Video: The First 24 Hours
The JFK Assassination
An Insider?s Detailed Re-Examination Of The Chaotic First Hours That Followed
Gives New Perspective On The Death Of A President And The Transfer Of Power
Steven M. Gillon, Ph.D., resident historian for HISTORY was the first person to gain access to research and interviews on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that had been locked away for many years. Now he has painstakingly pieced together a new timeline, shedding light on the time lapses and on questions that, for the last 46 years, had remained unanswered.
A crack of gunfire rings out at 12:30 pm on November 22, 1963, and America is changed forever. Since that day in Dallas, the story of President John F. Kennedy?s death has focused on the moments leading up to the fatal shots. Until now?
Gillon discusses the 24-hour timeline, which, in the new HISTORY special The Kennedy Assassination: 24 Hours After, is pieced together as it unfolds in Parkland Hospital, on Air Force One, and in the Oval Office, far away from the public view.
The Kennedy assassination was the most violent and sudden transfer of political power in American history. The special reveals startling new information about the death of the President and the traumatic transfer of power to Lyndon B. Johnson. Challenging the traditional view of LBJ as insensitive and power-hungry, instead Johnson reveals himself as a masterful politician, especially in dealing with the growing challenge that Attorney General Robert Kennedy presents and in dealing with the national crisis.
THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION: 24 HOURS AFTER, a 2-hour special premieres Sunday, October 18 at 9pm ET/PT on HISTORY?.
Bio:
Steve Gillon, Ph.D., is the resident historian of HISTORY. Having taught at both Oxford and Yale, he is currently a professor of history at the University of Oklahoma. Gillon is author of numerous books on modern American history and politics, including his new book, The Kennedy Assassination ? 24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson?s Pivotal First Day as President (Basic Books, October 13, 2009).
Gives New Perspective On The Death Of A President And The Transfer Of Power
Steven M. Gillon, Ph.D., resident historian for HISTORY was the first person to gain access to research and interviews on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that had been locked away for many years. Now he has painstakingly pieced together a new timeline, shedding light on the time lapses and on questions that, for the last 46 years, had remained unanswered.
A crack of gunfire rings out at 12:30 pm on November 22, 1963, and America is changed forever. Since that day in Dallas, the story of President John F. Kennedy?s death has focused on the moments leading up to the fatal shots. Until now?
Gillon discusses the 24-hour timeline, which, in the new HISTORY special The Kennedy Assassination: 24 Hours After, is pieced together as it unfolds in Parkland Hospital, on Air Force One, and in the Oval Office, far away from the public view.
The Kennedy assassination was the most violent and sudden transfer of political power in American history. The special reveals startling new information about the death of the President and the traumatic transfer of power to Lyndon B. Johnson. Challenging the traditional view of LBJ as insensitive and power-hungry, instead Johnson reveals himself as a masterful politician, especially in dealing with the growing challenge that Attorney General Robert Kennedy presents and in dealing with the national crisis.
THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION: 24 HOURS AFTER, a 2-hour special premieres Sunday, October 18 at 9pm ET/PT on HISTORY?.
Bio:
Steve Gillon, Ph.D., is the resident historian of HISTORY. Having taught at both Oxford and Yale, he is currently a professor of history at the University of Oklahoma. Gillon is author of numerous books on modern American history and politics, including his new book, The Kennedy Assassination ? 24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson?s Pivotal First Day as President (Basic Books, October 13, 2009).