'President Kennedy has died'

Watch the shocking moment that JFK's death is announced, 50 years ago this month. From "The Assassination of President Kennedy."

[oliwiagrzybowska_]

it's actually crazy how these people truly loved him like he was their family

[laurenturner]

My grandmother was a teenager when JFK was killed. She told me the day President Kennedy died, she was in high school. When his death was announced, she could hear a wail from the hallway and nearly everyone was upset by the news, including herself. Sad a great man was taken from us so soon.

[amir_levenmonthslater]

Even now, it's difficult watching that woman recoil at the news

[fleuryoung]

Who really just wanted to go and hug the old woman at the start ?

[thearmada]

My step dad cried when he heard the annoucment. My stepdad was also able to meet Kennedy's brother Robert Kennedy.

[chingphing]

God dam these people had heart in those days

[glowgirl]

In middle school, the news broke over the intercom. All of the teachers ran to the hallway, crying. We were sent home early that day and the bus driver was crying, too. At the tender age of 12, I felt the heaviness of total communal shock and deep, deep sorrow. It was the saddest day I remember. John F. Kennedy was a once in a lifetime president. We won't see another like him.

[liduck]

Man with the mic at 0:10 is reporter Gabe Pressman who just died a in June at age 94.

[allaninaet]

The most chilling thing about this video is the lady in the sunglasses. Everyone in the USA knows what happened to the president, but her reaction is raw, real, and timeless.

[bobr.]

I'm in my mid 60s and still get chills when being announced that jfk died

[BarbieLiu]

Feel for Jackie. She lost her child months prior then her husband and is left to raise her young children by herself.

[Bryan-cooler]

My grandmother was 11 when this happened. She remembers it being all over the news. She told me about how the school she went to dismissed early when the news broke out.
Even though I personally was not alive then, I can't imagine all the pain his family and the people who were close to him had to deal with

[DasherBeats]

back when it took courage to announce an influencal persons death. nowadays if somebody gets killed you'll have TMZ reporting on it and a bunch of people recording their body and posting it on social media saying "WTF RIP"

[angelsimone]

I wonder would have happened if JFK didnt die what would the 1960s be then and we wouldn't go into Vietnam that's for sure but it's sad to hear and now in 2017 with the country going to hell JFK would rolling over his grave if he knew what was happening now! I weep for the future and other generations along with it! GOD HELP US ALL! Were living in scary times right now!

[definitely_notme]

My grandma was in college when this happened. She said that everyone was watching the TV to see the announcement, and when it was announced she and everyone else were shocked and horrified, and the college cancelled all the classes and sent everyone home.

[loriburke]

I loved John f. Kennedy. I was in 5th grade when I heard the news. What a tragedy!!! Didn't understand at such a young age but they sent us all home from school..from what I remember. He was my favorite President and I'm 68 years old now❤

[roberthurley]

I still get a chill down my back watching these news bulletins. I was 10, in fifth grade in New York.. They sent us home from school early. In my house it was like a death in our own family. Father and mother in shock, tears.

[BerfitsV]

Rest in peace, greatest leader the world has ever and will ever see

[destinysmith]

You will always be remembered! Dallas will never forget you we even have a memorial spot painted on the ground where he was shot in the car it haunts me every time me and my family pass it and it gets repainted every year🙏 rip president

[NessaLara]

R.I.P President Kennedy. From May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963. How do you think Caroline felt when she lost her father? AT THE AGE OF SIX