From the MCRFB MISCELLANEOUS archive: 1963

The Actual Voices And Events of  FOUR DAYS THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD – The Complete Story – November 22-25, 1963

 

 

 

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Produced in association with United Press International; 1963

Colpix Records No. CP 2500 XTV 89953; 1963

 

The Complete Story ‘FOUR DAYS THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD’  November 22-25, 1963

 

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P R O D U C E D  B Y   H E R B E R T  S U S S A N | Colpix Records

P R O D U C E R ‘ S   N O T E S

The FOUR DAYS THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD is told in three basic segments: first, Friday, November 22, the day of the assassination of President Kennedy . . . the day of shock . . . from early morning through the assassination until President Johnson’s first remarks at Andrews AFB as the new President.

The second section is the Lee Harvey Oswald story . . . from his capture in the Texas theater through his murder by Jack Ruby in the basement of the Dallas jail, to the announcement of his death.

The third major element covers the ceremonies and events in Washington from Friday, when the President’s body lay in repose in the White House, through the ceremonies at the Rotunda of the Capitol . . . through Monday . . . with the highlights of Mass . . . the procession to Arlington . . . and the events at the grave until the moments of the final taps.

The telling of this story in the limited time of a recording has been a great challenge. Compiled from more than 85 hours of audio tapes, this unprecedented example of audio journalism takes you directly into the scenes as as they happened and places you in the action . . . to create this memorable document in sound of the most dramatic four days in our times.

 

PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

 

 

 

 

T H E  W O R L D  M O U R N S

“President Kennedy died as a soldier, under fire, for his duty and in the service of his country. In the name of the French people, a friend at all times of the American people, I salute this great example and this great memory.” – Charles De Gaulle, President of France

“The loss to the United States and to the world is incalculable. Those who come after Mr. Kennedy must strive the more to achieve the ideals of world peace and human happiness and dignity to which his Presidency was dedicated.” — Sir Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of Great Britain

“A heart-breaking tragedy has occurred. The world can ill afford at this time in our history to lose a man of his courage, which he displayed in war and which he displayed in peace.

“It is difficult for me to say anything more at this time. Our hearts are filled with sadness.” — Lester Pearson, Prime Minister of Canada

“The President’s shocking death deprives mankind of a compassionate champion of peace and brotherhood, his country of a courageous executive, his family of a loyal husband and father, his parents of a dutiful and devoted son.” — Pope Paul VI

“I shall remember my personal meetings with President John F. Kennedy as a person of broad outlook who realistically assessed the situation and tried to find ways for negotiated settlements which now divide the world.

“The Soviet government and the Soviet people share the grief of the American people over the great loss and express the hope that the search for settling disputed questions, a search to which President John F. Kennedy made a tangible contribution, would be continued in the interests of peace, for the benefit of mankind.

“Accept, Mr. President, my personal condolences.” — Nikita Khrushchev, Premier of the Soviet Union, in a telegram to President Johnson

 

 

 

 

F O U R  D A Y S  T H A T  S H O C K E D  T H E  W O R L D

N A R R A T E D  B Y  R E I D  C O L L I N S  |  WNEW Radio News

SIDE I

• President Kennedy — Fort Worth Breakfast Speech
• Arrival At Love Field, Dallas — Coverage By Joseph Long, KLIF, Dallas
• At The Scene — At The Moment Motorcade Is Fired Upon — Coverage From The Texas School Book Depository
• With A Mobile Radio Unit At-The-Scene With The Motorcade Speeding To Parkland Hospital Nearby The Presidential Limousine
• Eyewitness Report Of The Actual Assassination
• Announcement Of Last Rites By Father Oscar Huber And Of Death Of President Kennedy
• Eyewitness Account –Ambulance Driver — Mrs. Kennedy Prior To Trip Back To Dallas
• Eyewitness Report — Merriman Smith — Scene Aboard ‘Air Force One’ As Mrs. Kennedy Returns With The President’s Body, The Swearing-In Of President Johnson, And Flight To Washington
• Actual Swearing-In Of Lyndon B. Johnson By Judge Sarah T. Hughes
• Arrival At Andrews Air Force Base First Public Statement — President Lyndon B. Johnson

SIDE II

• Dallas Policeman — Eyewitness Report Of Capture
• Lee Harvey Oswald — Actual Voice Denial Of Guilt
• Actual Court Charge Of Oswald
• Reports of Investigations
• Sunday Morning — Tensions Mount In Dallas
• On-The-Spot Report From Basement Of Dallas Jail At The Moment Oswald is Shot By Jack Ruby — Exclusive Coverage — Ike Pappas, WNEW News
• Oswald Rushed By Ambulance To Parkland Hospital
• Police Identify Killer As Jack Ruby
• On The Scene Report — Parkland Hospital
• Oswald’s Death Announced
• President Kennedy’s Body Lies In Repose In White House — November 23
• President Kennedy’s Body Taken From White House To Capitol Rotunda
• Final Playing Of “Hail To The Chief”
• Chief Justice Warren — Eulogy (Excerpt)
• Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield — Eulogy (Excerpt)
• President Kennedy’s Body Lies In State in Rotunda
• Mrs. Kennedy — Midnight Visit To Rotunda
• Funeral Procession From Rotunda To St. Matthews Cathedral
• Dignitaries From The Entire World Join Procession
• Mass At St. Matthews Cathedral By Richard Cardinal Cushing (Excerpts)
• Funeral Procession From St. Matthews Cathedral To Arlington Cemetery
• Jet Fly-By — Arlington
• Richard Cardinal Cushing — Prayer At Graveside
• 21 Gun Salute
• Taps At Arlington 

 

 

REID COLLINS is the award-winning correspondent of America’s most honored independent radio news organization — WNEW, New York’s METROMEDIA Station. Winner of every major news award, WNEW covered the story of the President’s assassination from Dallas, Washington, New York and the foreign capitals of the world. Collins reported the four days from Friday, November 22nd through Monday, November 25th, from the nation’s capitol. Narration (Washington sequence) written by Reid Collins, WNEW.

HERBERT SUSSAN, producer of FOUR DAYS THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD, is an Executive Producer supervising International Production for Screen Gems, Inc. He is former National Director of Special Programs for NBC-TV, was the senior Producer of the highly-acclaimed WIDE WIDE WORLD television series, and is a veteran TV Producer-Director.

 

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL now has recorded the tragic events of November, 1963, in words, still pictures, motion picture film and sound. For the UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL this record represents reporting in a new dimension. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL is happy to be associated with COLPIX RECORDS in the production of a permanent recording of these “Four Days That Shocked The World.”

EARL J. JOHNSON  Vice President & Editor  UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

 

 

 

 

WE AT COLPIX RECORDS have been determined to create an historical document of lasting significance out of the four heartbreaking days that began with President Kennedy’s speech at Fort Worth and ended with taps at Arlington. It was a task that required intense care and attention from everyone concerned with its preparation. Hours of audio tapes and hundreds of exclusive photos and filmstrips were utilized in production of this unique and special album. To the UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL for its permission to use this material and to all the reporters on radio, and in the press, whose on-the-spot coverage made this album possible — our sincere gratitude.

DON KIRSCHNER  Executive Vice President  Music and Record Division  Columbia Pictures-Screen Gems TV

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 COLPIX RECORDS IS A DIVISION OF COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION (c. 1963)

 

 

 

 

ABOUT THIS ALBUM

‘FOUR DAYS THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD‘ contained the information as was transcribed verbatim, above. These were the actual words found in print inside the album’s gate-fold spread. The album cover also contained “15 color and black and white photographs which were part of the extensive photographic coverage of these events by the United Press International.” A portion of royalties accrued to Colpix Records was donated to the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.,  Foundation for Research on Mental Retardation.

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All photos above were selected randomly by the author for this feature.

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In the January 18, 1964 issue of Billboard, ‘FOUR DAYS THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD’ was described as, “The most important record of our time. Not an album of speeches — you are there as the most dramatic flow of events become history.” 

 

 

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