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Keith Collar Clark (November 21, 1927 – January 11, 2002) [2] was a bugler in the United States Army who played the call "Taps" at the funeral of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. He misplayed the sixth note, and to many this mistake was a poignant symbol of the American nation in mourning. [3]
Several elements of the state funeral paid tribute to President Kennedy's service in the Navy during World War II. [24] They included a member of the Navy bearing the presidential flag, [24] the playing of the Navy Hymn, "Eternal Father, Strong to Save," and the Naval Academy Glee Club performing at the White House. [25] [26]
Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, and his state funeral took place on November 25, 1963, in Washington, D.C. As President Kennedy lay in state, foreign dignitaries—including heads of state and government and members of royal families—started to arrive in Washington to attend the state funeral on Monday. [1]
The ragtag members of the Kennedy clan turned out Monday for the funeral of Ethel Kennedy — the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, and the last link to the family's days of "Camelot" in the White House.
Ethel Kennedy's funeral took place Monday on Cape Cod.. The family matriarch, philanthropist and wife of assassinated former United States Attorney General and presidential candidate Robert F ...
Marty Gavin worked on Kennedy's campaign while in college and was 22 the day he died. The city resident said she was "completely devastated" by his death. "The country was devastated," Gavin said.
Funeral services for Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, and George H.W. Bush were held at the Cathedral. [90] William Howard Taft had his funeral at All Souls' Church, Unitarian, where he was a congregant. [91] John F. Kennedy's requiem mass was held at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, as he was a Roman Catholic.
U.S. District Judge Tim Leonard has the Nov. 22-23, 1963, newspapers from The Daily Oklahoman, OKC Times, Oklahoma Daily, Washington Post and the Dallas Morning News on the Kennedy assassination.