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This newsreel depicts John F. Kennedy's funeral in Washington, D.C. The speech he was supposed to give the day he was killed is read by a newscaster over images of a procession. Men march with John F. Kennedy's casket on a carriage. It shows the casket being taken off the carriage and servicemen saluting it. Jackie Kennedy is handed the flag that was on top of the casket. She stands with a black veil over her face as trumpets play.