Article 5MYRS Previously unseen 1963 film of John F Kennedy emerges in Ireland

Previously unseen 1963 film of John F Kennedy emerges in Ireland

by
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
from on (#5MYRS)

Footage captures then US president's pilgrimage - five months before his death - to Wexford hometown of his great-grandfather

The grainy footage shows John F Kennedy riding in an open sedan car, waving to cheering crowds, escorted by police motorcycles.

The scene was filmed in 1963, and in some ways eerily recalls the famous footage of his killing just months later.

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