JFK Assassination Eyewitness - Julian Read

*** Originally Recorded November 10, 2016 *** As an aide to Governor Connally, Mr. Read was one of two members of the press corps who were permitted into the emergency room at Parkland Hospital during that tragic day on November 22, 1963. This video contains detailed descriptions of the developments as they occurred, and his eye witness recollections of an event that shocked America and the entire free world are priceless. It is among the important videos that the library has produced regarding American history. Deputy White House press secretary Malcolm Kilfduff was the other member of the press corps who gained access to this facility. Mr. Read stood near Mr. Kilduff while he announced the tragic news that President Kennedy had died. The president’s press secretary Pierre Salinger was on a plane to Tokyo when the president was killed. Jackie Kennedy, Nellie Connally, Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson were the only other non-medical personnel who were permitted into the emer