Previously Unreleased Recordings From Day of JFK Assassination

The Takeaway

The complete audio recording from Air Force One on the day of John F. Kennedy’s  assassination  has now been made available online, including 42 minutes of previously unreleased tape. It covers a phone call of condolence from newly sworn-in President Johnson to Rose Kennedy, as well as  code-name heavy  communications between Air Force chief of staff General Curtis LeMay, an outspoken critic of Kennedy.

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