Walter Cronkite announces death of JFK

I was born in 1972. At 2:28 some guy is taking down the Presidential seal. Was Kennedy supposed to speak at some sort of banquet?

Yes, he was headed to the Trade Mart ouside Dallas. This was part of a "fence mending" trip to shore up Dem. support for the 1964 election. He had made his last speach that morning to the Fort Worth Chamber of commerce. He flew from Ft Worth to Dallas then the fatal motorcade was supposed to take him from Love Field to the Trade Mart. I was 12 when it happened.

The President is dead

It took 30 mins or so to warm up the B&W tv camera's used in those days. that is why the 1st 1/2 hour was audio only. This was the first major tragic event in US history that was not only Broadcast live on TV but was also saved on Video Tape.

Unbelivable it took 30 minutes to warm up a B&W camera back then and only 6 years later man was on the moon!

a true professional with a comforting presence...news reporters nowadays are just gossip mongers and tabloid idiots...there are no more like Walter Cronkite...he was the last of a true journalist...RIP Walter...

Well done to Walter, he held his chin up and managed to pull through it. You could hear his voice wavering, but he held out. RIP JFK and Mr Cronkite.

As the original uploader of this video, I have the right to delete any comment as I please. This was a dark and tragic time in our nation's history. Please take your political commentary elsewhere. Thanks.

Thank you for this great post!

There sure are a lot of words in all these comments. Most probably not worth reading.