Historic Footage: JFK Inauguration, 1961 

Yes, and I remember it all too well...can still see the funeral procession and hear those droning drums on that somber, dreary day all those years ago. At least the nation was united then as we cried as one.

I wasn't even born for more than 2 decades after that and that is definitely one of the saddest times

Oh man,there were people who knew it.

On the contrary. Those responsible for his murder knew..

@@Twinklez63 patsy Lee Harvey Oswald NOT being one...

So sad. I still tear up all these years later. I was 15.

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Kennedy was a true great leader one of a kind

Just saw his top hat and suede gloves in a showcase should have taken picture of it :(

Nations may rise and fall Men may die but an idea lives on ----JFK

John F Kennedy was a great man he didn't take advantage of the taxpayers money he was a Purple Heart War veteran hero, work 6 years in Congress without pay., He didn't take pay as president January 20th 1961. Assassinated in 1963 and refuse payment for being president. He was the youngest president elected..

@@juanlopez4353 thank you Juan!! John Kennedy was the best of the very best.. 🇱🇷

Hear hear

A great man never forgotten always remembered always

Even in Scotland.

Special guy born for immortality. As was Lincoln, King , Bruce Lee , Michael Jackson, born never to be forgotten.

Yeah. And many BITTER tears since. Canadian here. Loved the Kennedy era!

Yes, a true American hero and a great leader from a fine family known for their valour and love for the country they always served. Bless the Kennedys and God rest Jfk's soul.

His problem was he actually performed like a good president should , it's what got him killed.

@@reddrago8274 The Kennedys are a bunch of entitled drunks and womanizers. Edward Kennedy should have gone to prison for hit and run involving death. You and I would have. Old man Joe Kennedy flaunted his mistress, Gloria Swanson, in public, was a bootlegger, and a securities speculator. He was a defeatist during WW2.

Me

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Me watching in 2020

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Exactly - the country has been on a slow decline ever since 11/22/63 and we didn't even realize it.

George Vreeland Hill Well Trump is restoring that, heads up gentlemen.

The greatness of this country endures. Our Constitution is a fluid & flexible instrument that will correct any imbalance. No worries.

@Pop-Actor A US president is never "in power." They "serve." Serve we, the people. : )

@Larry Carmody CMD You can't call Obama a traitor as he was never a citizen.

I agree

Because technology took over. Social media is more important than intelligence and class.

Europeans still dress this way for formal occasions. Why did Americans stop?

No reason except most people don’t want or own a lot of really classy clothing.

Because of Trump 😎

I said that

Top hats seemed dope af

Unfortunately

It would be great if they were brought back.

In 2016 some wore Red hats though!

Damn Right !

Nailed It!

goverment cant tell me what to do

Ok boomer

@@user-xp8wk1zt2p yes they can

True. It all changed with his death.

His death allowed the military industrial complex to perpetuate the war in Vietnam, forever tainting the perception of America and the relation between govt and people

He died trying to take this nation back since the death of Abraham Lincoln’s demise.

We have to stand up and fix it

When Lincoln died, America was in shock (cant explain it) but after JFK, America just went downhill and everything

The World mourned the passing of John Kennedy.

One of JFK’s advisors & close friend begged JFK to get that bubble top. But JFK decided against it, wanting the people to see him & Jackie without being enclosed

The bubble top was just plexiglass. It was designed to stop rain, not bullets.

@@jec1ny I know that. Maybe Oswald didn't know that and it would've stopped him from shooting or maybe it would've deflected the shot enough to miss.

He was marked for death , and not by Oswald. They would have gotten to him at some later date ,poor fellow. At least Jackie wasn't hurt as she was right next to him.

And we never will be the same. John Kennedy was one of a kind...💔

You can sY that again I was eleven when Kennedy was inaugurated I was thirteen when he got assassinated to see his little boy saluting his father's coffin is unbeRable nobody that young should be going through that unbelievable worst day of my childhood god rest your soul Mr president jfk

Unbelievable

Yes you are right - it was a very slow undoing of us as a country. He was a fine man and wonderful President.

@@community1949 I was 12 at the time of his assassination, and I completely agree with you.

Abraham Lincoln was a Republican, but I know what you mean.

@@rasheedelakhlaqsiz4753 country above party

@@lifehope4603 Unlike today. How things have changed and so much for the worse.

@@mrartician5250 Humanity, commonsense and critical thinking are almost dead. People need to change, we get the government we deserve (greed & power). Lincoln & Kennedy were the bygone past, sad.

The only true real democratic president

Our country today is so screwed up and messed up that it will come back to get us all eventually

Like the Damn Democrats want to ruin it !

I think the inaugural ceremony did well as far as indicating that be America was young and strong and as the speech mentioned, we can are aware of our heritage as a melting pot. Future events led to other historical reminiscing, and those years left an enduring impression on those who lived them, and also mass media was being employed as never before. Later events have had a tendency to obscure the historical facts in a certain way,, but that causes more debate, one of the more critical be points of the 1960 election.

I think all politicians have been forced into concentrating on health and economic issues. There isn't a lot to consider extreme there. Something like Germany in between the wars... whoever has the better leadership qualities to reach the majority.

Yes. In 1981, Rayguns showed up and murdered the American Dream in cold blood. It was horrible times.

Joshua Mcdaniel it really was going to...CAMELOT.

I wonder how Kennedy and all of the Cold War presidents would react to who we have now in office.

@@Boooooooooo541 I think they'd be rolling in their graves about the POS we had!! 44

@@chuckcollier8305 * 45

Angela Kindness 44*. Kennedy was against the deep state and couldn’t be corrupted so they killed him.

Some people didn't want him to succeed that's my mottosome one in white house

We went from Kennedy to Biden. That’s sad.

@@Joe-sd2kx um, JFK to TRUMP is disturbing beyond belief.

@@user-yd4nk4lm6s I completely agree! Kennedy would have been mortified by Trump. Trump will undoubtedly go down as the worst President in U.S. history…

@@Kayte-tv2cw That's justice , that Trump will be on the wrong side of history.

I miss you

amen one billion times ...

Neville Menezes JFK was the youngest ELECTED. but Roosevelt was not elected. He was only sworn in after McKinley died

Theodore

It is interesting to note that Teddy Roosevelt almost became the 4th President to be assassinated. Like Reagan, he was shot on the way to giving a speech. In spite of being wounded, I believe Teddy went on to give his speech anyway.

@@ChristinaMitchell-USA yes,if there was no 42 page of his speech and a eyeglasses case to slow down the bullet,we may will see the fourth president to be assasinated(taft was the president at the time however

he dead

@@ceqski5 ok?

@@coolcar3388 you didnt know?

SAME MAN

Yeah of all the presidents I’d say he’s one of the top 10

Yes, we need to remove the Biden administration and this destructive party of politicians

I thought that was COOL too. The parade looked like a lot of FUN.

I noticed Kennedy was clearly delighted with this. : )

Yeah! I thought that was pretty damn impressive too!

Never knew a buffalo would let you ride on their back.

Buffy Summers she was so beautiful but not enough to satisfy JFK’S sexual needs! So so sad.

@@margaretandrade8367 who can satisfy jfk its never enough with his mindset

Margaret andrade Well if we’re being honest, Marilyn Monroe is far more sexually attractive.

@@redcomic619 sure stereotypically, but in my opinion jackie is prettier and smarter.

@@margaretandrade8367 But what counts was his ability doing his job. Those other things are personal. He prevented ww3.

I know😢🇺🇸

Jfk isn’t better than lincoln and lincoln isn’t better than jfk

They were both golden tho

@@thomascunningham5013 Too bad nixon got inaugurated instead of robert >:[

Nixon is trash

And a hero through and through

That's what I said and he was

@@anthonycampos8057 he was a hero and that's why people remember him they killed his brain but couldn't kill his spirit us that how it goes

Is

U mean IS right???

I was 5 at inauguration , 7 at assassination. Of course I don't remember the inauguration, but can't forget the assassination. Haunting.

.......and me !!

m gosh.. your like 70 or something if i did math right-

AYO YOUR 71!

Close im 70

@@jessstarofficial ...spot on !!

For Blacks? For Latinos? For gays? It all depends on who you were.

@@Anthony-hu3rj I dare to say that it was still better "in some ways" even for them. For Example, take a walk down the streets of L.A. at that time period, the streets were cleaner, people dressed up more and were classier, and blacks and Latinos were not as homeless as they are today, for Gay population, AIDS didn't exist yet, so it probably was better in some ways for them too. If you looked at music vidoes even from the 1970's there's many accounts of Blacks, Whites, Latinos making music together! some of the best music came from their collaborations!

@@fobypawz418 Racial segregation, criminalization of homosexuality, Red-scare suppression of free speech, criminalization of abortion. Yeah must've been great.

@@timkeen1727 oh yah hehe I forgot to add.... a great time for a straight and conservative white person living in the suburbs of California! :D

@@fobypawz418 you're right.

God given gift and destiny.

I agree with you !

Then came Barack Obama!

Obama was a puppet, same as Bush, Clinton, Reagan, etc, etc...The last President of the Republic was JFk, who tried to act as President, and was killed for it, along with the Presidency itself...

? same location where Pres. Trump wanted the parade...

jeason gagnon who was nothing like JFK, what a dum arse

Take it back to Russia and stick it up his butthole. Your boy is treasonous.

Reincarnation? Sure looks like a strong possibility!! And what a success they both were!

Time flies .