>> parkland memorial. >> parkland memorial hospital where the governor and the president has been taken. and mckneel will be giving us information shortly. >> the president panned governor john connolly have been wounded. they were both shot as they rode in a motorcade through dallas. each is in serious condition to the best of our knowledge. but there is no more definitive word than that. we may get some now. we're going to switch to station wbap-tv, ft. worth, dallas and to the news man there. >> moments ago, authorities in dallas took a young man into custody. which was really never held. as you can appreciate, communication facilities as you saw went in and out. this is a time of what would probably be best described as controlled panic. the arrangements for the switch to ft. worth were made hastily and that's why the picture came and the audio didn't. when the picture dropped, the audio came in. to recap to the best of our knowledge, both texas governor john connolly and president kennedy have been wounded in an assassination attempt in dallas, texas. they were moving in a motorcad

alan childs who was at parkland memorial hospital when president kennedy arrived, and howard will lets, the only living member of the warren commission. this panel, from the 2013 texas book festival in austin, is about 40 minutes. >> okay. my name is charles, i'm the book's editor, and we are supposed to have three gentlemen here. hugh is running late, apparently, so we're going to go ahead and get started since this is being televised. but hugh ainsworth, who was the reporter who was on the scene when kennedy was killed in deally plaza in 1963, to my far left is alan childs who was at parkland hospital when kennedy arrived there. and he has written a book, an oral history of those people who were there. and then to my immediate left is

>> i'm assuming parkland hospital. >> parkland hospital, the irony of ironies, the place where president john f. kennedy died. >> don't take the microphone. what is your reaction to the shooting of oswald? >> i think it's a deplorable situation. the man is entitled to a fair trial. >> the should give him a fair trial. because killing him just like that ain't nothing. that ain't going to bring president kennedy back to life. and after the get a trial the should let him out on the street and let the people kill him. >> the should not only shoot him but cut him up in pieces, put them every one hour in the fire and set them up for one day and then the next day start again. >> thank you. >> i didn't see it. i think it's the man. >> what's he look like? >> i can't give you a description now. he is known locally. >> immediately after the ambulance left, somehow i had begun to suspect that maybe the shooter was someone who was known to the police. >> do you know this subject? do you know him? have you seen him before? >> yes, i do. >> is he from dallas? >> yes. >> who is he? >> i couldn't tell y

johnson's car pulls into the emergency bay at parkland hospital. four agents reach in and the grab johnson and pull him out and start to run him down one corridor around looking for a safe place. >> mr. johnson, his whereabouts are being kept secret for security reasons. if anyone knows where mr. johnson is, it is not us at this moment. >> there was a signal moment in our cultural history. suddenly it occurred to us the right thing to do is to turn on television. >> reports continued to come in but in a confused and fragmentary fashion. >> president kennedy has been give an blood transfusion at parkland hospital here in dallas in an effort to save his life. >> it was odd. because there were no commercials. it was just a continuous experience. >> two priests have entered the emergency room at parkland hospital where he rests after the assassination attempt which now was about a half hour ago. >> what are your feelings right now, ma'am? >> i am absolutely shocked, stunned. we have the same birthday. i'm just crazy about him. >> who would want to shoo

>> i'm assuming parkland hospital. >> parkland hospital. the irony of ironies. the place where president john f. kennedy died. >> i believe the man -- >> don't take the microphone. keep your head up. let's start again. what is your reaction to the shooting of oswald? >> i think it's a deplorable situation. the man is entitled to a fair trial. >> they should give him a fair trial, because killing him just like that ain't going to bring president kennedy back to life. after he gets a trial they should let him out on the street and let the people kill him. >> they should not only shoot him but cut him up in pieces, put them every one hour in the fire and set him up for one day. then the next day start again. >> thank you. >> a man -- i didn't see it. i think it's the man. >> what's he look like? >> i can't give you a description now. he is known locally. >> immediately after the ambulance left, somehow or other i'd begun to suspect that maybe the shooter was someone who was known to the police. >> do you know this subject? do you know him? have you seen him before?

>> i'm assuming parkland hospital. >> parkland hospital. ironies of ironies, the place where president john f. kennedy died. >> i believe the man -- >> don't take the microphone. keep your head up. let's start again. what is your reaction to the shooting of oswald? >> well, i think it's a deplorable situation. the man is entitled to a fair trial. >> they should give him a fair trial. because killing him just like that ain't nothing because that ain't going to bring president kennedy back to life. and after you get him a trial you should let him out on the street and let the people kill him. >> they should not only shoot him but cut him up in pieces. >> put him everywhere in the fryer and set it up for a next day and the next day start again. >> thank you. >> the man that i believe i didn't see it. i think it's the man. >> you got him? does he look like? >> i can't give you a description now. he is known locally. >> immediately after the ambulance left, somehow i begun to suspect that maybe the shooter was someone who was known to the police

>> i'm assuming parkland hospital. >> parkland hospital. ironies of ironies, the place where john f. kennedy died. >> i believe the man -- >> don't take the microphone. keep your head up. let's start again. what is your reaction to the shooting of oswald? >> well, i think it's a deplorable situation. the man is entitled to a fair trial. >> they should give him a fair trial. because killing him just like that ain't nothing because that ain't going to bring president kennedy back to life. and after you get him a trial you should let him out on the street and let the people kill him. >> they should not only shoot him but cut him up in pieces. >> put him everywhere in the fryer and set it up for a next day and the next day start again. >> thank you. >> the man that i believe i didn't see it. i think it's the man. >> you got him? does he look like? >> i can't give you a description now. he is known locally. >> immediately after the ambulance left, somehow i begun to suspect that maybe the shooter was someone who was known to the police. >> do yo

were at parkland hospital by 1965. >> by then i came back. i will say that the only casualty that i had at the graveside was a special forces green beret soldier who was drunk as a skunk and fell out. sorry to report, but that's the facts. then i went back, after i finished -- actually, despite the fact that all this was to have played a big role in my life subsequently and opportunities to talk about it in places like this venue, i did not like living in washington, d.c. i had to ride the bus to work. maryann and i had one child and a little green volkswagen, and i had to ride the bus to work and had to wear a dress uniform. i didn't like it. so i asked my commanding officer how can i get out of the pentagon? i don't like it here. i want to go. he said, well, if you'll volunteer for airborne and ranger school, no doctor's crazy enough to do that. they'll take you straightaway. so i volunteered. with that, with that, i began 18 months of jumping out of airplanes. this is a little military paratrooper badge that i wear from time to time. and i

>> i'm assuming parkland hospital. >> parkland hospital. ironies of ironies, the place where president john f. kennedy died. >> i believe the man -- >> don't take the microphone. keep your head up. let's start again. what is your reaction to the shooting of oswald? >> well, i think it's a deplorable situation. the man is entitled to a fair trial. >> they should give him a fair trial. because killing him just like that ain't nothing because that ain't going to bring president kennedy back to life. and after you get him a trial you should let him out on the street and let the people kill him. >> they should not only shoot him but cut him up in pieces. >> put him everywhere in the fryer and set it up for a next day and the next day start again. >> we -- is this a confirmed report as to who did the shooting? >> as far as i know. i just got it from robertson. >> my statement will be very brief. oswald expired at 1:07 p.m. >> he died? >> he died at 1:07 p.m. we have arrested the man. the man will be charged with murder. >> who is he? >> the man -

once the president is wheeled into the trauma room at parkland hospital, what happens after that? obamacare online is beginning to succeed in some places. john blackstone has details. there's a sharp reaction today to a plan to allow cell phone calls on planes. jeff pegues reports. and mark phillips with the men mrs. kennedy selected for the final salute. not the honor guard you might have expected. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley reporting tonight from dealey plaza in dallas. >> pelley: good evening. coming here to dealey plaza is like taking a step back in time. the scene is so familiar. behind me are the texas school become depository, the infamous grassy knoll, and the road leading to the triple underpass. all part of a drama that unfolded here 50 years ago today and changed the course of american history. john f. kennedy, the 35th president of the united states, was shot and killed by a gunman firing from the depository. thousands dame to dealey plaza to commemorate the anniversary and hear the words kennedy never got to speak that

larry, as i mentioned at the top of the hour, parkland hospital, the president was pronounced 2:12, not far from this time line, rifle shells found on the sixth floor and at 2:15 officer tip pet whose wife just shot with tom brokaw was shot and killed in oak cliff, a section of dallas there. one of things i think was incredible, that stretch of space where kennedy was shot. there weren't cameras and weren't reporters there. they were all five minutes away at the dallas mark where the big event was supposed to happen. >> it's quite a change from what it would be today when everybody would have a camera or personal cell phone taking all kinds of pictures and video. we're eternally greatful to bruner and nicks for their films. we would be in trouble if we didn't have that evidence. it's a solemn day in dallas. most people are being very respectful. i thought it was a wonderful ceremony that was very appropriate to the moment. >> right. >> as michael beschloss mentioned earlier, it was held not in front -- we don't like to call it the texas school book depository anymore, the sixth floor mu

alan childs who was at parkland memorial hospital when president kennedy arrived, and howard will lets, the only living member of the warren commission. this panel, from the 2013 texas book festival in austin, is about 40 minutes. >> okay. my name is charles, i'm the book's editor, and we are supposed to have three gentlemen here. hugh is running late, apparently, so we're going to go ahead and get started since this is being televised. but hugh ainsworth, who was the reporter who was on the scene when kennedy was killed in deally plaza in 1963, to my far left is alan childs who was at parkland hospital when kennedy arrived there. and he has written a book, an oral history of those people who were there. and then to my immediate left is howard willens. he was one of the key lawyers working on the warren commission that investigated the death of kennedy. so i'm going to start with mr. willens here, and he's going to read probably 5-8 minutes, and then we'll have childs who will read from his book for 5-8 minutes, and then we will have a discussion and open it up to questions. thank you

. >> president kennedy has been taken to parkland hospital here in dallas. >> from balances, texas, the flash apparently official. president wendy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern standard time. some 38 minutes ago. >> this is a dark day in the history of america. >> why? why did it happen? who would have done such a thing is the question. >> these are scenes that are building across the street from the scene where president wendy was shot. >> the sixth floor of the book store company was found empty rifle. reported to be unknown white male about 30, slender build, 5'10", 165 pounds. >> suspect has been apprehended. >> this is lee harvey oswald the man charged with the murder of president kennedy. at the police station. he is staying there. i did not do it. i did not do it. vice president johnson has left the hospital presumably he will be taking the oath of office shortly and become the 36th president of the united states. >> i solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute -- >> president johnson is flying back to washington to actively take over the reins of gover

this day, this hour, the president had been shot, now taken to parkland hospital. already lbj was being rushed back to love field. those relationships as we're discussing with robert caro were so intricate and so complex, the call at this hour to bobby kennedy and tollup call of lbj. >> 50 years later it seems almost impossible, andrea, 50 years this moment the midnight blue limousine rushing from dealey plaza, as we have seen that scene in dallas today, to parkland hospital. we've seen these scenes so many times. remember what this was. john kennedy had been mortaly wounded. he fell into her arms. she bent over them as they sped to the hospital. it was such an enormous shock to her, she did not remember anything between the shots at dealey plaza and the moment the car screeched up to the door of the hospital, which would be 50 years ago in about one or two minutes. from that on she remembered. you have these scenes we've seen so much of the president being brought in, finally being brought out. mrs. kennedy goes to love field. the new president, lyndon johnson, sw

kennedy was taken to parkland hospital, near the dallas trademark where he gave a speech. he was transported by ambulance. he lay on the seat of the car, blood streaming. three shots were fired as the motorcade entered the triple underpass, which leads to the stemmons freeway route to parkland hospital. speed tocade was a top the hospital. it took nearly five minutes to get to the entrance of the hospital. reporters saw the president lying flat on his face in the car. the ap reporter said a man and a woman were scrambling on the upper level of the walkway of the underpass. the presidential aide says he has no information on whether the president is still alive. mrs. kennedy was weeping and trying to hold up her husband had when reporters reached the car. >> it might be pointed out in that last report from dallas, the calling in of surgical , thatlists, and a priest this is routine in a situation like this. if a catholic is in critical condition, the summoning of a priest does not necessarily mean the own lives or affliction will be terminal, that that this necessarily near

so then i, after the military, i came back to parkland hospital to do my training as a pathologist. and just in case any of you are wondering what a pathologist does, well, we do autopsies and we read biopsies and run laboratories. and so i was, i knew every one of the physicians that were in attendance to kennedy, and of course it was a chance to pick up a lot of gossip from people, you meet them in the hallway, having dinner with them, standing in an operating room with them, whatever. and so i developed an interest in the kennedy autopsy, because i was doing autopsies, and i asked for the warren commission report, and i read the autopsy. >> before we get to that, you got to sit in on a rather famous autopsy. >> yeah, i actually stood at the, around the edge when earl rose autopsied jack ruby. i can assure you he's quite dead. he's not living with elvis somewhere. he died of lung cancer. and i did actually autopsy lee harvey oswald's landlady. she died of heart disease and thyroid disease. >> but all of this helped to inspire an interest in the assassation. >> well, yes, it did. s

he took me over to his motorcycle and the radio was saying severe head wounds, parkland hospital. >> it was such a sudden impact it had. i can recall i hit the ground with my fist a couple of times like that and i said some son of a bitch has shot the president. >> i was in washington. i was -- in my white house car coming back from the luncheon meeting and received word to get back to the white house immediately. and i returned and heard that terrible news. >> that was the first time i remember sort of going out on the streets and seeing everybody just with that look of panic and being upset and it was everywhere. >> "associated press" journalist, red bulletin on the wire and brought it into my office. and i was infuriated and said, rocky, if this is somebody's idea of a joke, it's sick. and his eyes welled up with tears and he said, john, i wish it were. >> i was a sophomore in high school. and our teacher was called out of the room. and when he came back in, he just looked stricken, and he said, they, they've shot the president. you couldn't even believe it. it seemed so unimagina

they are receiving treatment in a hospital emergency room in dallas, texas at parkland hospital where the two men were taken after being wounded in an assassination attempt today. the report is that the president is in very critical condition. we have no more than that. you can appreciate that we would not have, because the prime concern of everyone now is to treat the president and the governor for their words and to save their lives if possible. >> you have been so busy bringing the bulletin information to the audience. of course, a great many people are not aware of the earlier details of the story host of radio and television stats have -- television sets have been going on across the country. tell us what you know come in so far you have those details. >> basically, frank, the president was on this two-day trip making a series of speeches. it was said that one of his missions in texas was to try to coalesce the divergent wings of the democratic party. he had made a speech in fort worth, texas, which is about 25 or 30 miles from dallas. he then moved to dallas and was about to mak

the kennedy motorcade arrives at parkland hospital. >> just now we received reports at parkland that governor connally was shot in the upper left chest and the first unconfirmed report today the president was hit in the head. the president's wife was not hurt. she walked into the hospital. >> 1:00 p.m. local time, you see the crowd waiting for word. inside at that hour the president of the united states is administered last rites and pronounced dead, the official word would not come for another 30 minutes. >> it's official now, the president is dead. women here in shock, some fainted, men, secret servicemen standing by the emergency room tears streaming down their face. there is only one word to describe the picture here and that's grief and much of it. it's official, as of a few minutes ago, the president of the united states is dead. >> at 1:50 p.m. less than an hour and a half after the shooting, lee harvey oswalt is arrested and brought into custody from a movie theater where the film "war is hell" a movie about the korean war is playing. the casket carrying the body carried on a

>> i'm assuming parkland hospital. >> parkland hospital, the irony of ironies, the place where president john f. kennedy died. >> don't take the microphone. what is your reaction to the shooting of oswald? >> i think it's a deplorable situation. the man is entitled to a fair trial. >> the should give him a fair trial. because killing him just like that ain't nothing. that ain't going to bring president kennedy back to life. and after the get a trial the should let him out on the street and let the people kill him. >> the should not only shoot him but cut him up in pieces, put them every one hour in the fire and set them up for one day and then the next day start again. >> thank you. >> i didn't see it. i think it's the man. >> what's he look like? >> i can't give you a description now. he is known locally. >> immediately after the ambulance left, somehow i had begun to suspect that maybe the shooter was someone who was known to the police. >> do you know this subject? do you know him? have you seen him before? >> yes, i do. >> is he from dallas? >> yes. >> who is he? >> i couldn't tell y

. >>> my grandfather was working at parkland hospital on november 22, 1963. >> but for the grandchildren of the people who were closest, november 22nd, 1963, was not just a tragic day in our collective history. >> my grandfather is most famously known as the man in the white stetson. they come out the doors. the flood lights hit. >> reporter: it is deeply personal. a family story of what was lost and what was learned. >> the usual welcoming committee. >> for governor conley and his wife, the president's visit was a chance to show off texas. >> i think there was nervous anticipation about hosting a president and his wife. >> mrs. kennedy who was known as this fashion icon was in her pink suit. my grandmother thought maybe she had not picked the right day to wear the pink suit. >> reporter: attire aside, the conleys were pleased with how the day in dallas was going until. >> it is extraordinary to watch the videotape of that happening. just from a personal connection to watch my grandfather being shot. and watching him taken down in that way. >> my grandmother pulled him down into the seat

his car pulse into the emergency bay at parkland hospital. four agents reach in and grab johnson and pull him out and start to run him down one corridor around looking for a safe place. >> mr. johnson his whereabouts are being kept secret for security reasons. if anyone knows where mr. johnson is, it it is not us at this moment. >> there was a an signal moment in our cultural history suddenly it occurred to us, the right thing to do is to turn on television. >> reports continue to come in but in a confused and fragmentary fashion. >> president kennedy has been given a blood transfusion at parkland hospital here in dallas in an effort to save his life. >> it was odd because there were no commercials. it was just a continuous experience. >> two priests have entered the emergency room at parkland hospital where he rests after the assassination attempt which now was about a half hour ago. >> what are your feelings right now? >> shock, stunned. we have the same birthday. i was just crazy about him. >> who would want to shoot the president? what di

hospital. next. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> we chose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy but because they are hard. because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and the field because that challenge is one that we're willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone and one we intend to win. >> rose: it has been 50 years since president john f. kennedy was assassinated in dallas on november 22, 1963. james reston of the "new york times" wrote that day "america went tonight not alone for its dead young president but for itself." half a century later the the kennedy administration is a symbol of a more hopeful era. his death remains a source of fascination and controversy for many americans. here are two examples of his speeches. one, a civil rights speech, the other a speech at american university about america's role in the world. and also

>> i'm assuming parkland hospital. >> parkland hospital. the irony of ironies. the place where president john f. kennedy died. >> i believe the man -- >> don't take the microphone. keep your head up. let's start again. what is your reaction to the shooting of oswald? >> i think it's a deplorable situation. the man is entitled to a fair trial. >> they should give him a fair trial, because killing him just like that ain't going to bring president kennedy back to life. after he gets a trial they should let him out on the street and let the people kill him. >> they should not only shoot him but cut him up in pieces, put them every one hour in the fire and set him up for one day. then the next day start again. >> thank you. >> a man -- i didn't see it. i think it's the man. >> what's he look like? >> i can't give you a description now. he is known locally. >> immediately after the ambulance left, somehow or other i'd begun to suspect that maybe the shooter was someone who was known to the police. >> do you know this subject? do you know him? have you seen him before?

>> i'm assuming parkland hospital. >> parkland hospital. irony of ironies, the place where president john f. kennedy died. >> i believe the man -- >> don't take the microphone. keep your head up. let's start again. what is your reaction to the shooting of oswald? >> well, i think it's a deplorable situation. the man is entitled to a fair trial. >> they should give him a fair trial. because killing him just like that ain't nothing because that ain't going to bring president kennedy back to life. and after you get him a trial you should let him out on the street and let the people kill him. >> they should not only shoot him but cut him up in pieces. >> put them every one hour in the fire and set it up for the next day and the next day, start again. >> thank you. >> the man that i believe i didn't see it. i think it's the man. >> you got him? what's he look like? >> i can't give you a description now. he is known locally. >> immediately after the ambulance left, somehow i begun to suspect that maybe the shooter was someone who was known to the

>> i'm assuming parkland hospital. >> parkland hospital. the irony of ironies, the place where john f. kennedy died. >> i believe the man -- >> don't take the microphone. keep your head up. let's start again. what is your reaction to the shooting of oswald? >> well, i think it's a deplorable situation. the man is entitled to a fair trial. >> give him a fair trial because killing him just like that ain't nothing because that ain't going to bring president kennedy back to life and after you get him charged, let him out on the street and let the people kill him. >> they should not only smooth him but cut him up in pieces. >> put him everywhere in the fryer and set it up for a next day and the next day start again. >> thank you. >> the man that i believe i didn't see it. i think it's the man. >> you got him? what does he look like? >> i can't give you a description now. he is known locally. >> immediately after the ambulance left, somehow i had begun to suspect that maybe the shooter was someone who was known to the police. >> do you know this

hospital. heidi jo-castro spoke with two surgeons about that day. >> doctors ronald jones and robert mcclelland were young surges at parkland memorial hospital in 1953. friday, november 22nd was a day like any other. i heard a tap on the conference room door, "the president's been shot. they are bringing him to the medical rooms" men in business suits parted a way for the doctors. i saw mrs. kennedy on a chair. i was horrified to realise it was what they said it was - that the president had been shot. >> president ken day di -- kennedy lay on a gerny. i couldn't get gloves. i did a cut down, did an iv in his arm. >> robert mcclelland was the first to see the head wound. >> the back half of the right side of his brain was gone, as i stood there the serra bell um, the right side of the brain fell out on to the cart. this was a fatal wound. nothing could be done about that. dr jones was asked to deliver the news. a secret service man came up and said, "i need to call j edgar hoover and tell him th

the president is going to parkland hospital. our officer willie price rushes to parkland looks in the limousine and says over the mic, the president got his head loan off. that is where we first realized or the police first realized that it was over and then the police chief at the trade bar tells the officer of the trade bar when they ask i don't believe the president will be coming for that address at lunch. this goes all the way through until air force one left and covers the return of the president's body. it's a black box for this horrible day in history. they are actually very useful even though they don't solve the assassination puzzle. >> host: obviously president kennedy had gone through other motorcades after he was elected in various cities. was there anything distinct in europe written about this as you talk about the top was not bullet proof and it may have deflect the bullet and we will never know but the bubble top was just a shield from the weather. >> that's exactly right. >> host: was the secret service conting

alan childs who was at parkland memorial hospital when president kennedy arrived, and howard will lets, the only living member of the warren commission. this panel, from the 2013 texas book festival in austin, is about 40 minutes. >> okay. my name is charles, i'm the book's editor, and we are supposed to have three gentlemen here. hugh is running late, apparently, so we're going to go ahead and get started since this is being televised. but hugh ainsworth, who was the reporter who was on the scene when kennedy was killed in deally plaza in 1963, to my far left is alan childs who was at parkland hospital when kennedy arrived there. and he has written a book, an oral history of those people who were there. and then to my immediate left is howard willens. he was one of the key lawyers working on the warren commission that investigated the death of kennedy. so i'm going to start with mr. willens here, and he's going to read probably 5-8 minutes, and then we'll have childs who will read from his book for 5-8 minutes, and then we will have a discussion and open it up to questions. thank you

they went to parkland hospital with the president and the vice president, soon to be president johnson. who were these people craig with secret service credentials that no one can identify? i don't have an answer but i have explained it in the look. i have stuck to the facts. people can make up their own minds. >> without the importance of confidence and the united states senator but being a woman and how important it is to foster that in future women leaders or even moms. >> absolutely and i encourage young women to be involved and to step up front frank lee and i always say two graduating classes, i could never imagine i would have been running for the united states senate when i was in your position either but we have open the possibility of doing that because it is critical to have those examples and in governing institutions and all places in our society it's important to have women's voices reflected and women in our population. the second part of it is that they bring a different experience. that is also important to have that voice at the table. so anchorage them to think about

crowds prayed outside parkland hospital. traffic stopped in cities across the country as news spread from car to car. and the world grieved with us. newspapers reported that flags were lowered to half-staff around the globe. germans on both sides of the berlin wall placed lit candles in their windows. an 8-year-old nigerian girl recited the entire inaugural address from memory as her father wept just like the skies today. well, the past is never in the past. this was a lifetime ago. now, today, we the people of dallas honor the life, legacy and leadership of the man who called us to think not of our own interests, but of our country's. we give thanks for his life and his service. we offer condolences to his mily, esplly h daughter carolin. we pay tribute to an idealist without illusions who helped build a more just and equal world. we salute a commander in chief who stared down a nuclear threat to this country. we praise a writer who profiled true courage and modeled it himself. we applaud a visionary who created a core of y

>> i'm assuming parkland hospital. >> parkland hospital. the irony of ironies. the place where president john f. kennedy died. >> i believe the man -- >> keep your head up. let's start again. what is your reaction to the shooting of oswald? >> i think it's a deplorable situation. the man is entitled to a fair trial. >> they should give him a fair trial. killing him just like that that ain't going to bring president kennedy back to life. and after he get a trial, they should let him out on the trial and let the people kill him. >> they should not only shoot him, but cut him up in pieces. >> thank you. >> i think it's the man. >> what's he look like? >> i can't give you a description. he is known locally. >> immediately after the balance left somehow i had begun to suspect that maybe the shooter was someone who was known to the police. >> do you know this subject? do you know him? have you seen him? >> yes. >> is he from dallas? >> yes. >> he is? do you know what kind of business he happens to be in? >> i wouldn't want to say. >> dallas city hall is normally a pub

>> i'm assuming parkland hospital. >> parkland hospital. the irony of ironies. the place where president john f. kennedy died. >> i believe the man -- >> don't take the microphone. just keep your head up. let's start again. what is your reaction to the shooting of oswald? >> well, i think it's a deplorable situation. the man is entitled to a fair trial. >> they should give him a fair trial, because killing him just like that ain't -- that ain't going to bring president kennedy back to life. and after they get a trial, they should let him out on the street and let the people kill him. >> they should not only shoot him, but cut him up in pieces. >> put everyone out in the fire and put him up for one day and then the next day, start again. >> thank you! >> the man, i believe -- i didn't see it, but i think that's the man. >> you got him? what's he look like? >> i can't give you a description now. he is known locally. >> immediately after the ambulance left, somehow i had begun to suspect that maybe the shooter was somehow who was known to the police. >> do you know

the president was taken to parkland memorial hospital. a moment that 50 years later two surgeons never forgot. they sat with heidi jo-castro to talk about the day. doctors ronald jones and robert mcclelland were surgeon at dallas's parkland memorial hospital. friday, november 22nd was a day like others. >> i heard a tap on the conference room door, "the president's been shot, they are bringing him to the emergency room, they need drz." >> men in business suits parted a way for the doctors. >> i saw mrs. kennedy sitting on a chair outside trauma room one. i was horrified to realise it was what they said it was. the president had been shot. >> john f. kennedy was on a gerny, eyes open. >> i couldn't get gloves, i did an iv in the left upper arm bare-handed. >> robert mcclelland was the first to see the head woundful. >> the back half of the right side of his brain was gone. the lower part fell out from the hole through to the cart. it was obviously a fatal wound. nothing could be done about that. >> dr jones was asked to deliver the news mu

twice in a 35 minute timeframe, parkland hospital were was the center of worldwide attention and it was the temporary seat of the united states of america of the seat of government of united states of america, as well as the seat of government for the state of texas. our 35th president died and diamond, room one. at that moment, the ascendancy of the 36 president of the united states occur. the president was assassins and we were there. like the patrons of the ford's theatre who witnessed the assassination of president lincoln, a blood splattered history assaulted our senses. some of us were in the emergency operating room and conspiracy berrios and the doctors at parkland were the only ones who saw the neck wound before the emergency tracheotomy occurred, and they were unanimous that the neck wound was an entry wound and in time, however, most, but it's not all would believe this. the vein of recollection will report from those of us who stood at the emergency room loading dock, some of them who were in the room, some colossal errors that are here and we looked into the top down and sa

the texas school book depository where the deadly shots were fired, parkland hospital where john f. kennedy was rushed after the attack and where our nation learned our president was dead. >> and when i heard the shots i thought some idiot fired the shots as a demonstration. it was inconceivable to me that the shots would have been directed at kennedy. >> reporter: a reporter found himself in the middle of a story that would change the country forever. >> it usherered in, opened the door to all of the nightmarish things that seized the country by the throat for the rest of the decade of the 60s. >> reporter: and now still seems to have a hold on the nation's heart and soul. jay gray, nbc news, dallas. >> after the fateful day came the funeral. one of the memories was the riderless horse. a young soldier was assigned to lead him that day. >> when i started working with blackjack he was a middle aged horse. i think he was about 16 and calm, knew his job. when he was a young horse when he first got there he was wild and very controllable. he was starting to dance, starting to throw his

. >> it took eight minutes to get to the parkland hospital in dallas. it must have been one of the longest eight minutes of your entire life. talk to me about what was going on in that car? how was jackie kennedy? obviously the governor was hit as well and his wife was there. what was it like to be in that limousine for those eight minutes? >> when the president was shot with the shot that hit him in the head, mrs. kennedy immediately went into shock. so she tried to retrieve the material. when i got in the seat, she made a couple comments. she said i have his brains in my hand. and then she said oh jack, oh jack, what have they done? jack, oh, jack i love you. that's the only thing she said on the way to parkland. we were traveling very fast. i didn't even know at first that the governor had been shot until mrs. connally moved slightly because she was covering his body and when she did that, i saw that he was covered in blood. realized he had also been shot. at one point we were going so fast i turned my head and my sunglasses blew off. so we got to th

. >> he was rushed to parkland hospital. >> there was no life, in my opinion. he had a fixed stair. his eyes were open. >> shock and sadness paralyzed the nation. >> the whole country was just absolutely mesmerized and horrified by it. >> vice president lyndon b. johnson was quickly sworn into office as the focus turned to the accused assassin, lee harvey oswald. and oswald's murder on live television left more questions. >> a lone gunman is crazy and unsatisfying so people like to go after conspiracy theories because they seem so much more rational. >> now, 50 years later, the country gathered again to remember kennedy and when time seemed to stand still at daily plaza. >> exactly 12 did 30 in the afternoon central time, the moment president kennedy was shot. brandi hitt, abc news, dallas. >> a student protest at howard university has taken the world but storm. it stems from some sort of sit-in at one of the university's libraries. campus officials are staying tight-lipped about the protest but supporters say they're looking for change at the university. >> you heard it mentioned e

>> i'm assuming parkland hospital. >> parkland hospital, the irony of ironies, the place where president john f. kennedy died. the armored car now has been cleared out of the entranceway. the ambulance is leaving dallas police headquarters. >> i was riding in the back with him, holding his hand, arm, trying to reach a pulse. the doctor was massaging his chest, trying to get him to breathe. and he groaned and stretched a little bit and then just went completely limp, and actually, that's when i think he expired was then because i never saw him make another move at all. (sirens blaring) >> narrator: oswald was pronounced dead at parkland hospital. his death meant the evidence against him would never be tested in court. but over the years, the strength of that case has continued to grow. significant evidence may have been overlooked by all the official investigations. soon after the shots were fired, dallas police dusted the murder weapon and found partial fingerprints near the trigger guard and a clear palm print on the barrel. amid decades of accusations that the police had planted the pa

johnson's car pulls into the emergency bay at parkland hospital. four agents reach him. and they grab johnson and pull him out and start to run him down one corridor around, looking for a safe place. >> mr. johnson, his whereabouts are being kept secret for security reasons. if anyone knows where mr. johnson is, it's not us at that moment. >> there was a single moment in our cultural history, it occurred to us, the right thing to do was to turn on television. >> the reports come in a confused and fragmented fashion. >> it was odd because there were no commercials. it was just a continuous experience. >> for two priests have entered the emergency room at parkland hospital, where he rests after the assassination attempt, which is about a half hour ago. >> what are your feelings right now, ma'am? >> absolutely shocked, stunned. we have the same birthday, and i am just crazy about him. >> who would want to shoot the president? did he do? he's been doing so much for the country. somebody shoots him? >> a flash from dallas, two priests when were with president kennedy say he i

the president is going to parkland hospital. and the officer rushes to parkland and says the president got his head blown off and that is when we first realized where the police first realized that it was over and then the police chief tells the officer when they ask no i don't believe the president is going to be coming for that address at lunch. this goes all the way through until air force one left. it covers the return. so it is a black box for this horrible day in history so they are useful even though they do not solve the assassination puzzle. >> host: he had gone through other motorcades in various cities. was there anything distinct and different about this motorcade or as you talk about it wasn't what looked prove even if it had been on it may have deflected, we will never know. but the mythology is that it was bulletproof but it was just a shield of the weather. >> guest: that is exactly right. >> host: but was the secret service contingent list this day, was the route more questionable say if he had gone to atlanta o

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