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What is it? What happened?
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The President's been shot!
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The President's been shot!
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Benny, turn that off!
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Governor Connelly
was struck in the chest.

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Unconfirmed reports say the President
was hit in the head.

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That's an unconfirmed report.
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The President's wife was not hurt.
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She entered the hospital
at Kennedy's side.

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A newsman said he was riding behind
the President in the parade.

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After the shots were fired,
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he looked up at the 6th floor
of the Texas Book Depository.

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He saw the rifle pulled back in.
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I want my father.
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Please God, I want to talk to my father
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20 feet away when it happened.
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Tell us exactly what you saw, sir.
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He was coming down the street.
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My 5-year-old and myself
were by ourselves on Palmer Street.

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I waved, and the m...
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The man...
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That's all right.
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Go ahead.
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As he was waving, a shot rang out.
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He slumped down.
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His wife reached up toward him.
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He was slumping down
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and the second shot went off
and knocked him down.

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Two shots?
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Did you see who...
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I did not see the man who did it.
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I'm sorry.
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I can't help more, but I won't forget.
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Here is a flash
from the Associated Press.

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Dateline: Dallas.
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Two priests who were
with the President say

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he is dead of bullet wounds.
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There is no confirmation.
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This is what we have on a flash basis
from the Associated Press.

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We have two men...
:46:54
who administered the last rites
of the Catholic Church to the President

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President Kennedy
has been assassinated. It's official.


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