Austin Memorial Service for John F. Kennedy (1963)

This footage shot by a local network news affiliate includes shots from the chamber of the Texas House of Representatives and from outside the capitol building during services in honor of slain president John F. Kennedy. Also shown is a newspaper salesman along Austin’s Sixth Street with paper’s headline reading “Kennedy-Connally Shot by Assassin.”Additional pre-assassination footage shows Governor John Connally, wife Nellie, President John Kennedy and wife Jacqueline as they arrive in San Antonio, their drive into the city, and Kennedy’s speech.