Assassination of John F. Kennedy Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Funeral=== {{Main|State funeral of John F. Kennedy|List of dignitaries at the state funeral of John F. Kennedy}} [[File:John F. Kennedy Lying in State November 25, 1963 (10965631824).jpg|thumb|alt=Kennedy's coffin in front of the US Capitol|Kennedy's coffin is carried from the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]], November 25.]] Following the autopsy, Kennedy lay in repose in the [[East Room|East Room of the White House]] for 24 hours.<ref>[[#assoc|Associated Press (1963)]], pp. 36–37, 56–57, 68.</ref><ref>[[#nyc|''The New York Times'' (2003)]], pp. 197–201.</ref> President Johnson issued [[s:Proclamation 3561|Presidential Proclamation 3561]], declaring November 25 to be a [[national day of mourning]],<ref name="AssociatedPress-Page40">[[#assoc|Associated Press (1963)]], p. 40.</ref><ref>[[#Heritage|''American Heritage'' (1964)]], pp. 52–53.</ref> and that only essential emergency workers be at their posts.<ref>[[#Closed|"Government Offices Closed by President". ''The Washington Post''.]]</ref> The coffin was then carried on a [[Black Jack (horse)|horse]]-drawn [[Limbers and caissons|caisson]] to the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] to lie in state. Hundreds of thousands of mourners lined up to view the guarded casket,<ref name="WhitePage16">[[#White|White (1965)]], p. 16.</ref><ref>[[#NBC|NBC News (1966)]], pp. 106–107, 110, 114–115, 119–123, 133–134.</ref> with a quarter million passing through the [[United States Capitol rotunda|rotunda]] during the 18 hours of lying in state.<ref name="WhitePage16"/> Even in the Soviet Union—according to a memo by FBI Director [[J. Edgar Hoover]]—news of the assassination "was greeted by great shock and consternation and church bells were tolled in the memory of President Kennedy".<ref>[[#Neuman|Neuman (2017)]]</ref><ref>[[#Russkies|Hoover (1963)]]</ref> Kennedy's funeral service was held on November 25, at [[Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle|St. Matthew's Cathedral]],<ref name="WhitePage17">[[#White|White (1965)]], p. 17.</ref> with the [[Requiem Mass]] led by Cardinal [[Richard Cushing]].<ref name="WhitePage17"/> About 1,200 guests, including representatives from over 90 countries, attended.<ref>[[#assoc|Associated Press (1963)]], p. 93.</ref><ref name="nbc126">[[#NBC|NBC News (1966)]], p. 126.</ref> Although there was no formal eulogy,<ref>[[#assoc|Associated Press (1963)]], pp. 94, 96.</ref><ref>[[#Spivak|Spivak (1963)]]</ref> Auxiliary Bishop [[Philip M. Hannan]] read excerpts from Kennedy's speeches and writings.<ref name="nbc126"/> After the service, Kennedy was buried at [[Arlington National Cemetery]] in Virginia.<ref>[[#White|White (1965)]], p. 18.</ref> [[John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame|An eternal flame]] was lit at his burial site in 1967.<ref>[[#ANC|"President John Fitzgerald Kennedy Gravesite". Arlington National Cemetery.]]</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page