*5:27:59 Honor Guard carries JFK's flag-draped casket to the gravesite, when the Flyover from the US Navy & US Air Force takes place.
*5:28:57 Rite of Committal occurs.
*5:36:59 The Final 21 Cannon Salute for JFK.
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Presidential State Funeral Archives: State Funeral of President Herbert Clark Hoover (10/23/1964)
3:30 PM EST: March 30th, 1969
Funeral procession moving down Constitutional Avenue to the US Capitol for the special ceremony, where "Hail to the Chief" was performed & the 21 Cannon Salute was fired. Eulogy was delivered by President Richard Nixon inside the Capitol Rotunda; presidential wreath was placed by Eisenhower's flag-draped casket & the public viewing began at 5:00 PM EST.
Presidential State Funeral Archives: Public Viewing of former President Dwight David Eisenhower (March 30th, 1969)
April 2nd, 1969: Former President General Dwight David Eisenhower laid to rest inside the Place of Meditation on the grounds of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, KS.
26:16 The 21 Cannon Salute fired outside.
Followed by the 3 volley gun salute & taps.
*From what I've heard, cameras were barred from filming inside Place of Meditation due to the Eisenhower family preferring privacy.
Presidential State Funeral Archives: Funeral of former President Harry S. Truman (12/28/1972)
December 28th, 1972: CBS News live coverage of the funeral festivities of the 33rd President of the United States Harry S. Truman at the Truman Presidential Library in Independence, MO.
Monday, January 22nd, 1973: The moment CBS News Evening Anchor Walter Cronkite broke the news of the death of the 36th President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson.
Reactions on the passing of the 36th President of the United States
Tuesday, January 23rd-Wednesday, January 24th, 1973: Reactions from former US Supreme Court Associate Justice Abe Fortas, United States Senators Hubert Humphrey (D-MN), Barry Goldwater (R-AZ), Edward Kennedy (D-MA) & others.
Presidential Deaths Breaking News Archives: Cronkite reporting on LBJ's Death (01/22/1973)
Monday, January 22nd, 1973: The moment at the 8:28 mark when Cronkite gets notified by LBJ's press secretary Tom Johnson informing Cronkite that LBJ passed away from a heart attack, making Nixon the only living President at the time.
Presidential Deaths Breaking News Archives: CBS Evening News (II) on LBJ's death (01/22/1973)
Wednesday, January 20th, 1965: 2nd Inauguration of President Lyndon Baines Johnson on the East Front Grounds of the US Capitol. The inauguration festivities was aired on ABC News.