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JFK: Breaking the News

57min

Documentary

Looking back over 40 years television and print journalists recall their stories and memories of reporting the murder of President Kennedy and how it changed the country and changed the way the public gets it's news.

Production Companies

KERA

Sixth Floor Museum

Cast

Jane Pauley

Jane Pauley

Self - Narrator (voice)
Hugh Aynesworth

Hugh Aynesworth

Self
John Connally

John Connally

Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)
Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings

Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)
Jacqueline Kennedy

Jacqueline Kennedy

Self (archive footage)
Jim Lehrer

Jim Lehrer

Self
Lee Harvey Oswald

Lee Harvey Oswald

Self (archive footage)
Jack Ruby

Jack Ruby

Self (archive footage)
Bob Schieffer

Bob Schieffer

Self
Dan Rather

Dan Rather

Self (archive footage)
Don Carleton

Don Carleton

Self
Mary Ann Watson

Mary Ann Watson

Self
Bert Shipp

Bert Shipp

Self
Darwin Payne

Darwin Payne

Self
Adlai Stevenson

Adlai Stevenson

Self (archive footage)
Wes Wise

Wes Wise

Self
Lady Bird Johnson

Lady Bird Johnson

Self (archive footage)
Bob Huffaker

Bob Huffaker

Self
Nellie Connally

Nellie Connally

Self (archive footage)
Bob Welch

Bob Welch

Self (archive footage)
Mike Cochran

Mike Cochran

Self
Mary Woodward Pillsworth

Mary Woodward Pillsworth

Self
Bob Jackson

Bob Jackson

Self
Abraham Zapruder

Abraham Zapruder

Self (archive footage)
Eddie Barker

Eddie Barker

Self
Kent Biffle

Kent Biffle

Self
Robert MacNeil

Robert MacNeil

Self (archive footage)
Homer Venso

Homer Venso

Self

Release date

19th Nov 2003

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English