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State funeral of John F. Kennedy

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Robert F. Kennedy and Patricia Kennedy Lawford following former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy as she leaves the United States Capitol with John F. Kennedy Jr. and Caroline Kennedy, after viewing President John F. Kennedy lying in state.

The state funeral of U.S. President John F. Kennedy took place in Washington, D.C., during the three days that followed his assassination on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.

Kennedy's body was brought back to Washington after his assassination. Early on November 23, six military pallbearers carried the flag-draped coffin into the East Room of the White House,[1] where he lay in repose for 24 hours.[2][3] Then, his flag-draped coffin was carried on a horse-drawn caisson to the Capitol to lie in state. Throughout the day and night, hundreds of thousands lined up to view the guarded casket,[4][5] with a quarter million passing through the rotunda during the 18 hours of lying in state.[4]

Kennedy's funeral service was held on November 25 at St. Matthew's Cathedral.[6] The Requiem Mass was led by Cardinal Richard Cushing.[6] About 1,200 guests, including representatives from over 90 countries, attended.[7][8] After the service, Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference UPISpivak was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Associated Press 1963, pp. 36–37, 56–57, 68
  3. ^ The New York Times 2003, pp. 197–201
  4. ^ a b White 1965, p. 16
  5. ^ NBC News 1966, pp. 106–107, 110, 114–115, 119–123, 133–134
  6. ^ a b White 1965, p. 17
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference AssociatedPressPage93 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference NBCNews-Page126 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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