PBS getting its money's worth out of JFK

[Webb]

I get it. The fifty year anniversary is a big deal. Most networks are only going to air a single documentary.

JFK - 2 parts, 4 hours

Scheduled for broadcast around the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, this biography provides a fresh look at an enigmatic man who has become one of the nation's most beloved and most mourned leaders.

NOVA: Cold Case - tonight

Fifty years later, what can science tell us about the Kennedy assassination—and the investigations that followed? The 1963 murder, in broad daylight in front of hundreds of witnesses, might seem to be a homicide investigator’s best-case scenario. Yet somehow the JFK assassination became a forensic nightmare, plagued by a controversial autopsy and, incredibly, a prime suspect murdered on live television while in police custody, before he could be tried. As a result, today millions of Americans suspect a conspiracy. Now, NOVA launches a fresh investigation into the physical evidence, using state-of-the-art forensics, including laser scanning, new ballistics tests, and a 3D digital reconstruction of the president's skull, all to try to solve the murder of the century. “Cold Case JFK”is part of series of specials airing on PBS in November to commemorate the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s death.

Secrets of the Dead: JFK: One PM Central Standard Time - also tonight

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States serving from January 20, 1961 until his assassination on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. Five decades later, as we mark the 50th anniversary of his death, JFK: One PM Central Standard Time, a Secrets of the Dead special presentation, tells the story of two men, one the President of the United States John F. Kennedy – shot in Dallas and rushed to Parkland hospital, his fate unknown – and the other respected CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite, knowing he had to get the story right amid myriad uncertainties that tragic day.

From the first reporting of the shooting to his announcement of Kennedy’s death, “Walter turned in his best day and one of the best days the business of news has ever had…and he happened to do it on what was the worst day in modern times,” says Brian Williams.

[Jetranger]

Well, I'll have to upload a Photo of ol' Walter Cronkite and my dad, have a few photos of them together, as my Dad used to take ol' Wally up flyin once in a while,, dad checked out last January at age 82, after 53 years of flying without an incident.

JFK 50th Anniversary , dang am I that old I remember the news and Walter on TV talking about in Black & white in moms kitchen, I think, as I was only 1 month old to the day !!

50 nawww, I can't be, already, I feel like i'm 20 act like it to sometimes !

[Webb]

My favorite recollection of Walter Cronkite never even happened.

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Lt. Lockhart: Charlie has hit every major military target in Vietnam, and hit 'em hard. In Saigon, the United States Embassy has been overrun by suicide squads. Khe Sahn is standing by to be overrun. We also have reports that a division of N.V.A. has occupied all of the city of Hue south of the Perfume River. In strategic terms, Charlie's cut the country in half... the civilian press are about to wet their pants and we've heard even Cronkite's going to say the war is now unwinnable. In other words, it's a huge shit sandwich, and we're all gonna have to take a bite.

Private Joker: Sir... does this mean that Ann-Margret's not coming?

[ftldave]

I get it. The fifty year anniversary is a big deal. Most networks are only going to air a single documentary.

The corporates at the other networks obviously couldn't sell enough Cialis commercials to big pharma to sponsor more than one.

[Jetranger]

I just wonder how they'll attempt to push what kind of agenda

Try to still sell everybody that LHO was the lone Assassin, with no ties to Giancana or Trafficante in a round bout' way ?

wonder if they'll even mention there were 7 shots fired that day and not 3 as they want everybody to believe ?

50 Years later, and still no real true answers only hype and fantasy !

The best book I've ever got on this was personally givin to me by Robert J Groden, who by the way just happebed to get his hands on the Zupruder film back in 1975 and air it publically for the 1st time ever on the 1975 TV Show Good Night America, with Geraldo Riveria back then which then prompted another investigation in 1979 into the JFK Assassination .

lotta interesting photos and facts in this book. its very interesting !

http://www.jfkmurder.com/books.html

[Webb]

After 50 years the guns aren't smoking any more

May as well try to find out who kidnapped Lindbergh's baby.

[Jetranger]

Heres my Dad and Walter Cronkite at the Airport down in Berryville Ark. or Bentonville, can't remember which now ??

All 3 in the photo seen here are now deceased , photo taken in 2004.

Carolyn in 2009 , Walter in 2009 , dad in 2013 - RIP !

Did they know something they weren't supposed to ?

is there a Conspiracy ??

[Apex]

NOVA Cold Case:

Regardless of what you believe really happened, this doc is worth a see. I liked esp the opening part with tech details about the rifle,
details that I did not know before.

Unless I missed something, Cold Case does not conclude either way, one gunman or two gunmen, but presents scientific possibilities for either.

In my opinion, we will never know with absolute, 100% certainty exactly what happened, except that LOH's part in this is agreed on.

The one certainty is that we lost our very well liked President in just a few seconds.

"It had rained in Ft Worth, but the sun was shining in Dallas. The decision was made to remove the bulletproof canopy from the limosine."

Said like that, more or less. Another something I was not aware of.

[Fozzer]

What immediately struck me, after watching a JFK documentary on British TV last night, is just how dangerous, powerful, and secretive, certain folks are, in the various US departments dealing with security....
Some extremely unsavoury characters.

..lots of unanswered questions...even now... ...

Paul.

[Webb]

No federal laws were violated in Dallas. Congress never thought to make it a federal crime to kill the president.

Texas law required the state medical examiner to perform an autopsy on any murder victim.

But federal agents seized the body and returned it to Washington, where the autopsy was promptly botched.