WASHINGTON, D.C. —
A rare interview with the US Secret Service agent who jumped onto the back of President John F. Kennedy’s limousine in the moments after he was shot in 1963, highlights a powerful new Voice of America TV special marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination.
The 30-minute program, John F. Kennedy: A Legacy Remembered, revisits one of the country’s darkest days through exclusive conversations with witnesses, journalists, historians, and family members. [video clip here]
“This special, which will air around the world on the Voice of America, weaves together a poignant and powerful narrative of what the nation – and the world – experienced that fateful day,” says VOA Director David Ensor.
The film will air on VOA satellite streams beginning on November 20th. It will also be shown at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., on Friday, November 22, at 12 p.m.
The special includes an interview with former Secret Service Agent Clint Hill, whose leap onto the back of President Kennedy’s limousine is one of the indelible images of the assassination. Hill describes hearing the shots ring out and seeing the president as he was struck by a bullet.
Along with agent Hill, there are interviews with journalists, historians, and Kennedy family members, who were interviewed by VOA at the Newseum, which houses the renowned JFK exhibits Three Shots were Fired and Creating Camelot.
The special includes Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, President Kennedy’s niece, who reflects on what her family and the country lost that day in Dallas and CBS newsman Bob Schieffer, then a reporter for a Fort Worth newspaper. Also featured, Kennedy advisor Harris Wofford, Robert Dallek, author Thurston Clarke, and reports from VOA domestic and overseas correspondents, including VOA National reporter Jim Malone.
Voice of America will also air this month (starting November 23rd), the critically acclaimed documentary Years of Lightning, Day of Drums, produced by the former U.S. Information Agency in the 1960s. The documentary is narrated by Gregory Peck. [video clip here]
For more information about this release contact Kyle King at the VOA Public Relations office in Washington at (202) 203-4959, or write kking@voanews.com. Additional information can be found at the VOA Public Relations website www.insidevoa.com, or the main news site www.voanews.com.
The 30-minute program, John F. Kennedy: A Legacy Remembered, revisits one of the country’s darkest days through exclusive conversations with witnesses, journalists, historians, and family members. [video clip here]
“This special, which will air around the world on the Voice of America, weaves together a poignant and powerful narrative of what the nation – and the world – experienced that fateful day,” says VOA Director David Ensor.
The film will air on VOA satellite streams beginning on November 20th. It will also be shown at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., on Friday, November 22, at 12 p.m.
The special includes an interview with former Secret Service Agent Clint Hill, whose leap onto the back of President Kennedy’s limousine is one of the indelible images of the assassination. Hill describes hearing the shots ring out and seeing the president as he was struck by a bullet.
Along with agent Hill, there are interviews with journalists, historians, and Kennedy family members, who were interviewed by VOA at the Newseum, which houses the renowned JFK exhibits Three Shots were Fired and Creating Camelot.
The special includes Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, President Kennedy’s niece, who reflects on what her family and the country lost that day in Dallas and CBS newsman Bob Schieffer, then a reporter for a Fort Worth newspaper. Also featured, Kennedy advisor Harris Wofford, Robert Dallek, author Thurston Clarke, and reports from VOA domestic and overseas correspondents, including VOA National reporter Jim Malone.
Voice of America will also air this month (starting November 23rd), the critically acclaimed documentary Years of Lightning, Day of Drums, produced by the former U.S. Information Agency in the 1960s. The documentary is narrated by Gregory Peck. [video clip here]
For more information about this release contact Kyle King at the VOA Public Relations office in Washington at (202) 203-4959, or write kking@voanews.com. Additional information can be found at the VOA Public Relations website www.insidevoa.com, or the main news site www.voanews.com.
