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Kennedy Casket Prepares to Leave Capitol

73-4062
Accession Number
73-4062
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 338959438
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Children of presidents
First ladies
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Presidents
People Pictured
Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Kennedy, Caroline B. (Caroline Bouvier), 1957-
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1960-1999
Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968
Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994
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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Members of the Kennedy family and the public watch as servicemen lift President John F. Kennedy's casket onto the carriage for departure from the U.S. Capitol. Members of the family on the right include Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy (standing between and behind children), and John F. Kennedy, Jr. Also present next to Mrs. Kennedy is President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird Johnson. All others are unidentified.
Date(s)
November 25, 1963