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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OLH-01
In this interview Father Huber discusses hearing about John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] assassination and heading to Parkland Memorial Hospital; administering the last rites to JFK and speaking with Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis immediately after; and Catholic beliefs about death and the soul, “apparent death” versus “real death,” and the reason behind giving the last rites, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TGW-02
In this interview Wicker discusses John F. Kennedy's [JFK] unique way of giving speeches; Lyndon B. Johnson’s unhappiness with his position as Vice President; Anthony J. Celebrezze’s appointment to the Cabinet, 1962; Wicker’s sources for Kennedy Without Tears; traveling with JFK to Texas in November, 1963; the motorcade through Dallas on November 22, 1963; the confusion after the shooting and learning what happened; gathering information from witnesses and hospital staff at Parkland Hospital; the announcement of JFK’s death and the general atmosphere after; Johnson’s swearing in as President; reporting on the day’s events from the airport; and the rapid transition to the Johnson White House, among other issues.