The caisson bearing President Kennedy’s casket leaves the U.S. Capitol for the White House and St. Matthew’s Cathedral

Date: October 19, 2021

The caisson bearing President Kennedy’s casket leaves the U.S. Capitol for the White House, where Mrs. Kennedy, family, and more than one hundred world leaders join the procession and walk to St. Matthew’s Cathedral.

 

Image 1: Abbie Rowe. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Boston.

Image 2: Robert Knudsen. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Boston.

Video: George and Nancy Christian Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza