JFK ASSASSINATION AND FUNERAL
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy remains one of the twentieth century’s greatest mysteries. Both the nature and mystery surrounding his death elevated the name Kennedy into the realm of a quasi-religious methodology. During the four days following the assassination, ninety-five per cent of the American public absorbed the events on radio or television. The average adult watched eight hours of television a day. JFK’s funeral transformed and immortalised the Kennedy mythology making Robert Kennedy a victim to an inescapable legacy.