Funeral service for Jackie Kennedy Onassis

Title

Funeral service for Jackie Kennedy Onassis

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:42

Description

Coverage by Paul Woodley of the funeral service at St Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church in New York of 64 year-old Jackie Kennedy Onassis, widow of former US President John F. Kennedy, including extracts of music and addresses. With son John F. Kennedy on the choice of readings; daughter Caroline Kennedy reading one of her mother’s favourite poems; brother-in-law Senator Edward Kennedy address. Cataloguer’s note: original record says transmitted either 23 or 24/05/94.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Edward Kennedy; Caroline Kennedy; John F. Kennedy, Jr.

Keywords

USA; Homicide; New York; Funerals; Presidents; John F. Kennedy; Widows; Jackie Kennedy Onassis

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