Nov 21 How presidential security has changed since 1963 EmbedVideo(8049); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading
Nov 21 Jim Lehrer recounts when he heard Kennedy had been shot EmbedVideo(8046); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading
Nov 21 Confirming JFK’s death, without modern-day conveniences EmbedVideo(8047); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading
Nov 21 A nation grieves the loss of JFK EmbedVideo(8048); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading
Nov 21 Jim Lehrer and Robert MacNeil reflect on covering JFK’s assassination On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading
Nov 20 Could the ‘bubble top’ have saved Kennedy in 1963? EmbedVideo(8042); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading
Nov 20 Robert MacNeil remembers the 1963 gunshots that killed President Kennedy EmbedVideo(8045); In the center of the chaos that ensued on Nov. 22, 1963 were NewsHour co-founders Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News, while Lehrer was working the federal beat as a… Continue reading
Nov 20 Obamas, Clintons to honor JFK at gravesite .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }… Continue reading
Nov 19 Remembering President John F. Kennedy, 50 years after assassination Photo portrait by White House Press Office PBS NewsHour continues coverage of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Watch the player below on Nov. 21 and 22 for a live stream of events,… Continue reading
Nov 17 Where were you when you heard JFK had been shot? By Elisabeth Ponsot Londoners buying newspapers and reading about details of John F. Kennedy's assassination. Credit: Terrence Spencer/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images As part of our continuing coverage of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, PBS NewsHour… Continue reading