Five days in November

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Clint Hill will forever be remembered as the Secret Service agent who jumped onto the car after President Kennedy was shot, clinging to its sides as it sped toward the hospital. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, Hill recounts his indelible memories of those five days leading up to, and after, that tragic day in November 1963. Hill, as Jackie's guard, experienced those days firsthand. Alongside the famous photos everyone is familiar with, Hill provides a moment-to-moment narration evoking the feelings and emotions behind the images -- clearing up the persistent conspiracy misconceptions along the way. He also shows us the little-seen photos of Jackie both before and after the terrible event, describing the poignant moments they shared, during that pivotal moment in history. Told movingly by a man who still wishes he could undo it all, Five Days in November is a rare and deeply personal look at the assassination that affected the entire world and changed the United States forever.

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Clint Hill will forever be remembered as the Secret Service agent who jumped onto the car after President Kennedy was shot, clinging to its sides as it sped toward the hospital. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, Hill recounts his indelible memories of those five days leading up to, and after, that tragic day in November 1963. Hill, as Jackie's guard, experienced those days firsthand. Alongside the famous photos everyone is familiar with, Hill provides a moment-to-moment narration evoking the feelings and emotions behind the images -- clearing up the persistent conspiracy misconceptions along the way. He also shows us the little-seen photos of Jackie both before and after the terrible event, describing the poignant moments they shared, during that pivotal moment in history. Told movingly by a man who still wishes he could undo it all, Five Days in November is a rare and deeply personal look at the assassination that affected the entire world and changed the United States forever.

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Day one : November 21, 1963. Leaving the White House ; Air Force One ; San Antonio arrival ; San Antonio motorcade ; Brooks Air Force Base ; Kelly Air Force Base ; Houston Airport arrival ; Rice Hotel ; Houston Coliseum : Congressman Alber Thomas dinner -- Day two : November 22, 1963. Fort Worth : Hotel Texas ; Dallas : Love Field arrival ; Dallas motorcade ; The shots ; Parkland Hospital ; A new president ; Return to Washington -- Day three : November 23, 1963. Autopsy at Bethesda Naval Hospital ; Return to the White House ; Choosing a burial site -- Day four : November 24, 1963. Final private moments ; President Kennedy lies in state -- Day five : November 25, 1963. Procession to the White House ; Walking to St. Matthew's ; The salute ; Burial at Arlington Cemetery ; Return to the White House.