented it. He was broken by it and in shock of course. If I remember right,( I'll check in a minute and edit my comment accordingly, its been a long day and i have foggy brain) the next significant drive, this time Jackie, her son and the the coffin, Jackie requested that he drive. That touched him deeply as you can imagine. Watch it when you're in a better place. Best wishes.

[@chomama1628]

This was the most detailed account of what occurred after Jack’s death that I had ever heard. Thank you from someone who was alive at the time and felt the grief as a citizen to this senseless act. Our world was never the same. It is seared into the fabric of America. Well done.

[@pamelagay3303]

Yes I was alive also at the time. I was age 12.

[@abhinavpatil759]

You cry this hard when they lynched MLK Jr.? What about Malcolm X?

[@Redhand1949]

Agreed. I was a sixth-grader in school when the unbelievable news came that day over the PA system. The event was an absolute turning point in our history. As you state it so well, "Our world was never the same" after it. And yes, this video is excellent.

[@MommaZim2]

Cheryl..I just posted a comment..please read it

[@curbozerboomer1773]

This woman got a few things wrong...that fancy casket did indeed get the interior covered up, to keep the blood and gore from ruining the interior...but it was not several rubber bags...the nurses installed a large, plastic bedliner they took from a hospital bed...it was quite broad, and covered very well. Then, the body ws wrapped in two sheets...one was wrapped round JFKs very bloody head; the 2nd one was wrapped around the rest of his body...when his body was removed from the fancy casket at Bethesda, prior to autopsy, the two people transferring the body actually thought that large plastic liner was a type of body bag!...Their mistake triggered quite a few theories concerning JFKs body being somehow messed with...but none of that was true. BTW...for the most complete, thorough accounting of how JFKs autopsy went, please read the book-Reclaiming History"...an incredibly well-researched book, using only factual information. Much more detailed than this shallow video could ever be!

[@dennisn1672]

I saw my brother in his casket. I never walked up to another afterwards. I like to remember people as they were alive. Once you see them dead. That image stays burned into your mind forever.

[@Lergmeister]

I know that feeling i found my dad dead in his bed without expecting it at all. It was only around twelve hours after death but still it was unexpected. He was at my place two days earlier watching movies. His corpse will always be the picture that i get in my head when thinking about him.

[@whatnow9159]

Exactly.

[@helenaymorgan-walsh4883]

Yes my mother is still in my mind like yesterday been 5 year’s

[@jessicagarvin4834]

I totally get what you are saying. I went to a open casket funeral once and saw the body. (When I was a child.) I had nightmares for months. Every sense then I refuse to go to an open casket ceremony. Even my grandpa's. Though I went to his funeral the next day.

[@jrubicon027]

I agree and I am the same way. I’m sorry about your brother. I lost my sister in a car accident and I stopped going up to caskets too.

[@ronakane9959]

I never knew about Patrick the son Jack and Jackie lost. Jackie still grieving the loss of an infant and then to lose Jack. Grace and strength and love never lived in finer a being than Jackie. Thank you always for high quality edutainment, Ms. Doughty!

[@sophierobinson2738]

I remember him. Everyone was waiting with great explanation for the baby, and mourned when he died.

[@bugsbunny3107]

There was also a daughter stillborn before Caroline

[@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper]

I knew about his son

[@francrespo553]

She lost child the he passed.

[@bugsbunny3107]

@@sophierobinson2738 how heartbreaking 💔

[@quisnessness]

Jackie truly did an amazing job advocating for her family's after-death wishes in a situation where people seemed determined to treat her like a child who couldn't handle the reality of death.

[@curtissimmons2287]

She was with him even before fame she was sooo in love with him even after she got remarried..she asked to be buried next to jack

[@Deenique16]

Such a shame because all he did was cheat on her

[@aprilgosa5779]

@@Deenique16 you don't know what he did we only know what the media says i am sure they blew it out of proportion

[@aprilgosa5779]

@@curtissimmons2287 of course she married Ari as she called him out of part security not saying she did not care for him but he wasn't her Jack she wanted out of Washington especially after Bobby was also murdered she felt like her kids especially were in danger she needed a place to literally feel safe with her children so Ari took her to Greece I don't think she even went back to live in the White house after JFK died she literally said if they are killing Kennedy's my children are next

[@aprilgosa5779]

who can handle death she was terrified especially after Bobby she knew her kids were in danger her shock and grief over Jack made her literally climb out of the car to retrieve the broken pieces of her husband she didn't remember doing it but it makes sense in her shock that she would think they could save him she could help him I mean she was his wife she wanted to help him her last words were in his ear Jack can you hear me Jack I love you I don't think that makes anyone a child who cannot handle death her husband was murdered literally before her eyes she was so brave and strong when who knows what she was going through physicallyand otherwise she must have been exhausted

[@eeltenaj19]

I was born in 64 in Canada, so this should have bearing on my life. However, I find myself very emotional over this story. Caitlin, your research and delivery are impeccable. Thank you.

[@rubyy.7374]

I can’t get over how gut-wrenching it must be: the man next to you, dead in an instant in one of the goriest ways imaginable. Now all eyes are on you as you frantically navigate his funerary arrangements while simultaneously consoling a grieving country. I adore Jackie’s strength, and thank you for shining a light on to it. Like everybody else, the fallout of the assassination never even came to mind, and I’m glad it now has.

[@peterk8909]

On the Zapruder film it appears his head is blown quite literally out of Jackie's hands

[@tundrawomansays5067]

@Not A fascist Slave V Yeah, they did. The shock and horror was indescribable. The major news network’s regular programming was preempted for the next few days all day by the news and the funeral. By the end of the ‘60’s this generation of kids had lost three of their role models: JFK, MLK, RFK. And then we lost so many of our generation in Vietnam.

[@peterk8909]

@Not A fascist Slave V Nope, a realist. That's only part of the horror of the assassination. The worst happened afterward. Since the blood and guts aspect is your focus, you don't see that.

[@evehampton6149]

BUSH you may think that you got away with this but GOD remembers and your day is coming, soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH HE’S COMING for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@marifujisawa2942]

You’re terrible🤮

[@bethroesch2156]

This is what made her an icon. She handled it with so much dignity and grace and managed to comfort the entire country.

[@dziobaczka18]

@what now ok.... :D hahaha

[@AxxLAfriku]

🚨🚨🚨 AAAAAAHHHHH!!! 🚨🚨🚨 school is sooooo boring i am in 8th grate and its so boring i am having sucess on youtube so i think i will drop out of school. i dont have friends so i need your opinon beth

[@mixaliskokkinos1496]

Well trained...?!And then she get married one of the rich man in the world...Greetings from Greece

[@MuseMarketing]

@@AxxLAfriku before you do be sure you master the English language. If you think 8th grade is "boring" wait until you're 27 and living to pay taxes. Also, don't put all your hopes in one source of income. If KZbin is your only source of income, what is your backup plan, not mention what other side hustles do you have going on?

[@isabellind1292]

@@AxxLAfriku Being bored isn't your problem if that's the best you can spell. It's not going to get you far in life. Good luck.

[@scarymonsterzz]

Thank you for mentioning their son, Patrick. I remember hearing about how he died because he was born only 5 weeks premature. I recently had a baby who was born 11 weeks premature yet he surived his birth and is healthy and gaining weight everyday. Aparently the science of neonatalogy owes a lot to Patrick Kennedy. Because of his death there was a big push in the medical field for advancements to be made to save babies born prematurely. A lot of new techniques to help babies survive being born earlier and earlier eventually came about because of his death. It's amazing to me that my baby and millions of other babies born much earlier than Patrick can now live and grow to be healthy happy children all because of the advancements made in medical science that came about in the past few decades.

[@charlayned]

So glad to hear your baby's doing well. I had a couple of early (4 week) kids who have given me grandkids now (and almost great grandkids). My husband was a 12.5 week early in 1956. I have pictures of him in the isolette. He's survived, is doing great.

[@maureenogorman8740]

I remember reading about their very preemie baby and how his death was such an impact on jfk/jbk. When I realized he was only 5 weeks early and yet had at best a 50/50 chance, it was stunning. My kid was only a week later and while she was in the NICU for a few days, it was almost routine. Patrick Kennedy's death was on the president's mind constantly for the last few months of his life. Taking this hidden and almost shameful event and putting it into the public view, spurred so much research. My kid benefited from this tragedy.

[@lindashepard4621]

I have an elderly friend whose first child was born early and died from the same issues as Patrick. Interesting that both Jackie and my friend were smokers, which can be linked to premature births. I believe Mrs Kennedy had a miscarriage or still birth previously.

[@gamerbabexo6558]

Happy to know your little guy is growing and thriving, I've learned something new today, thanks for sharing.

[@khowler]

Learn something new every day. I had no idea that Patrick Kennedy was the reason we have more technology for premies. Glad your child is doing good.

[@Awannabestylist]

This was very well done. As a retired cop/crime scene tech, I always wondered about some of the things you researched and reported.

[@cooperationiskey]

I've learned WAY more about the human side of the Kennedy assassination through this video than I have through decades of bigger-production documentaries and the America school system. Thank you for a beautiful, educational video.

[@anitarosetorres420]

Same

[@1971dave]

You too have learnt nothing then have you, on the day there were several snipers, JFK to 911 a rich man's trick, 3 hour-long documentary you may want to watch that,

[@julzmgrforll7278]

Could not have said it better!

[@susanpalle3199]

I know exactly what you mean.

[@mnkee11]

I highly recommend Clint Hill’s books. I learned so much from his recollections in both Five Presidents and Mrs Kennedy and Me.

[@RubyBlueUwU]

I’ve really never known much about JFK as a president or Jackie as a person, but this story has always been so heartbreaking and I am forever amazed at her strength and presence after something so unimaginably traumatising and horrific

[@LorienInksong]

Honestly when stuff like this happens, even to politicians, I just see horrible trauma. Its just awful the way Jackie got treated. I mean gosh you already got a reply callously pointing out her faults just 'cause.

[@sophierobinson2738]

@@poppynogood6097 Your name fits you quite well.

[@RubyBlueUwU]

@@poppynogood6097 that’s a really awful way to judge someone’s character. Addicts are not inherently bad people, although people like you are.

[@slugluv1313]

agreed -- i was only 4 years old when JFK was assassinated -- my earliest memory is of his funeral procession on TV -- i do not think that i even understood the concept of "President" -- but i knew by what i was watching on TV and by what i was feeling around me that something had gone horribly wrong -- not just on a small, local level but all over the world -- you could sense the trauma everywhere

[@FilthyBitchGunClub]

True, it's odd to see so many kids criticizing how she handled things when people these days are easily triggered by a simple word. People were built tougher back then.

[@jpkmcg]

Jackie's decision to have the casket sealed was because she was appalled at how make-up made up her husband looked. I, for one, believe sealing the casket was a much more dignified way of honoring the assassinated president, allowing people to remember him as he was in life, not in death.

[@larryaldama1673]

😔🇺🇸🙏🏽🇺🇸

[@jenn7753]

I agree. She prevented the chance for photographs of him in that condition to live on for eternity and let him be remembered as when he was alive.

[@ellejay2021]

@@larryaldama1673 I see that one of the replies here was deleted; I wonder if mine will be as well. I believe JFK's casket was sealed because our government ordered it to be sealed because JFK's wounds were not of those stated in the official autopsy report. I also believe that JFK was assassinated per gov't orders, therefore, no one else was to see his wounds. Interesting video.

[@rahulmenon4357]

I doubt makeup can cover up what happened to him (the bolt action bullet thing, not tinfoil hat fantasies)

[@glamdolly30]

Jackie showed great wisdom in wanting her husband to be remembered in life, not in death. After all, the person is no longer there once their spirit has left their body - it's merely the shell that's left behind. I am sure Jackie knew her husband better than anyone, and knew he would not want his dignity compromised with an open casket. I personally think it's very morbid to want to view someone after they have died - and even more so when their death was unnatural and violent! I am baffled though that the professional morticians made such a hash of the cosmetic work on JFK's face. Autopsy photos reveal his face was pretty much undamaged - it was the back of his head that was devastated (proving he was fatally shot from the front, not by fall guy/patsy Lee Harvey Oswald in the Book Depository behind the motorcade - but I digress). I suspect the people who did the work on JFK felt such pressure and weight of expectation knowing their efforts would potentially be judged by millions (had it been an open casket), that they overdid the wax and face paint, and made him look like a dummy. That said, I am glad there was no open casket, regardless of how he looked - the fact is, the man was dead, and violently murdered in the most humiliating public way. He deserved the dignity and privacy of a closed coffin, and I'm glad his widow was wise enough to ensure he got that.

[@nbcatlover]

People later questioned Jackie’s marriage to Onassis, but he could buy the privacy & protection from the public eye when she needed it.

[@dmc3202]

He also became physically violent towards her.

[@ItsKrma00]

​@@dmc3202 Says who? Just curious as I've never heard that. It's hard to believe he'd have the stones to do that and that she would put up with that for one second.

[@KimNeville-vr8hn]

@@dmc3202 Nonsense 🙄

[@Johnyazell-r2f]

she was afraid of the secret service whom murdered him Onassis provided her protection

[@maggiejackson2160]

So, I was at my side-hustle at a doggie daycare earlier today when one of our regular dogs, Crushy, died very peacefully in her sleep in the corner of the playroom. Obviously, it came as a shock and was really kind of awful to have to deal with, but it brought into sharp relief the skills that I’ve gained from watching your content, Caitlin. I am so grateful for the honest, rational, compassionate, and loving way that you approach death and grieving; having this video to watch after coming home today was a gift.

[@tiffprendergast]

Sorry

[@killerqueen1115]

I am so sorry that you had to experience Crushy's death! My family's dog who I grew up with died in my arms and I still think of that moment til this day. But as you sad she died peacefully, I hope that this knowledge can help you work through the grief. Hope you feel better soon, and please remember the countless beautiful moments that Crushy had in her life! Sometimes the grief overshadows all the happy memories we have

[@loes3000]

R.I.P. Crushy 🕊🦴

[@ink3539]

I'm sorry for your loss 😢

[@crystalBall9287]

😢 RIP Crushy Hopefully that pup got one last happy romp around

[@janicesullivan8942]

I cannot imagine the horror of witnessing your husband’s head being blown away. Absolutely tragic, and it happened shortly after they had lost their son Patrick. Horror upon tragedy, upon tragedy.

[@DashSpaceski]

I had no idea about a loss of a kid. Sad as.

[@Iamsickofts]

Shitttt I would be happy. He was an extreme cheater with multiple affairs

[@arthursebastiany7311]

imagien the horror when american bombs rained in Cuba Oswald did nothing wrong

[@jimj2683]

@@Iamsickofts You really believe cheating is worse than getting your head blown up by a bullet? Then you must be a terrible person. Cheating is bad. But far far far away from murder. Please just grow up and get over your cheater. The only way to move on is to forgive and forget.

[@xiphos8219]

And then Bobby Kennedy shortly after.

[@piecesofgold1086]

the treatment jackie received from both the public and the kennedy family after her husbands death was abhorrent. bobby was the only one who was kind to her and he was murdered the same way as his brother not long after. she lived with severe PTSD for the rest of her life and never recovered from it. i rarely see anyone talk about her after his death, so i really appreciate this video. EDIT: Barbara Leamimg wrote a fantastic biography about Jackie for anyone who’d like to know more!

[@staceykelly4211]

Jackie remained a public figure for the rest of her life. She was later known as Jackie O. She married Aristotle Onassis. Her every move was followed.

[@PungiFungi]

Let's not do revisionist history.

[@ghoulishtoad]

@@PungiFungi ?

[@carstennn]

I really agree. I remember learning about this in school and having so many questions about her, with my history teacher having no answers for me. He did end up doing research and telling me another day but it wasn’t something he had thought of before.

[@ReflectedMiles]

@@ghoulishtoad It's a reference to Jackie being central to the story and a comfort to the country in her own way, controversial as all political figures are but also shown much compassion and the nation grieving with her, which I can attest to from having been part of that time in the US--not quite as the OP would have it.

[@allofthepicklesplease]

i am usually not a fan of very serious and saddening videos like this but i cannot deny it’s already got me hooked!!! ignore the ignorant twitter users, this is amazing and informative! (i actually found it so interesting that i subscribed, i remember back when i was in high school when any mention of the assassination made me leave the classroom and cry (bc i get sad about any sort of mention of death), this is the first time i've been able to hear about the assissination without getting extremely upset to the point where i had to wind down, AMAZING JOB!)

[@allofthepicklesplease]

also the editing is absolutely beautiful, i may have to check out more!!

[@alvu]

shes not gonna fk you buddy

[@ProjectAsher1]

@@alvu Are you only nice to people to have sex?? cause that's really telling lmao

[@allofthepicklesplease]

@@ProjectAsher1 idk what this person said bc i’ve been away but i’m asexual so 😭😭😭 wow

[@allofthepicklesplease]

@@alvufellas is it flirting to compliment a cool content creator (im not going to further argue but i agree with asher … if you are only nice to ppl who you want to make love with, that’s on you)

[@davidroddick91]

Jackie was a remarkably strong woman. I can't imagine going through what she went through and being so in control. And finding out here that she was already in mourning for her infant son.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

Plus she was well aware of John's wandering eyes and hands, but she kept up the facade.

[@lizadivine3785]

@@LuvBorderCollies as caroline once said that’s between them. There is no doubt to me that jfk and jbk did love each other.

[@seanbrown9048]

@@LuvBorderCollies “Happy birthday mister president…” lol

[@seanbrown9048]

@@lizadivine3785 it was an arranged marriage, a power coupling insisted on by Joe, the fixer who made JFK president.

[@TheBikerjim666]

My son was murdered and the funeral home owner and director had a lot of compassion for me and my wife for losing our son in such a horrible way he didn't charge us a penny and I appreciate what he did from the bottom of our hearts.

[@kristencalifra6421]

We did that for people who lost babies n young children. Everyone donated. Casket was donated, embalming was free, plot was free.

[@nrdalrt15]

I remember when a family member died young and we went to the funeral home. When my dad brought up paying, the funeral director immediately interrupted and said "no, don't worry about that now, go take care of your family and we will worry about that afterwards. Really impressive.

[@jakkernsa]

I just became a father myself the very tought of that little man departing this world before me is unbearable. Words can't express what i want to say to you but i hope justice was served and you and your wife may find that little bid of peace left on this world.

[@donamills863]

My son passes away at 16. He shot himself in the head. We had him cremated. We didn't have a wake. He was brought from the funeral home to the church.

[@sophiajakel4098]

No parents should ever have to deal with the death of a child... and definitely no child should be murdered! My heart is with you; sincere condolences and empathy.

[@XiranJayZhao]

Love how you always make your videos with such empathy and give the spotlight to those who truly deserve it!

[@everydaygoth]

Yes!!! You both are two of my favorite creators who uphold those standards! 🖤

[@quickredf0x143]

It's always cool seeing some of my favorite youtubers commenting on each other's videos.

[@TheGrinningViking]

How did you end up here? Weird. It's like an author who's book I liked is also a human who is into weird shit. lol

[@maryeckel9682]

Omg I just watched your "Turning Red" video and here you are!

[@ezekielsmith3571]

haha yah

[@heavenssentme]

do the twitter users on this vid not know what a hook is or what

[@juliaknight6544]

My son at the age of 28 years old was brutally stabbed 24 times when I saw him in the casket he looked like nothing had happened to him. I can tell you from experience the the funeral home made my son look absolutely beautiful like he had never been attacked. People don’t realize how important that is and the grieving process and I’ll never ever forget how much it helped me and make me with what it happened. Thank you for what you guys do to make our losses more bearable.

[@datman3416]

Damn.. I’m sorry you and your son had to go through that. What a horrible traumatic experience that must have been and must continue to be for you. I hope you’ve found some peace with it and I pray your son is resting in peace 😔

[@kylebarrettz]

This was beautiful Julia, I'm glad you got to see your beautiful angel~°~

[@colinturbitt4480]

​@@datman3416bb

[@justiceseeker]

I hope your grief lessens with time, I am so sorry. What a terrible, terrible end to your beautiful child.

[@sxyslyvxn]

My deepest yet belated condolences on the death of your son.😔 It must have been heart-wrenching, especially the tragic circumstances surrounding it. When my father and older sister died, due to their illnesses and at a critical stage, I told all concerned I did most of my grieving and mourning while they were still alive...and when they finally passed away, I felt more relief instead of grief because I knew they were free from pain and at peace with God. It amazed some of the undertakers present, some of whom joined us in my father's rosary at the wake as to how composed I was, adding had it been their father they would be in a sad state to start. Truly a mortician's job is a sacred occupation and in a way vocation as that of a minister, priest, etc. It pains me to see some are only doing their duties from a financial aspect and little else these days, instead of serving their fellowman as a sacred obligation.

[@WarmSouthernSmiles]

I’ve seen countless movies and documentaries and you, Caitlin, are the only person who has told the story with so much passion, that I cried. It appears that Jackie’s grief and mourning and vision of his state funeral comforted the entire country. Mrs. Kennedy served our country and brought dignity to the presidency.

[@plantsntrance5513]

Caitlin and team! :)

[@vaishnavimuduganti3207]

Same, I’ve seen so many videos on the President, but never actually knew what Jackie went through after, I cried as well hearing it.

[@crankyoldperson6871]

@@vaishnavimuduganti3207 Jackie was a classy lady. I don’t think many people would be able to personify dignity the way she did under such traumatising circumstances, with the eyes of the world on her.

[@tisa6193]

Broke my heart watching her leap out to get his piece of skull. I also didn't realize the death of Patrick was only a few months previous. This video had me sobbing. What an amazing first lady we had in her.

[@celialovett5880]

The photo of John John saluting his father's casket, no matter how many times I've seen it, deeply moves me every time. Thank you for another in-depth, insightful and respectful take on the leaving of this life.

[@suziecreamcheese211]

They coached him to do that. He said so in an interview.

[@celialovett5880]

@@suziecreamcheese211 Of course they did. Still doesn't negate the impact of the gesture or photo for me.

[@someidiot420]

god dont even talk to me abt the photo or the footage, shit tears me up

[@someidiot420]

@@suziecreamcheese211 his heart was probably in it tho and thats what counts

[@dalehammond1704]

I can't even imagine how Jackie was able to endure everything. One minute they're smiling and waving at the crowds and suddenly her husband is dead. Then she has to deal with all the events after that fatal shot. How many people could hold up through this type of nightmare? She was some special person.

[@Jeremiah13tears]

I think she knew about her husbands affairs for years Not that she didn’t love him. I think she did what looked morally well of the times.

[@iuliagribanova7019]

@@Jeremiah13tears It's still horrible to see your husband being killed in front of your eyes. I doubt she wanted him dead

[@B-ch6uk]

Probably shock and disbelief. I'm sure reality hit her after everything settled down.

[@imaginaryvintage2695]

Ariana Grande could NEVER

[@s-unrise]

@@imaginaryvintage2695 wtf does ariana grande have to do with it

[@donnalindsay3731]

You gave me a sensitive, heartfelt picture of a President loved, mourned and put to rest. Thank you, beautiful, tasteful presentation . ❤️🇺🇸✝️🙏

[@Zuckerpuppekopf]

Part of JFK's head was blown off, - in the old movie footage you can see Jackie trying to catch the piece of skull that blew off his forehead. Even if there wasn't an autopsy, I'd imagine patching up that kind of damage would be difficult to disguise. Better to remember a person as they were while living rather than how they looked after they died.

[@kadymedina]

You can even see in this video, thats what she was doing when she went diving over the seat after he got shot.

[@that.neurodivergent]

Ohhhhh my goodness I can't even imagine that level of trauma... 💔

[@USNCBSLIXXX]

Amen.

[@mwrcrft]

If they could make Sonny Corleone presentable then they can do about anything with the right motivation.

[@widowrumstrypze9705]

@@mwrcrft I know, right? The Irish Mafia were slackers!

[@TracyTuten-sh5tr]

I think Jackie carried out her role as First Lady flawlessly. She did a wonderful job with the funeral for the family and nation.

[@JackieOwl94]

My mother studied the Kennedy’s and admired them. I’m named after Jackie Kennedy. I learned of her sacrifice and love for the president as a small child. I can’t imagine her grief and her resolve.

[@mattwilliam5522]

Jackie be pure evil

[@Abkeda]

@@mattwilliam5522 you knew her personally? I think not. Keep your comments to yourself. Just because this is KZbin you don't get to speak ill of the dead.

[@mattwilliam5522]

@@Abkeda I'm sorry to hurt your feelings lol but the deal is I don't care what you think so you should be quiet

[@mattwilliam5522]

@@Cosmic_Cookies_774 history says it she's pure evil

[@helenl3193]

Jackie asking the same agent to drive them to the hospital absolutely floored me. I'm so impressed that she was even aware of the impact it was having on the agents around her in the moment, let alone able to be compassionate and insightful enough to find a meaningful way to reach out to him and help him heal like that! Just incredible, kudos Jackie! Also, is it possible that the charges from the Dallas funeral home were so high because they might have damaged the hearse's locking mechanism as well as the casket?

[@spazzyshortgirl23]

Ya know…that kinda makes sense

[@emcaco]

Oof yeah. How much does it cost to repair a specialized hearse element.

[@tundrawomansays5067]

It just breaks my heart all over again to watch Jackie crawling back towards the trunk of the vehicle to attempt to retrieve the bone and tissue of her husband’s brain.

[@SadisticSenpai61]

When you're in that kind of situation, habits tend to kick in. For a woman who was very used to being in the public's eye and paying attention to what the ppl around her need/expect, leaning into that kind of thing would be a reflex and also a way to keep herself from dwelling on what's going on. In that sort of situation, it can be easy to feel very detached from what ppl expect you to feel or do. It hasn't quite sunk in, you know? And yeah, I imagine the costs to repair the hearse probably played a role in the size of the bill. I'm very glad they decided to destroy the casket. That kind of thing absolutely should _not_ end up in the hands of collectors, nor should it be used as some kind of... shrine.

[@PaladinDansesGirlfriend]

Plus the driving a brand new hearse all over - wear and tear

[@patbianco7671]

Jackie Kennedy has got to be the most dignified classiest First Lady imaginable... Every decision she made regarding the aftermath of President Kennedy's assassination was correct. Everything from her planning of the state funeral, and the eternal flame at the gravesite could not have been more😮 tasteful done...❤

[@babycakes1402]

So sad that PTSD was 'unheard of' at that time, otherwise both Jackie and Clint Hill might have been properly diagnosed & gone through counseling 'at the time', rather than to have to suffer for so long. She 'held it together' for the funeral then completely fell apart & she, for obvious reasons, dreaded November, especially 'that day' until the day she herself died.

[@lindamedina4722]

PTSD wwas refered to as "Shellshocked"

[@kellydalstok8900]

@@lindamedina4722 I don’t think people realized at the time that people could suffer from it outside a war situation.

[@vincentender1486]

@@kellydalstok8900 My father for sure believed that before witnessing me having flashbacks and the person who caused the ptsd was the one who was also triggered them because of things said and what they then did once I started slipping. He was mortified with himself and what he had thought he had known, I don't think he's fully forgiven himself.

[@AdhamOhm]

The epilogue of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds" talks about the main character suffering from what could be called PTSD, and that book was written all the way back in the 1890's... "I must confess the stress and danger of the time have left an abiding sense of doubt and insecurity in my mind. I sit in my study writing by lamplight, and suddenly I see again the healing valley below set with writhing flames, and feel the house behind and about me empty and desolate. I go out into the Byfleet Road, and vehicles pass me, a butcher boy in a cart, a cabful of visitors, a workman on a bicycle, children going to school, and suddenly they become vague and unreal, and I hurry again with the artilleryman through the hot, brooding silence. Of a night I see the black powder darkening the silent streets, and the contorted bodies shrouded in that layer; they rise upon me tattered and dog-bitten. They gibber and grow fiercer, paler, uglier, mad distortions of humanity at last. And I wake, cold and wretched, in the darkness of the night."

[@matthewstorer8236]

It is sad that PTSD wasn't recognized back then. "Shellshock" was thought to only occur in soldiers in intense battle. This woman wore her husband's brains and nobody did a thing for her. It's a testament to Jackie's strength to go on for her children.

[@keith2092]

One marine's opinion, but the decision for open/closed casket is Jackie's. The widow gets to decide. Not the mother nor the brother, nor the people. The spouse.

[@user6008]

Indeed.

[@bellestarr48]

yes, thank you !

[@aloeleaf]

1000% agree

[@user6008]

@Terri Kay Indeed.

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

It wouldn’t have been open for discussion in my family. Period. Back when I was a child in the 60s, many in our family were part of the 3% mentioned opting for cremation. But there were still older relatives wanted burial for themselves and, of course, we complied with their wishes. But the casket was ALWAYS closed. I remember being upset by hearing whispers from one old lady to another wondering “what was wrong” that the casket couldn’t be open. My mother took care of it by explaining to her.

[@heatherwhatever7714]

Jackie was such a young lady. My Mom wrote her a letter of condolences. She received back a hand written letter of thanks. Jackie’s hand must have hurt from all those notes.

[@saguirre760]

Do you still have the letter?

[@stormbunnie6966]

Wow. My mom also loved Jackie.

[@aprilgray9705]

Awe that's so kind I pray she is at peace.

[@docadams7099]

But the pain in her hand was nothing compared to the pain in her heart. She was so dignified.

[@jaggirl]

That's really lovely of her.

[@colleenregan9130]

I have watched this multiple times. In my opinion, this video is amongst your finest work. Thanks for all you do, you’re a wonderful teacher!!

[@21sospecial]

Jackie was always known to be a woman of grace and beauty. She handled the whole situation like a boss. She knew how to be the wife of a present, but also a wife of a man she loved deeply. The whole Kennedy family seemed to be cursed. Has always, Caitlyn, you did an amazing job of engaging and narrating this story.

[@woomeebly]

Not every Kennedy. Jaimie is doing well.

[@bbybella9937]

Can we not with this whole “curse” thing. It’s really disrespectful.

[@dianer5300]

I don't believe it's a curse as much as it's lack of common sense and risky behavior...for instance the 3 bros and their father were unabashedly promiscuous and the 3 bros brought to each wife STD's on a regular basis.STD's can cause miscarriage, premature birth and infant death, all of which happened to Jackie. Of course, in those days they stuck to the massiage as long as humanly possible.

[@Howie-du7ov]

​@@dianer5300 Blow it out your tailpipe, dolt. You watch too much TV.

[@laurenconrad1799]

When the world needed her most, she returned. ❤️

[@torquettalk]

Happy (late) Easter!!!

[@cruisingcory5414]

Lmao

[@PrometheusV]

Because she's the Mortician we deserve, AND the one we need right now

[@laurenc.2889]

Exactly my thoughts! Our death mother has returned and we have been blessed! 🖤

[@allissa0909]

Thank you for humanizing JFK beyond how so many remember him today. I also appreciate the mention of baby Patrick. The grief Jackie was already dealing with, added to the horrific death of her husband, is unimaginable.

[@patm6704]

JFK was the last US president to oppose the military/industrial complex. and US-funded coups to topple elected presidents. Opting for peaceful coexistence with the USSR and ordering the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam, etc., got JFK killed. LBJ reversed the order, four days after the assassination. The 1985 Miami court case - Hunt vs Liberty Lobby - which the CIA lost and lawyer Mark Lane won is evidence beyond all reasonable doubt the CIA assassinated JFK. Mark Lane's two excellent books on the assassination provide transcripts of the Miami court case i.e. 'Plausible Denial' and 'Last Word'.

[@sharonjensen3016]

Better to remember JFK as he was, not for his senseless death. I watched a TV show about the assassination and they showed autopsy photos, which I wish they hadn't. One was just awful. The look on his face...Once you see it, you can't unsee it. I'm glad the casket was closed.

[@desperadox7565]

Unimaginable? Every day people have to experience similar grief. Would you feel the same way in their case?

[@jkl674]

@@desperadox7565 absolutely! That unimaginable grief for anyone to endure? What are you talking about??

[@desperadox7565]

@@jkl674 Just sounded strange to me to call it "unimaginable". I can imagine it very well because of the things I and people around me experienced during my life. But maybe it's so out of the scope of experience for young people today that they can't imagine anymore that bad things happen and are part of life.

[@pinarinanc2987]

amazingly done video. i was moved to tears at certain points.

[@groovymovie3213]

Jackie’s own mother was totally dismissive of her trauma even when Jackie was standing in front of her in the suit that STILL HAD JOHN’S BLOOD ON IT. Poor Jackie. I hope she managed to find some sort of peace in her life.

[@bigdindallas1]

She wanted everyone to see what was done,,,

[@lizh1988]

Mrs Bouvier, Jackie's mom, was really mean to her daughter when she was young, slapping her and telling her to get a rich man. I don't think she was very human.

[@Apollo_Blaze]

I think Jackie found some sort of peace, but not totally...I do not think you can be totally healed from something like that event without hypnosis...I think she found her own type of peace through her children

[@bobjones2041]

Trump laughed there's late night footage of it

[@indigohammer5732]

Sixty years later, it's still a horrifying, shocking event. That poor, poor woman. No one deserves that. No one.

[@BigRatNuggz]

Wow it’s been 60 years?! My aunt was probably 12 or 14 when he past

[@denisefoxcroft8920]

It feels like yesterday. I'm 71 and remember the shock of the assassination. Really horrifying event.

[@jadenharris4960]

Its 59 years honey I was born in 63 & I’ll be 59 this year ....smh Don’t rush it

[@miaomiaochan]

A lot of things had been bungled between the time Kennedy was shot to the time he was buried, but we have to give the people involved some grace, as this event was unforeseen, shocking, world-changing, and deeply traumatizing. No one could have prepared adequately for it.

[@mdthor3187]

Interesting factoid: The Secret Service Agent that jumped on the back of President Kennedy's car wrote a book about his time as the President's Secret Service Agent. He said that the former First Lady has come under fire from critics over the years because it appeared as though she was trying to get away from JFK by climbing out of the back of the car after the assassination. He says that that couldn't be further from the truth. He states that when he jumped on the back of the car that the First Lady wasn't trying to escape. She was trying to retrieve a piece of his skull that was flying across the back of the car. ETA- The book is by Clint Hill and it is called "Mrs. Kennedy And Me"

[@theblackbaron4119]

Yeah... Because that really helped him.

[@vampsarecool]

You can actually see her retrieve the skull in the video

[@emmajones8715]

Oh god that is horrific, what an absolutely terrible thing to witness

[@Julia-uh4li]

This has been well known and often spoken about since the incident. I don't believe anyone thought she was trying to get away. Well, perhaps in the first few hours or days after the incident only.

[@partyinthecloudkingdom]

@@theblackbaron4119 imagine your spouse, sitting right next to you, is suddenly shot in the head by an unseen assassin. the shock of what was happening wouldn't really drive most people to act logically

[@kennethgrantham5092]

Caitlin, This was the most powerful, insightful, and touching presentation I’ve ever seen. I commend you for your efforts.

[@smang7866]

I recently lost my son. The costs at the funeral home were revolting. The cost to have my son transported from the neighboring city he was found in, closer to home, permits etc, added insult to injury. There’s little empathy and compassion for the mourning. A prime opportunity to prey on the vulnerable and add emotional stress for the lack of financials for the proper burial, cremation and resting place. It’s inhumane.

[@brandondavidson2200]

I'm so sorry for not only your loss but that you had to deal with all of that. I can't even imagine what you're going through. You sincerely have my deepest condolences.

[@scottnyc6572]

So sorry for your loss.Theres a level of compassion that should be expected your absolutely correct.

[@ragtopannie]

I’m so sorry about the loss of your son. My deepest condolences.

[@pdkrace]

Our family sends our condolences to you.

[@jademusic1211]

I'm so deeply sorry about your son and the cruel unfairness of the financial burden that resulted.😥💔 Sending you and your family love and healing prayers.😔❤️

[@kimberlys8422]

I read the Clint Hill book and when he described Jackie gathering up her husband's brain matter and telling him "I love you, Jack" that really hurt my heart

[@julecaesara482]

she what

[@Peannlui]

@@julecaesara482 Portions of his brain was all over the back seat of the car and on Jackie's hands. I believe she was quoted as saying so.

[@trinitythex6625]

Wow I need to read that book!

[@B-ch6uk]

I thought she jumped out of that car quickly. She was probably covered in his blood and brain matter too. I can't imagine.

[@imaginaryvintage2695]

@@julecaesara482 Shouted "CAN I KISS YOU???" after trying to kidnap her.

[@beebacchusvines7642]

Jackie was such a strong woman. To be right next to the event of JFK's death and to stay by his side until the very end. Thank you for sharing this story.

[@PLAYAWORLDRecords]

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[@AlTheRelic]

He didn't deserve her.

[@breannasatchell9331]

Yea he cheated on her

[@stingrae919]

@@breannasatchell9331 really?? Man that’s awful

[@timothymcclaire3276]

@@breannasatchell9331 yeah? You witnessed it and took photographs as proof?

[@skittstuff]

I never knew how much Jackie was involved in all of the aftermath. She really seems like an unsung hero here. I can't imagine the strength it would take to be so calm, dignified, and compassionate after sitting next to your husband as he's assassinated and having his blood all over you.

[@handsomesag4668]

she blew his brains out with a pistol, truth in plain sight

[@silentsmilez503]

She killed her husband shot him w a single shot revolver

[@vivinamorrison]

I know! Did you know she herself ordered the Cason that carried Abraham Lincoln’s body? 😮❤

[@peggyjones7687]

@@silentsmilez503 you are misinformed. Oswald killed JFK.

[@peggyjones7687]

@@vivinamorrison as was her right. I was 12 when he was assassinated and if I lived to be 171 I would never forget that week. It is tatooed to the inside of my skull. And now I hear they don't even teach it anymore. How sad.

[@christystewart4567]

When my dad died in 2000 we had to choose a casket for him to be cremated in. We chose something that I swear looked like a shoe box from the 60s. Cardboard, but I knew if we’d chosen anything else dad would have reanimated, charged out of the cold storage, and demanded what the heck I was thinking.

[@denisefoxcroft8920]

My Dad was like your Dad. If you're deceased, that's it. What does it matter what you're buried in. Why make your family financially suffer with a grand piece of wood 🪵 to bury you in. He said tomato boxes would be fine and a patch of earth under the African sky he loved so much would do just fine. Of course we didn't bury him in a tomato box coffin, but we did bury him next to Dhlinza Forest in Eshowe South African with God's glorious sky above him. We also buried my 2 brothers near him. Bet they're happy!

[@ridingmoon1617]

If you are going to be cremated, spending lots of money on a coffin is a total waste. The coffin will be burned to a crisp anyway, so why spend more money on a expensive coffin?

[@sandralynn6817]

The "relationship" with the funeral home when my mother in law died was not good. After we picked out the coffin (which was very modest), and talked to the director about the other arrangements, they threw a huge price at us. My mother in law didn't have insurance so we asked if we could make payments. The director refused, saying they wanted the full amount and they refused to release the body until it was paid. Somehow we managed to scrape the money together. That wasn't all of it. When the truck with the vault arrived at the cemetery, it hit the stone archway leading into the cemetery. The funeral home demanded we pay for repairs to the truck and archway, but we threatened to take it to court and they backed down. And then on the day of the funeral the guy driving the hearse was just going to dump the casket at the cemetery and leave, but a 6' 7" 300 lb friend of my stepson's told him that if he did he was going into the hole before the casket went in. The driver stayed until we were ready.

[@rjay7019]

Same with my mom, she passed in 1994. Just a word of advice and I need to do this myself. Make those final arrangements. It was so hard to choose the cardboard box. Even though I know that's what she would have wanted. I've always felt 😞

[@geester2123]

Some morticians pull the old bait and switch. Selling the high end casket, removing the body and cremating the body in a pine box, whose to know, reselling the original box for. $$$. An easy scam. Why would you buy a casket for several grand only to burn it. Makes zero sense, especially financially.

[@moredena]

When I was in high school, my boyfriend was stabbed to death by a home intruder. I remember going to his funeral. They had a viewing before where his close friends and family were invited to see him. It's been more than 20 years and I still remember seeing my friend there, dead and still. Obviously had been all done up. And all I remember is crying and saying it couldn't be him because he wasn't smiling. I can imagine that Jackie felt much the same... And that gives me great compassion for her. ❤️

[@shirleysue228]

moredena, When the soul leaves the body, the essence of that person is gone. The body remains, but not their spirit, therefore leaving you somewhat empty and realizing the person, what made them is gone. It's hard to explain. That's what I felt anyway looking and touching my son in his coffin.

[@nursemelissajane]

I 100% was wondering what happened to the original coffin before you said it and I deeply appreciate you attending to us detail nerds. Thank you.

[@dorkydoodle3573]

I can’t get over how strong of a woman Jackie was. Having to go through all of that while still maintaining firm on her and her husband’s wishes, all while still grieving for her other child.

[@ct4074]

And the CIA sociopaths continue committing heinous crimes and genocides against American Citizens and innocent peoples around the world to this very day.

[@andrewgates8158]

While lbj was hitting on her, too.

[@rollo9428]

@Andrew Gates Just curios of who is lbj

[@annahuff1699]

Lyndon b Johnson the vice president

[@63Baggies]

She was in shock.

[@katmorrison6078]

Honestly…..I get the closed casket thing completely. My mom died after multiple months of being sick in the hospital and the funeral home tried to restore her. I remember being asked to see her in the casket and for my opinion and went to look and……I literally blocked it out of my memory because she didn’t look like my mom at all. Not the funeral home’s fault, she had been sick for a long time, but I couldn’t even look without completely dissociating. We ended up having a closed casket funeral and I’m glad we did. It was better to remember her full of life and healthy instead of being reminded of the months of hell at the end of her life.

[@ejrose1339]

This is also why we had a closed casket for my grandparents funerals, it was better to invasion them the way I did in life rather than what they looked like in a casket.

[@Petsura]

I,as a Swede, don't get the open casket funerals, nor embalming. And we don't use caskets, we have coffins. Of course I understand it's different around the world, I don't wanna come off as disrespectful.

[@nmhg]

All of my grandparents had open caskets but one of them died after being in a coma in the hospital for like a month. She had had a lot of brain bleeding and she didn't look at all like herself. It was awful to see, tbh. But my mom and her siblings and my grandma's siblings wanted to see her one last time so of course we respected that

[@someidiot420]

oh my god same, my aunt died in a drunk driving accident and my mom straight up didnt let me go to the funeral bc when we went to view her my 7 yr old self pretty much had a breakdown and insisted that they had replaced her with someone else. it didnt look like her. i still remember it vividly and it still doesnt look like her. now that i think about it, it was kinda traumatizing. like you said, not the funeral home's fault at all. but i think a closed casket wouldve been best. if that had been the case i probably wouldve been able to go and say goodbye. im still kinda angry abt that.

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

@@nmhg I didn't want to see my parents or in-laws after they passed. We were asked if we wanted to, but declined. It would have been the last image of them, and I'd rather remember them as they were in life. We have many photos to remember them by. (Jan Griffiths).

[@niferanne53]

My mom went to school with Jackie and my grandfather David C. Mearns, who was a Lincoln historian and worked at the Library of Congress was called the night of JFKs assassination. He and my grandmother went to the Library with flashlights in hand and retrieved all the documentation related to the funeral of Lincoln, so that those details might be incorporated for Kennedy’s funeral.

[@jessica.L.edwards]

This is fascinating. Thank you for sharing! I would love to hear more about their experiences related to the Kennedy’s, if you are willing to share!

[@GildaLee27]

Your grandfather David Mearns did a great service to this nation that night. I am grateful that he and your mother were there and knew what to do. May God bless the United States of America.

[@louisebrandon5950]

Thanks so much for sharing 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@pamela5250]

That’s an incredible family history.

[@niferanne53]

@@jessica.L.edwards there aren’t many more stories related to the Kennedy’s. My mom ran into Jackie a few times in DC and she was always warm and gracious with her. My grandfather had more interesting experiences through the Library. He was sent to catalog the White House library. This was when Taft was in office. The president’s dog and he did not get along. One day after returning from lunch, he found the dog again in the library behind a window curtain. My grandfather gave him a good kick only to find out it was the President opening up a window. It’s reported they both laughed! While at LOC he met Robert Todd Lincoln who asked that he curate his father’s papers after Robert died, which he did do. He was close friends with Carl Sandburg , Archibald MacLeish and other notables, but he was just my grandfather to me.

[@Swirl_of_StarFire]

The most awe-inspiring part of this is Jackie's mental fortitude through all of it. She'd been right beside her husband when he got shot and watched him die, but still had the strength to advocate for him afterwards. Most people would be absolutely crushed and unable to function for days, if not weeks

[@JnetuTube]

Much was remarked re her stoicism and attention to personal/‘appropriate’ detail. She was poetic. She was the one who asked for a saddled, riderless horse to walk with the funeral procession.

[@phantomfemme86]

This is the first time I've seen this story from our history told in a way that remembers that real people were involved in these events, instead of treating it as fodder for conspiracies. It's also the first time I've seen Jackie's experiences of those events told with compassion and empathy. Very well done. I learned so much.

[@tamarrajames3590]

They tried to get her to change on the flight back to Washington, and she said “no, I want them to see what they did to my husband”.🖤🇨🇦

[@vanmann8347]

Jackie was a woman of class and grace. I vividly remember hearing of his assassination and my mother crying.

[@pattrell5257]

Both were FTM/MTF respectively fooling the public to this reality! However, if John had a heart for the public to help humanity, you also would hope that he would have renounced catholicism and that life that his parents placed him in! That way, dying could not harm him! If you ever attempt to strike a major blow to the saytannic establishment, then biblically repent of your sins and inquire of YAHUWAH if that is HIS will for your life! Whether it is or isn't, death means nothing to you!

[@NannupTiger]

Horrible woman, after she wore a real leopard skin coat in public, 80,000 leopards were slaughtered in 1 YEAR! so other women could look like Jackie... she knew, other women followed her style

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Urgent attention! ✌👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖✌

[@l.2620]

Tf are these replies

[@allisonmagiera1200]

@@NannupTiger this is the most performative thing I've ever read. You seem to really care about the dead

[@ticupponee]

Your descriptions of Jackie's resilience and poise in the minutes and hours and days following her husband's death made me tear up several times. Incredible video, thank you for all your hard work on it.

[@teresasahli5891]

My thoughts exactly- I forwarded this to a number of people

[@londons_legacy]

Same. Heartbreakingly beautiful.

[@londons_legacy]

@Donatella Loncar 😂😂

[@tracigaines7640]

P LLP

[@Siouxperman]

I’m a funeral director and found this pretty interesting. In my state, ART forms are upheld and still used today; if a decedent is leaving a county/state then an ART form is a must. Cremation percentages are expected to keep climbing. Funerals are expensive asf these days. $10-15K for an average funeral cost. Authorization Removal Transport

[@RazorRevenge]

I really idolize Jackie. She was so strong. I couldn’t imagine seeing the love of my life shot right in front of me then having to keep a straight face for the world to see. I do love that she chose not to change out of the bloody clothes afterwards though. She wanted the world to see what had happened and made quite the statement.

[@aprildickson3963]

Your not supposed to idolize anyone or anything that’s a sin that will send you straight to hell to you and the 53 other lost souls her liked this comment lord have mercy

[@sunflowers730]

No one should "idolize " another mortal. Only God.

[@thestormwar]

@@sunflowers730 Probably a turn of phrase. I don't think they're praying to Jackie above.

[@puzzled012]

well, i am pretty sure their marrage would fall into category of arranged marriages, so calling it love is way misleading

[@andreeaisabela9590]

@@puzzled012 even in arranged marriages there could be love. It's of no importance. I think some parts of this video are proof that Jackie really loved her husband

[@deblamkin8824]

This is the first time I've heard that the transport casket was damaged to that extent. Also the government should have paid the Dallas undertaker straight away. Jackie has remained one of my favorite women in history;simply because of her strength. Thank you for your eye-opening presentation.

[@richardbloemker1495]

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[@pooryorick831]

A lot of people don't realize that when Jackie turned around and reached out over the back hood of the car, she was not trying to help Clint hill get into the car. She was actually reaching for a chunk of Jack's skull and brains. Jackie's courage and poise in the hours and days after she witnessed something so horrible was nothing short of amazing. It helped calm the grieving nation. For that at least she should be remembered as a hero.

[@christianhight5774]

Actually I did! In high school i did a presentation on JFK, so yeah I did my research

[@ellendaniels8715]

Poor thing might've thought getting the piece of his flesh back might save him or help somewhat in her state of mind.

[@dwighta8215]

Paul, you’re so wrong it’s not even funny.

[@snakesnoteyes]

@Terri Kay this is like the shadows argument for moon landing conspiracy folks, you know just enough to ask questions, but not enough to understand the answers. The way that high caliber ammo works and LHO’s angle easily explains that.

[@maternalheart66]

I feel like it’s a misconception that people don’t know that, as I see this fact posted very frequently

[@jeffreydamato8702]

Wow, I watched that whole thing in one sitting so quickly, I can't believe how fascinated I was by it when I really needed something to distract my attention so thank you! Great stuff! My first piece from you, instant subscribe.

[@Crystalised24]

I would watch you cover literally any historic event bc of the unique perspectives you always offer. To most people, JFK’s assassination has become so mystified and politicized that it’s easy to forget the plain facts: A woman watched her husband get shot through the back of the head while he was sat directly next to her. It’s literally one of the most horrifying situations you could ever imagine. Thank you for covering these matters with so much care and compassion!

[@timmak1914]

Yes wonderful presentation

[@myracahill7409]

Yes! Everyone thought she was reaching for the Secret Service Agent on the back of the car, but she was actually picking up the pieces of the President's brain and skull, probably because she quickly realized that there would be "souvenir hunters"! Oh My God! - how morbid! She was indeed a very strong person!

[@Arualiaa]

@@myracahill7409 I don't think it was that well thought-out. When people are in shock and see someone dying and falling the pieces, our first reaction is to "keep the body together" even if we know it's fatal, because we instinctively know that This Part Of The Body Shouldn't Be Out There and react accordingly. That's also why people in accidents might start looking for their recently amputated limb in a daze, or missing teeth, or try to scoop up the blood rushing out of a fatal wound.

[@stevecooper2873]

@@myracahill7409 OR.... perhaps thinking it would be needed at the hospital. How could she not have at least considered the possibility of this happening ?? That's why there is a Secret Service detail after all.

[@Lala_B]

I was 5 when JFK was assassinated. I have memories of that day, the grief my parents shared and the televised funeral. In the nearly 60 years since, I thought I’d heard about every story there was about the day. But I was wrong. This video contained information which has never been presented before, to my knowledge. Unsurprisingly, the circumstances surrounding the aftermath of the shooting were chaotic and unprepared for. Well done!

[@lindashepard4621]

I am just two years older than you, same memories of watching the televised procession. For me, the lasting symbol of that day was the black riderless horse, with the boots in the stirrups. If I live to be 100, I will never forget that tragic day.

[@kezkezooie8595]

I was about to say the same thing when I saw your comment. I was the same age as you when JFK was assassinated and have very similar memories. I, too learned from information that I'd never been aware of before. An excellent, well researched and presented video that was factual but also filled with respect and compassion.

[@ailleananaithnid2566]

I was 5, too. My parents were Kennedy haters who could barely contain their giddiness when JFK, MLK, RFK, etc. were assassinated. Even at that very young age I was saddened, shocked & appalled.

[@Jaheartsjonas]

My mom was a little older than you (born in 1954) and told me her mother and grandmother cried when they heard about the assassination. It was interesting to me because my family is Black and much of our community has had a mistrust of politicians (as they should) so they must've had a connection to/interest in him due to his promotion of civil rights and other things. Even though this was a sad event, and I'm only 25 and my mom has sadly passed a few years ago at a young age, I'm so happy to have a direct connection to the history that occurred in 60s and around that time

[@jason60chev]

I was almost 2 years old; do not remember anything nor any reaction, comments from my parents.

[@MrErinholbert]

Jackie was one tough class act. She wasn’t a wilting wildflower. She’d lost two of her babies too. She endured so much heartache

[@JinNeptune]

3 actually

[@miaomiaochan]

@@JinNeptune Including JFK Jr. or not? I know she lost Patrick and a stillborn baby girl.

[@tiahenry4743]

She was CIA and fired the last shot into JFk's brain. You can see a cloud of smoke coming from the left side of JFK's head in the zapruder film.

[@charlesmitchell917]

She was tough knowing he was fucking around on her with multiple women.

[@merlegladstone1931]

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[@WilliamF-ky7ir]

Thank you not just for the information you presented, but the respectful way you presented it.

[@adde9506]

"You know he's dead; leave me alone!" is a sentiment that modern medicine needs to make peace with. Some things aren't fixable and forcibly trying to fix them anyway isn't good for anyone: not the family, never the patient, not even the doctors. People die. People die and that's important.

[@sierrac6809]

To be fair, most medical professionals understand this concept. It’s families who think we can keep people alive indefinitely. (ICU nurse here, I’ve seen it firsthand so many times)

[@TheGreatDanish]

I think the people who deal with the minutia of life and death are more than perfectly capable of understanding when someone is dead and gone. I may not be an ICU nurse like Sierra, but I know from personal experience of going through several family deaths that people are desperate to not let their loved one's die and put pressure on the medical professionals to pull out impossible miracles. And since doctors are always under the threat of malpractice suits from anguished family members, you can bet your ass they're gonna try and at least put a modest effort to it.

[@jessicafeeney3996]

I can’t imagine it would have gone over well if they hadn’t even attempted to save him 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@esmeraldagreengate4354]

@@jessicafeeney3996 some of the conspiracies are crazy enough with out the doctor not even trying to save him.

[@marycarricaburu3683]

@@sierrac6809 I agree.

[@MissJellybean]

The level of class and grace Jackie Kennedy displayed in such grief is beyond comprehension. She was a lady in every sense of the word.

[@HauntedDocumentaries]

Class, grace, and respect. She was a true defintion of a woman. I love it.

[@jennifermiller8335]

One is no longer a lady if they cry?

[@joannefigs641]

She knew of his many indiscretions.

[@thomasharvey3755]

She shire was a woman of impeccable, taste, and statuesque. She’s the definition of a true woman.

[@t.j1036]

@@jennifermiller8335 That's like saying if a man cries he's no longer a man lol

[@hgordon5217]

Thank you for this video. I never learned how resilient or how much death Jackie faced in her life. Not only had her infant Patrick and her father passed before she lost Jack, but she also had a miscarriage and lost their daughter Arabella before Caroline was born. She was an amazing woman of strength.

[@markr.devereux3385]

Don't forget BOBBY who was very close to his brother and first lady. After his assassination in L.A. on primary night she left the country for a decade and took the kids.

[@Rsysas]

This story has fascinated me since childhood. So much has been said about the caskets and damage to the body. Great job- one of the best jfk videos. Thank you

[@chrisa2735-h3z]

The fact Jackie Stood by his side every last second of his life Made me so emotional! What an amazing woman she was!!💖💖

[@censusgary]

She was faithful at the end to a man who had been spectacularly unfaithful to her.

[@laurararmand]

Knowing his head was blown apart gave me tons of respect for her. She never left him even after seeing his face like that. That poor lady was traumatized. God bless her. 😇😇😇😇

[@Cr8zyFloridaGal]

@@censusgary I'm sure she had her infidelities too we just don't know much about them.

[@ShoresyLK69]

fun fact, she was told to grab his brains for if that ever happened. All first lady's are expected to do so

[@ShoresyLK69]

first men also when that happens

[@KristenK78]

Magnificent. As others have already said, you’ve given a different, very human, perspective on one of the most tragic deaths in US history. I always appreciate how grounded your videos are, making sure we never forget, first and foremost, that these are normal people.

[@judithmcbride4023]

AMEN 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💔

[@ewanoxborrow1024]

The film “Jackie” starring Natalie Portman as Mrs. Kennedy really captures the moments and days after the assassination so well. I learned a lot from that movie and even more from this video, learning details I didn’t even know existed from that dreadful day.

[@compassioncampaigner728]

Dreadful indeed. JFK was not flawless....but.....imagine where we would be today with 2 or 6 more years of JFK. Indeed, imagine his kind of character instead of the last 5 a..holes called POTUS.

[@baronvonjo1929]

@@compassioncampaigner728 We really need some young folks in office instead of the fossils we keep getting.

[@tompastian3447]

@@compassioncampaigner728 Thank God Trump was our President. Look at the total screw up Biden has been from day 1.

[@tompastian3447]

Ewan, this is the best JFK assassination video I'm aware of... kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJzCaId5msR5oc0 There's one still shot I noted in either this video or another, which shows a guy getting in a 1964 Mercury Comet wagon. Weird that he went in the back door on the driver's side, rather than walk around to the front and get in on the passenger side. The other thing about this vehicle, having wood grain siding, is that this was very early in the 64 model year. This was a very low production vehicle, i.e. not many of these were even made, and being early in the model year, even with no plates, what the Secret Service could have done, knowing the many screw ups they made that fatal day, was go to the local Mercury dealer and find out who took delivery on a new 64 Comet wagon with wood grain. My guess is that this guy was a spotter. JFK's car had already left the area, and this guy was waiting for his ride and wanted to get out of the area ASAP.

[@momiji7789]

It's a really good movie. When she chose to keep her bloody clothes on so that everyone could see. I realised then why Jackie was an icon.

[@Dennis_J._Aitken]

Caitlin Doughty, You did an awesome video with dignity towards the Kennedy Family. I am in my 70's and remember his death all to well, It was just after noon as the nuns that taught us were all crying and we were let out of school early. It wasn't a happy early day as we were all told about his passing. One thing I will always remember is that every time I saw Jackie, on TV before this tragic incident, I saw a beautiful woman who was caring and loving with her husband and children, something I never experienced at home. I learned a LOT of new and important things today and I appreciate your research and video.

[@collinsje5]

My family has used the same funeral home since 1974. We know the owners, and the owners know us, so there is no BS when we have a death in the family. It makes the whole process far less wrenching when you know what to expect from your funeral director. I was 15 when Kennedy was killed, and I still recall how Jacqueline Kennedy handled the whole 4 days - assassination to burial - with rare and astonishing grace and dignity. The whole nation had been traumatized, and she rose to the occasion so wonderfully that it inspired awe and will never be forgotten.

[@paratrooper7340]

Ya, real class and then she married Mr. Onassis which according to most people in the know she did for "Security", which makes her no better than a street walker!

[@stevetalvy2152]

@@paratrooper7340 she did it for the security of her young children. She was selfless, traumatized and hounded by the press. Sanctuary is what she sought. Your comment is harsh.

[@Thomas-kl5mo]

This moment in time has changed our world profoundly, the day John Fitzgerald Kennedy was such horrific moment in time, I have always believed that if he Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Menger Evans we would without question living in a Different and Woderful World.

[@reneehenry8543]

Live simple live free

[@charitylambert2531]

@@paratrooper7340she was smart and very wise in her time of loss and grief. She has small children that were also subjected to the msm and people who couldn’t get enough. Some were very scary people I’m sure. She did What she felt was best for herself and her children. We have all made ugly choices that the entire world would be appalled by. Including Yourself. You just didn’t have the means or the circle of people to help pick you up when you hit your lowest. She did have and she ran with it, for herself and her babies. She maybe did marry next out of security but with time she found much more than, that. She found her forever security net for her and her babies. Wouldn’t it be a different world if all could have life line up this way for us?

[@AliMsBeauty]

The thing that no-one ever mentions is how extremely close Jackie was to that fatal shot. Her cheek was against John Kennedy within inches of the bullet . How horrific would that be and how close she came to die herself

[@portfolio91]

And, indeed, John Connaly was just ahead in the passenger's seat, and caught a bullet that passed through Jack.

[@roquefortfiles]

Not with a scope at that range.

[@johnt.9910]

@@portfolio91 You actually believe that? How gullible.

[@ericvanjames8395]

You are so right!

[@true6766]

​​@@portfolio91it has been proven since the report of the same bullet, did not go thru President Kennedy..there was more than one shooter .and it wasn't Oswald...it was from the fence in the grassy knoll. I listened last night to a man who worked for the railroad, who was above on the tracks as a safety for the train track...He saw much more than those who testify & were mysteriously died.

[@KittyHerder]

When Kennedy was shot, that was the only time I ever saw my dad cry. He sat on the edge of the bed and told us kids "A great man died today" and burst into tears.

[@SLa-pb1gg]

My mom was 7 when he died. This was during the times when you got sent home for lunch but had to come back to school afterwards and she said when he got shot the school called home and told the kids don’t come back, stay home, the President had been shot/ hurt. And it was all over the news and radio. I am 36 so this of course was 22 yrs before I was born

[@52ponybike]

I was 7 when he was murdered. We all watched on our black and white TV for the duration. My folks mourned for months. Watching this brought tears to my eyes. Johnny, we hardly knew ye.

[@anthonynelson9136]

Rest easy knowing your father wasn't the only father in tears. The death of John Kennedy put an end to what I call the innocence of the country and condemned us to the immoral mess the country has become now.

[@doktormcnasty]

Aldous Huxley also died that day, albeit far less tragically.

[@sharonjensen3016]

My parents were both teenagers when they heard what had happened to John Kennedy. Dad was standing in the kitchen of his parents house when he heard the news on the radio. Mum was at a friend's house when she heard from her friend's mother, who was in tears, that the U.S. President was dead (it would have been Saturday here in Australia when the news was announced).

[@eaeangel5641]

I haven’t watched your videos in a few years, within those years I’m finally an apprentice mortician. Thank you for inspiring me into this field

[@emilieberger1471]

I feel so bad for Jackie I can’t even imagine the pain she went through…

[@Deenique16]

She probably hated and loved him at the same time

[@emilieberger1471]

@@Deenique16 why would she hate him?

[@matildabishops9196]

@@emilieberger1471 …maybe because of the alleged affairs he had…especially with Marilyn Monroe

[@emilieberger1471]

@@matildabishops9196 I wasn’t aware of that! But yeah I understand why she might’ve hated him now

[@elliebeep27]

And he treated her like garbage.

[@hollymcknight8581]

One of the most sad aspects of the funeral today anyway, was the fact that it was on John Kennedy Junior‘s third birthday. As an adult he said that he never even remembered his father, but I cannot imagine what it is like to have your birthday permanently written in the calendar as the same day I was your father‘s funeral.

[@margaretflounders8510]

On my daughters third birthday too......

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Urgent attention! ✌👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖✌

[@YaYa-ke1zr]

I do wish that Jackie’s story was taught more in schools and that the media would do more deep dives into her history so that she is never forgotten… but the lasting impressions she made on people, especially women, is evident in the sheer quantity of baby girls christened as ‘Jacqueline’ from 1960 through 2010. She influenced multiple generations of people whom she never even met! We all hope that her perseverance, her devotion, her amazing grace under pressure and strain will live on in others.

[@Celisar1]

Either you have it or you haven’t. Nothing of her character will live on in others. Don’t be so dramatic.

[@davidhick964]

@Celisar1 How's your day going so far?

[@blclemons9598]

@@Celisar1 thank you for your honesty, I appreciate it. Jackie wasn’t special and being taught to learn about her while she was irrelevant isn’t necessary. We know what we need to know about her. It’s other American History subjects that we need to be taught expensively about but Jackie Kennedy isn’t one of them.

[@nancyayers5067]

Such a strong person!! 👍😉

[@andieallison6792]

Why?

[@Frnchpink40]

This is really so sad. Just thinking while looking at the photos of him, Jackie and their children, he was such a young father. It’s like, that gets forgotten. God bless, God rest ❤

[@dougele]

I was a kid living about 8 miles from the White House at the time of the assassination. I remember that weekend vividly. Mrs. Kennedy was impressive with her dignity and grace as she led the nation in mourning. Some 30 years later I had an encounter with Mrs. Kennedy (Onassis) in Central Park in New York City. It was a chilly day and she was dressed very simply in a plain car coat, slacks and beret, but that face was instantly recognizable.. It was only a few minutes later that I realized it was the 30th anniversary of the President's funeral. She no doubt was out walking alone remembering that awful day. Less than 6 months later she died.

[@dougele]

@Just think - "Jackie was overly radiated"? I have no idea what you mean. Radiated? Do you mean "irradiated"? And Jackie never said a "lone nut did it". Also, the first word of each sentence should be capitalized for the sake of clarity.