Preparations for the funeral of Jackie Kennedy Onassis

Title

Preparations for the funeral of Jackie Kennedy Onassis

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Tribute

TX Date

23 May 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:53

Description

Paul Woodley reports on preparations for the funeral service for Jackie Kennedy Onassis today at St Ignatius Loyola Catholic church in New York and her subsequent burial next to her first husband at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington. Includes Father Walter Modrys, who will be conducting the funeral service, on her connections with the church in which she was baptised and confirmed. Also tributes from those paying respects at the Kennedy grave.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Walter Modrys

Keywords

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

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