News of the Day (1970)

15 Mar
Director  N/A
Producer  MGM
Contributors  MGM
Length  9min
B&W/Color  B&W
UO Library Catalog description:  “This newsreel features the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald and the funeral of John F. Kennedy”
Call # Ma202
Genre  Documentary/Newsreel
Rare  Yes
Online  No
Copyright status  N/A
Physical condition  Good
Oregon-related  No

Notes:

This newsreel covers everything from the initial shooting of president John F. Kennedy to the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald as he is escorted outside of a courtroom. The film then documents the memorial service held for Mr. Kennedy at the nation’s capital.

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