JFK Remembered at Henry Ford Museum

The Henry Ford reflected on this significant date in American history with special programming in Henry Ford Museum. Guests took time to reflect and see the limousine President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in on that fateful day in Dallas. Joining us that week were James Swanon, Dan Rather and Clint Hill.

[ontarioguy]

Why wouldnt the car be displayed the way people remember it ....without the roof?

[alanlawson]

The decision to clean, perform modifications on and keep in service critical piece of evidence speaks volumes about the manner in which the investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy was handled.

[kenb]

When JFK used it, it was not black, but midnight blue.

[josephpetrizzojr]

I will always Remember that tragic day on November 22nd 1963, I was 6 yrs old and I still Remember him & his wife Mrs Jackie Kennedy Riding in that limo then tragedy struck & our 35th president was cut down by the assassens bullets, it will be forever etched in my mind that tragic day in 1963, R.I.P. PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY YOU ARE & ALWAYS WILL BE SORLY MISSED GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL AMEN 🙏🙌❤

[mariefortunato]

Can never forget that day and tragedy!

[davidphenix]

How can they say it was HIS car when in fact HIS car was gutted and stripped down to bare metal and rebuilt.

[dallasbrubaker]

It isn't even the same car any more

[CoolAce]

Why did they take away the original wheel covers and use these instead?

[staggmovie]

Also interesting is that they have the chair that Abraham Lincoln was siting in at Ford's Theatre when he was killed by John Wilkes Booth when he was watching Our American Cousin.

[patrickmccarthy]

President Kennedy would be 105 if he was still with us. The most tragic 💔 thing about tragedies is that with a little planning, most tragedies are preventable.

[richgallagher]

Speaking of the machine itself, you can imagine Mercedes being envious of the prominence and stature this Limo put forth in the early 60’s, before the assassination, even.
Not to be outdone by the Americans, they soon developed and created the 600 Pullman with their first big V8 as an answer to this and help bolster their image.

[rigobertovega]

I remember that same day November 22nd 1963 1 hour of the day he was shot😞

[innertube]

The original license was “GG300”. The grille was changed. The red lights were originally mounted in the bumper.

[brober]

I have a postage stamp piece of black leather original upholstery from the back seat of 100-X limo. It has a tiny brown spot on it. My cherished relic of the great President John F. Kennedy.

[anthonykaiopuna]

Its great for people to commemorate the historical object

[philwright]

Crime scene..cleaned ASAP windshield with the bullit hole changed ASAP..smh

[jeffthelen]

The bumpers are not the same that the video shows. In fact, the hubcaps are different and I'm sure if I study more, I will see other differences. There's a die-cast available and they match the video seen here, but not the car in the museum. Anyone know why?

[rogerscottcathey]

yeah, the gutted, rebuilt, cleansed crime seen evidence car. almost like the original. . . sans blood, bullet holes, etc.

[ottospecht]

Informative and inspiring presentation 😎🙏🏻

[sophiemac]

The car looks different. Lots of things are not the same.