President Kennedy has been shot : experience the moment-to-moment account of the four days that changed America

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Carnegie Library of McKeesport	Nonfiction	364.1524 P926
Location	Carnegie Library of McKeesport
Collection	Nonfiction
Call Number	364.1524 P926
Green Tree Public Library	Adult Nonfiction	364.1524 PRE
Location	Green Tree Public Library
Collection	Adult Nonfiction
Call Number	364.1524 PRE

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Published Reviews

Booklist Review: "Though countless books have been written about the assassination of Presidentennedy, few have provided the minute-by-minute details that this volume does. Combining the actual print reports, photos, and broadcasts of journalists on the scene with police-radio transmissions and White House communications, this dramatic re-creation of historic events incorporates both the assassination ofFK and the arrest and subsequent murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. Since no comprehensive media chronicle would be complete without sound accompaniment, an audio CD narrated by Dan Rather and containing a series of riveting original broadcasts has been included to round out the entire package. Coinciding with the fortieth anniversary ofennedy's assassination, the publication of this stunning print and audio documentary will arouse readers' attention and incite immediate demand. --Margaret Flanagan Copyright 2003 Booklist"
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Publisher's Weekly Review: "Combining original interviews with previously available material, this volume by the Newseum (a museum of news sponsored by the Freedom Forum foundation) guides readers through the assassination of John F. Kennedy from his arrival in Dallas the morning of November 22, 1963, to the funeral four days later, including the arrest and murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. The emphasis on how the journalists covering the story perceived it adds an illuminating perspective to well-known events, communicating with immediacy the chaos of the moment. Journalists had to draw on all their resourcefulness to report the story while struggling to maintain their professional distance. The account is filled with fascinating details, from a description of the AP and UPI reporters fighting over a car phone to Dallas reporter Tom Alyca's recollection of staying inside the Texas School Book Depository after investigators closed it off, then smuggling out photos of the shooter's perch. The companion CD includes audio excerpts from radio and TV coverage and snippets of Dallas police communications, radio transmissions between the White House and the airborne, Tokyo-bound press secretary, Pierre Salinger, even a phone call from Lyndon Johnson to FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Those who were alive 40 years ago remember the events so clearly because of the journalism commemorated here, but readers of all ages will be moved by the powerful testimony. 120 b&w photos. (Nov. 12) Forecast: This may be the standout among 40th anniversary books, with a 75,000 first printing, and it's a BOMC and Literary Guild featured selection and a selection of Booksense and the History Channel. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Additional Information

Subjects	Kennedy, John F. -- (John Fitzgerald), -- 1917-1963 -- Assassination. Kennedy, John F. -- (John Fitzgerald), -- 1917-1963 -- Assassination -- Sources.
Publisher	Naperville, Ill. :Sourcebooks MediaFusion,2003
Contributors	Trost, Cathy, 1952- Bennett, Susan Lewis. Rather, Dan. Newseum.
Language	English
Notes	Accompanying sound disc narrated by Dan Rather.
Description	xvii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Bibliography Notes	Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-291) and index.
ISBN	1402201583
Other	Classic View