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Mrs Kennedy?

They told me to come up

And I'm so sorry
for your loss

Have you read
what they've been writing?

Krock and Merriman
and all the rest?

Yes, I have

Merriman is such
a bitter man

It's been just one week

Already they're treating him
like some dusty old artifact,

to be shelved away

That's no way
to be remembered

And how would you like him remembered,
Mrs Kennedy?

I

You understand that I will be
editing this conversation?

Just in case I don't say
exactly what I mean

With all due respect,

that seems very unlikely,
Mrs Kennedy

Right
Okay Uh

So, this will be your own
version of what happened?

Exactly

Come in

I thought it was
another backfire

I very nearly didn't go
What if I'd been here

or out riding
in Virginia somewhere?

Thank God
I was with him

Why, "Thank God"?

Do you know what
I think of history?

Of history?

I've read a great deal
More than people realize

The more I read,
the more I wonder

When something
is written down,

does that make it true?

It's all that
we have

Had

We have television now

At least people can see
for their own eyes

That tour of
the White House

that you did a couple
of years ago for CBS,

I always assumed
that you did that for

a purpose? No?
After the fashion magazines?

You even won an Emmy

I didn't do that
program for me

I did it for
the American people

That program was
my first glimpse

into the White House

and, for whatever it's worth,
I thought you were excellent

Very poised
Oh, thank you

You could have had a career
as a broadcaster, I'm sure

What?

I'm sorry?

What did you say?

I said you could have
a career

Could have had a career
as a broadcaster

Are you giving me
professional advice?

I'm

not

But I am sure that the whole
country would like to know

what you're going to do next

I can assure you,
not television

Welcome to the White House

Welcome to the White House

We're so proud
to call it home

Why don't you try,
"The People's House"?

Make it more personal

Welcome to
The People's House

We're so proud
to call it home

Better?

When will Jack join us?

They want to
hear from you

They think I'm a fool

One year in office,
wasting their money

That's why you need to show
them what you've done

The President will join
you in the Monroe Room

at the end
of the tour

You'll be great

Stay close
Of course

You look beautiful Go

Hello
Excuse me

This is the White House

as seen from its South Lawn

For the next hour,
Mrs John F Kennedy

invites you to visit
the President's House

and see some
of the restorations

she's made in its interior

Mrs John F Kennedy,

third-youngest of the 29 wives
to live in the White House

Mrs Kennedy,
I want to thank you

for letting us visit
your official home

This is obviously
the room

from which much of your
work on it is directed

Yes, it's attic and cellar
all in one

Since our work started,

we receive hundreds
of letters every day

This is where we evaluate
all the finds,

and see if we want
to keep them,

if they'll fit
into our budget

Mrs Kennedy,
every First Lady

and every administration since
President Madison's time,

has made changes,

greater or smaller,
in the White House

Before we look at any
of the changes you've made

Now, what's
your basic plan?

Well, I really
don't have one

Because I think this house
will always grow, and should

It just seemed to me
such a shame

when we came here to find

hardly anything of the past
in the house

Hardly anything before 1902

Now suppose
that you and your committee

were to acquire
some of the things

that are in this room,

what happens when
the next President's wife

comes into
the White House?

Well,
if they don't want it

In the past, you see,

they could sell it
or throw it out

And the talk of the taxpayer
money being wasted?

Oh, I raised
every dime privately

that we spent
on that restoration

I I loved that house,

and I wanted to share it
with the American people

To impart a sense
of America's greatness

Objects and artifacts

last far longer than people,

and they represent
important ideas in history,

identity, beauty

But I'm sure that, uh,
the readers would like to know

what it's like to be
a member of your family?

Imagine a little boy
surrounded by all of this

Having his older brother
die in battle,

and then going off
to that same war

and coming home a hero

People see
that little boy,

born to wealth
and privilege,

willing to sacrifice
everything for his ideals

in service
to his nation

Royalty You make him
sound like royalty

Well, for royalty
you need tradition

And for tradition,
you need time

Well, I guess it has
to start somewhere, right?

There has to be a day one

This is the East Room,

pretty much as Americans

have known it now
for 60 years

Obviously you haven't
felt that

you had to make any
great changes in here

No, I think it's lovely

I hate to make
changes really,

so when you find
a room like this,

it's wonderful This

This piano brings to mind

that, uh, this is the part
of the White House

where you have
the musical affairs

That's right This piano was
designed by Franklin Roosevelt

with the eagle support

And this is
the end of the room

where Pablo Casals
played for us,

where we had
a portable stage built,

when we had
the Shakespeare players

Mrs Kennedy,
this administration

has shown
a particular affinity

for artists, musicians,
writers, poets

Is this because
you and your husband

just feel that way,

or do you think
that there's a relationship

between the government
and the arts?

That's so complicated

I I don't know

I just think that everything

in the White House
should be the best

And if it's
an American company

that you can help,
I like to do that

If it's not
Just as long as it's the best

Is your faith helping you?

I'd prefer to discuss
my faith with a priest

You're not a man
of the cloth, are you?

No No, I'm not

I'm just trying
to get to the truth

That's what reporters do
Oh, the truth

Well, I've grown accustomed
to a great divide

between what people believe
and what I know to be real

Fine I will settle for
a story that's believable

That's more like it

You know, I used to be
a reporter myself once

I know what
you're looking for

I'm sorry?

A moment-by-moment account

That's what you came
here for, isn't it?

You want me to describe
the sound the bullet made

when it collided
with my husband's skull

I'm very happy

to be in the great State of Texas,

to be with you

and experience

the noble Spanish tradition

that has achieved so much in Dallas

This tradition

started 100 years

before the colonization
of Massachusetts,

my husband's State

It is all a tradition

that remains alive and strong

Is that the sou nd of bi rds?

Uh, not exactly birds

Must be the ocean
Hmm

You ready?
Of course

I love crowds

You remember Governor
and Mrs Connally

Welcome to Dallas,
darling

Thank you so much
for coming

Very nice to meet you

My! What a welcome!

There'd been the biggest
motorcade from the airport

Hot, wild,
like Mexico or Vienna

The sun was strong
in our faces,

but I couldn't wear
my sunglasses

Jack has his hand out,

and I see a piece
of his skull come off

And it was flesh-colored,
it wasn't white

And he slumps in my lap

His blood
and his brains are in my lap

And I'm saying, "Jack,

"Jack, can you hear me?

"Jack! I love you, Jack!"

And his head was so beautiful,

and his mouth was beautiful,
and his eyes were open

I was trying to keep
the top of his head down

Keep it all in

He had the most wonderful
expression on his face,

you know?

Just before
they'd ask him a question,

just before he'd answer,

he looked puzzled

I knew he was dead

Mrs Kennedy, uh

Don't think
for one second

that I'm going to
let you publish that

You understand?

Yes Yes, of course

Yes, I understand

What did the bullet
sound like?

Mrs Kennedy?

Are you all right?
It's Larry

I'll be ready
in a moment

Take all the time
you need

Are they waiting?

"I do solemnly swear"

I do solemnly swear

"that I will
faithfully execute"

that I will
faithfully execute

"the office of President
of the United States"

the office of President
of the United States

"And will to the best
of my ability"

And will
to the best of my ability

"preserve, protect"
preserve, protect

"and defend"
and defend

"the Constitution
of the United States"

the Constitution
of the United States

"So help me God"

So help me God

Mr President

Start the engines

Get some of the heat
off this plane Thank you

Can you tell me
what size the bullet was?

I don't think
it was a38, was it?

It seemed

What's that called,
the caliber?

It seemed bigger

It seemed like something
soldiers would use,

or maybe what they use
for deer hunting

Mrs Kennedy,
you don't have to

We don't know yet

We need to have
the Irish cadets

I'm sorry?

Yes The Irish cadets,
for the funeral

Jack loved them He saw them
perform in Dublin last summer

Of course, Mrs Kennedy
We'll make sure of it

And those bagpipers
from Scotland we just had

What were they
called, Kenny?

The Black Watch

The Black Watch
That's right

The Black Watch Pipers

When we arrive,
we'll be exiting the rear of the plane

You, the President
President Johnson, that is

Why the rear?

There's press at Andrews

Not to mention
the security risk

Am I supposed
to hide away? Now?

Not hide

Oh, I'm sure those people
would love that

What do they call themselves,
The Birch Society?

No, I will not sneak out
the back door

I will go out the usual way
We all will

I'll arrange it

When we land,
Mrs Kennedy,

we'll need to
proceed directly

to the hospital
for the autopsy

The autopsy?

Is that necessary?

I'm afraid it's required

By who?

The law, Mrs Kennedy

And what exactly
will they do?

I'm not sure

What does an autopsy entail?
I want you to explain to me

I want to hear
all the details

I'm his wi
Whatever I am now

I want all the details

What, will they
slice him open?

Darling

Can I send somebody
to help you change

before we land?

All those cameras

People will be watching

There were wanted
posters everywhere

For Jack

With Jack's face on them

Let them see
what they've done

Jackie?

Bobby

Sir,

there's a car waiting
on the tarmac

to take you and Mrs Kennedy
to Bethesda

Mrs Kennedy and I will ride

with the casket
in the ambulance

Valenti wants to know

how we're going
to handle the exit

The exit?

He says Johnson
wants to talk to the press

He can do whatever he wants
We're leaving now

The casket will be closed,
won't it?

At the funeral?

We'll sort that
all out later

I want it closed
so badly, Bobby

I'm not sure it can be
for a head of state

There was blood
everywhere

There were
so many pieces

Jackie

I tried to hold
his head together

Hey!

Slow down

The President
was lying motionless in the car

Mrs Kennedy was
leaning over him

Governor Connally was
leaning back in his seat,

holding his stomach
with both hands

Inside the emergency room,

witnesses said the First Lady,
splattered with blood,

waited without a word

Jackie, Jackie

Come on

Make sure they make him
look like himself

I know

Where are the children?

They're with Maud

She's taken them
to the house in Georgetown

I'd rather them at home

Their routine
shouldn't be disrupted

Yes, yes, yes
Of course Mary

I'll see to it
What do they know?

that cannot be weighed

For me, it is a deep

You need some rest
Oh

I think she needs water

Thank you, Nancy

It had to be some
silly little Communist

If he'd been killed
for civil rights,

then at least it would
have meant something

You know?

Jack warned me

Jack said, he said
we were going to nut country,

but I thought
it was going well

At Fort Worth In Houston
I know

I kept All the problems
that Adlai had

Jack was winning him over
Shh I know

They They handed me
yellow roses

Yellow roses
At every stop

Then in Dallas
I know

Here, let's turn this off

They want a show of grief

They're already asking
about funeral arrangements

Darling Come

President Johnson
met with Secretary of State Rusk

Minutes later,
there was a hastily added

conference with
Secretary of Defense McNamara

Even at a time of sorrow,

the harsh facts
of the Cold War

do not allow
a pause in overseeing

the affairs of defense
and foreign policy

There seems little doubt
that McNamara

will stay on under
Mr Johnson

A new president

Lyndon's people
are claiming

I told him to take
the oath in Dallas

Asshole couldn't wait,

and now they're
blaming me for it

Excuse me

Do you know
who James Garfield was?

No, ma'am

Do you know
who William McKinley was,

what he did?

They were both
US presidents

killed while
they were in office

And what about
Abraham Lincoln?

Do you know
what he did?

He won the Civil War

He abolished slavery, ma'am

That's right

Thank you

Bobby, please tell them
I want the books on Lincoln

About his funeral

Mmm-hmm

You'll have to share something
personal, eventually

People won't stop asking
until you do

And if I don't
they'll interpret my silence

however they want?

"Her brow furrows

"Her lips are drawn

"She holds back her tears,
but she can't hide her anger"

Most writers
want to be famous

You want
to be famous?

No, I'm fine as I am,
thank you

You should
prepare yourself,

this article will bring you
a great deal of attention

Ah In that case,
any advice for me?

Yes

Don't marry the President

Hmm

Are you afraid
I'm about to cry again?

No, I'd say you're
more likely to scream

Scream what?

"My husband
was a great man"

Lincoln's funeral cortege

departed the White House,

progressed along
Pennsylvania Avenue

to the Capitol

And the next day

returned to
the White House,

then they walked all the way to St
Matthew's

in a long, grand procession

It was a sunny spring day

Only 600 tickets
were allotted,

but thousands,

thousands lined the streets
and rooftops,

citizens, senators,
congressmen,

diplomats, officers,

all in their
full dress uniforms

Lincoln's mount,
Old Bob,

was draped in a black blanket
with white trim and tassels

Hooded,
he was led rider-less,

the head of
a miles-long procession

by the Reverend Henry Brown

I can feel Jack
getting angry with this

"There you go,
spending all that money

"on those silly
knick-knacks"

The man would spend
whatever it took for votes,

but balked at buying
a beautiful painting

Huh

We don't have to worry
about that anymore

We must get
this right, Bill

We must get this right

It has to be beautiful

Did you tell them we'll need
a horse-drawn carriage?

We have to
march with Jack

Everyone

A big, beautiful procession
that people will remember

Mrs Kennedy,
you don't have to do this

Do what?

In fact, I don't think

they'll let you parade
through the streets

The world's gone mad

You should take the
children and disappear

Build a fortress in Boston
and never look back

Mrs Kennedy?

Are the children awake?

They're playing
in Caroline's room

How do I do this?

Oh, dear

It doesn't matter
what you say

Just hug them and tell
them it will be okay

Mommy,
why are you dressed so funny?

Because something
very sad has happened

And this is how we dress
when something sad happens

Mommy, where's Daddy?

Daddy's not coming home

Why not?

Daddy had to go see
your baby brother Patrick

In heaven

Why?

Because I'm here with you

We don't want Patrick
to get lonely, do we?

But what about us?

Caroline, I need you
to be a big girl

You can be brave, right?
You can be a soldier?

A very bad man hurt Daddy

Daddy would come home
if he could

But he can't

He has to go to heaven

Can I say goodbye?

Yes, of course you can,
my love

Let your ears be attentive

to my cry for mercy

If you, O Lord,
kept a record of sins,

O Lord, who could stand?

But with you
there is forgiveness,

therefore you are feared

I wait for the Lord,
my soul waits,

and in his word
I put my hope

My soul waits for the Lord

more than watchmen wait
for the morning

O Israel,
put your hope in the Lord,

for with the Lord
is unfailing love

That was
a beautiful mass

Excuse me, Mother Jackie

Have you started on
the guest list for the burial?

The what?

You'll need to
pare it down, dear

We can't possibly accommodate
all these people at Brookline

Mr Kennedy,
we need to discuss the funeral, sir

We all want
to follow her lead,

but we still don't know
much about this Oswald

There may be
co-conspirators

I'll talk to her,
but she makes the call

There's also the matter
of the Oval

What do you want me
to do first?

Hmm? Plan the funeral
or pack the furniture?

I know this is
all delicate

That's why
I'm approaching you

But a procession is insane

Brookline?

The family plot

Well, I assume Jack will be
buried with the rest of us

A crowd full of people,
given what's happened,

I just can't have
my President walking

Your President?
My President

Well, regardless
of what happens,

my brother is going
to be carried in a box

And I am
sorry, sir

Fuck off, Jack

Averell Harriman owns

at least four properties
in Georgetown

I'm sure he could
loan out one of them

I'll have Sarge
look into it

I'm sure we have time

They can't expect us to
move immediately, can they?

Of course not
Don't be silly

Lincoln's widow
died destitute

She moved back to Illinois,

had to sell
all her furniture

And the Van Burens
and the Tylers, too

She auctioned it off,
piece by piece,

just to keep a roof
over her head

But that
won't happen to you

And the collectors
we bought it from

Remember? Bill and I,

we had to haggle
over every sofa, every chair

If I sell some of it
back now,

maybe I can put John
and Caroline through school

This staircase
goes up to the second floor,

which I know are reserved

for the private living of
the President and his family

I don't think
any television cameras

or motion picture cameras
have ever gone up there,

'cause that's where you live

That's right

Here is what the White House
did to President Lincoln

Here is how he changed

1861

The strong man
with the arched eyebrow

1865

One week before
his assassination

Mrs Kennedy, do you spend
a great deal of time

in the Lincoln Room?

It was where we lived
when we first came here,

when our rooms
at the other end of the hall

were being painted

It's a nice room

Was this a bedroom
during Lincoln's time?

No, it was,
uh, Lincoln's Cabinet Room

Are all the pieces

from Lincoln's time?

Uh, yes, they are

The most famous one,
of course, is the Lincoln bed

It was bought by Mrs Lincoln,

along with
the dressing bureaus

and chair, and this table

Um, she bought a lot
of furniture for this house,

which made her husband
rather cross

because he thought
she spent too much money

And on the table
is the Gettysburg Address

This is probably the greatest
treasure in this room

And this sofa
and these two chairs,

they were sold
in that Lincoln sale

I was telling you about,

that Mrs Lincoln sold

And they went to England,

and then through
the descendants

of the man
who brought them there

Here he comes, here he comes

Bobby?

Here he comes out
and down the hall again

I really don't know
what this situation is about

Nobody has told me anything,
except that I'm accused of

I don't mean
to upset your mother,

but Brookline is no place
to bury a President

Did you
kill the President?

No, I've not
been charged with that

In fact, nobody has
said that to me yet

First thing I heard
about it was when

the newspaper reporters
in the hall

Welcome to Arlington,
Mrs Kennedy

Thank you

The third option
is just over there,

at the base of that hill

That's too low

What do you think, Ken?

I did like Dewey Circle,

if we could get rid
of the leaves in time

Well, the problem
there isn't just the leaves

It's the access roads

There's gonna be
10,000 people here

Well,
that's what I'm saying

Jackie?

Jackie

Hey

Where are we going?

He can't just be
buried anywhere

He deserves more

Watch your step

You all right?

My shoes are sticking
in the mud

I think maybe you should
talk to a priest

Maybe

Bobby, I want to
talk to the press

No

No You let
Dave handle that

You know, that first night
Bob McNamara said

he'd buy back our house
for us in Georgetown

I don't even
have things I

I don't have things

I don't even have a home

And what about this house?

This? It's awfully cold

Well, you could light a fire,
invite people over

The parties that you threw
at the White House,

nobody had ever
seen anything like that

Private concerts with artists,
friends, drinking champagne

and singing

Are you suggesting
I throw a party?

No, not now, obviously
But, no Uh

I'm only suggesting
that you've, uh

That you've brought life
to a cold house before

That house was not mine

Neither is this one
Nothing is ever mine

Not to keep, anyway

Leaving that house
must have been very difficult

A First Lady must always be
ready to pack her suitcases

It's inevitable

We've found beds for
almost all the family

The Trumans at Blair House

There was a brief crisis about
him not having a driver,

but Ike offered his

We're running
a bed-and-breakfast

Lyndon just wants to
move into the Oval

He wants to
address Congress

I'll hold him off
as long as I can,

but it has to happen
sooner or later

They're worried
about an outdoor procession

They think
it's a security risk

Jackie

They think
it's a security risk

Everyone's spooked

Apparently even
State's discouraging

foreign dignitaries
from attending

It's eight city blocks
to St Matthew's

That's a long way to be
strolling through crowds

All those rooftops
All those windows

Bobby,
it's our last chance

We have to march with him

It's true, it's true

The crown has made it clear

The climate must be perfect

All the year

A law was made
a distant moon ago here

July and August
cannot be too hot

And there's a legal limit
to the snow here

In Camelot

The winter is forbidden
till December

And exits March the second
on the dot

By order, summer lingers
through September

In Camelot

Camelot, Camelot

I know it
sounds a bit bizarre

But in Camelot

Camelot

That's how conditions are

The rain may never fall
till after sundown

By 8:00, the morning fog
must disappear

In short, there's simply not
A more congenial spot

For happy-ever-aftering

Than here in Camelot

Camelot, Camelot

I know it
gives a person pause

But in Camelot

Camelot

Those are the legal laws

The snow may never slush
upon the hillside

By 9:00 pm
the moonlight must appear

In short, there's simply not
A more congenial spot

For happy-ever-aftering

Than here in Camelot

How would you write that?

"She lights yet
another cigarette

"and explains
through her soft sobs

"that Jack wasn't perfect,

"but he was perfect
for our country

"And I ask about his flaws,

"and she explains"

Perfect people
can't change

Jack was always
getting better,

stronger

Sometimes he would
walk into the desert alone,

just to let himself
be tempted by the devil

But he'd always
come back to us,

his beloved family

And I don't smoke

I shouldn't
say these things

That's why
we're here, isn't it?

To talk about
what happened?

Is this a confession?

Only if there's
something you regret

Everyone knows my story

God isn't interested
in stories

He's interested
in the truth

I came here looking
for sympathy, Father

Of course

Father, are you listening?

I'm listening

Yes, I think so

I think God is cruel

Well, now you're
getting into trouble

God is love

And God is everywhere

Was he in the bullet
that killed Jack?

Absolutely

Is he inside me now?

Yes, of course
Of course he is

Well, that's a funny
game he plays,

hiding all the time

The fact that
we don't understand him

isn't funny at all

If there's a heaven,
then there's your God,

with all his empty promises

What kind of God
takes a father

from his
two little children?

Thy Lord sacrificed
his only son

And my two babies

Arabella in the womb

And Patrick
Thirty-nine hours on Earth

Just long enough
to fall in love with him

What did I do
to deserve that?

Nothing

Jack and I hardly ever
spent the night together

Not even that last night
in Fort Worth

Your husband loved you,
Mrs Kennedy I'm sure of it

I seem to remember
there being more to our vows

Don't look at me like that

I was First Lady
of the United States

Women have endured
far worse for far less

There are two kinds of women

Those who want power
in the world,

and those who
want power in bed

Of course,
now what am I left with?

When men see me now,
what do you think they feel?

Sadness

Compassion

Desire, maybe

You're still a young woman,
Mrs Kennedy

I used to make them smile

No one understands
the pain he was in

and how loyal he was

Just some of his friends
were so crude

Jack wasn't, of course

But he could get
caught up in it

Still, he was
a great father

I picture him on that
rocking chair in his office,

Caroline and John
at his feet

How could I hate him?

Take comfort
in those memories

I can't

They're mixed up
with all the others

Do you have the latest list
from the State Department?

The dignitaries planning
to attend the funeral

Oh, yes
I have it right here

General de Gaulle

Prince Phillip

Even the Soviet
Foreign Minister

More than we were expecting?

Oh, yes

There's dozens of names

Good

Will you read them to me?

Yes

Um, from the United Nations,

there's Paul Hoffman,
Managing Director,

David B Vaughan

The King of Belgium

Denmark,
the Crown Prince George

Bulgaria, the Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs

Canada,
it's the Prime Minister,

Lester B Pearson

Austria, the Chancellor

I don't know

I think you should just
try it without it

We've been together
a long time,

haven't we, Nancy?

Mmm-hmm Yeah

I used to worry that
you might be jealous of me

Oh, stop it

No, you never did anything
to make me feel that way

But I worried
After I married Jack

After he won the election

Now that seems ridiculous,

anyone
Anyone being jealous of me

I've buried two children,

and now I'm burying
my husband

You know, I was jealous

Of that dress
you wore in Vienna

I know that it's hard
to see it right now,

but you have your whole
life ahead of you

That's a terrible
thing to say

You do!

That's a terrible,
terrible thing to say

But you do

I'm sorry

I'm sorry

What will you do now?

Oh, I'll stay with you

You won't go anywhere?

No, I'm not
going anywhere

I don't have
anywhere to go

Those kids are so lucky
to have you

No, they're
not lucky at all

They're not lucky

I'm scared, Nancy,
I'm scared, I'm scared

I know

I know

At the Capitol,

where the President's body
will lie in state

throughout the remainder
of the day

after it has been removed
from the White House,

there will be
three short speeches or

She'll be right down
I'm told any moment

is allowed to start
viewing the body

To Dallas, Texas,
and Tom Pettit

There's the prisoner

There is Lee Oswald

He's been shot
He's been shot

Lee Oswald has been shot

- There's a man with a gun
- Jesus Christ

Are you ready to go?

Yeah

Will you look at me?

Mommy,
is it my birthday?

Not yet, dear

But why am I wearing
my party clothes?

Special Agent Hill

Whenever Mrs Kennedy
is ready

Oh, Clint

We're nearly done here

It's the strangest thing

I hardly remember
anything after

But I read about
what you did in the papers,

and I just wanted
to thank you

We got to get a handle
on this thing

We got to get involved
Yes, sir

This is making us look like
a bunch of goddamn barbarians

Mrs Kennedy is on her
way down with the children

Turn the television off!

You're not to speak
a word of this

Understood? I'll tell Jackie
when the time is right

Sit down

Excuse me?

Sit down

Darling?

What do you remember?
Will you tell me everything?

I need to hear

Mrs Kennedy

I was ten yards back
when I heard the first shot

And as my eyes crossed
the President's car

Mrs Kennedy

Keep going

I had to get to you,
put myself between you,

the President,
and the shooter

Who was it?

Was it that Oswald?

They think so

I need to talk to him

Uh

I need to talk to him

I don't I don't know
about that, Mrs Kennedy

The children
are ready

Shall I take them downstairs
to ride with Maud?

I would like them
to come with me

But the press
is out front

Their father is leaving
this house for the last time

They should be there
to say goodbye to him

But the cameras

Those pictures
are being broadcast

to every corner
of the world

Those pictures
should record the truth

Two heartbroken,

fatherless children
are part of that

You can tell them
I'm ready to leave,

with Caroline and John

Yes, Mrs Kennedy

Nancy?
Yes?

I'm not
the First Lady anymore

You can call me Jackie

I will

Caroline, are you ready,
sweetheart?

My brave girl

Oh, John, John, John

Let me take you, son

I value my privacy

I always have

And yet,
in the days after,

directly after,
something seemed to change

In what way?

Before the funeral,

the day you moved
the casket to the Capitol,

well, your children
were on full display

for the whole world to see

Well, what
are you insinuating,

that I exploited them?

Oh, no, of course not
I just, um

Present arms!

I'm only wondering if you ever

considered to do more
to shield them

I think that most people
would have

We aren't most people

Most people don't have to
make decisions like that,

hours after watching
their husband get murdered

next to them

Oh, Lyndon

What an awful way
to begin your presidency

Are you saying
it was a mistake?

No, of course not

How dare you?

They murdered him
inside the jail

These people
can get to anyone

How dare you
keep that from me?

You had no right!
The children?

The ceremony
at the Capitol

I took them
out the front door

Are you
This is all insanity!

You and your brother

All these years,
all your goddamn secrets!

That's not fair Caroline
and John are all I have left,

and I put them in danger
because of you

I would never
put you at risk

You can't know that!

You think you all
control everything,

that you have the world
on puppet strings

And you're ridiculous
And I let myself believe it

And this parade?
Who is it really for?

For Jack?

One more campaign stop
along the way to the grave?

Lyndon's people are right

It's not worth it

It's not worth
risking people's lives

You tell them
we're calling it off

We'll motorcade
to the Cathedral

The back way

And then we'll bury him,
and we put an end to all this

I don't give
a damn anymore

I don't

I would never put you
and the children in danger

I know you think I'm some
silly little debutante

Listen to me You don't
protect me anymore

I would never put you
and the children in danger

You don't know anything

I lie awake at night,
and all I can think is

I should have been
a shop girl

or a stenographer

I should have married
an ordinary, lazy, ugly man

Let me share
with you a parable

Jesus

once passed a blind
beggar on the road,

and his disciples asked,
"Who sinned,

"this man or his parents,
that he should be born blind?"

And Jesus said,

"Neither this man
nor his parents sinned

"He was made blind

"so that the works of God
could be revealed in him"

And with that,
he placed mud on his eyes

and told him to wash
in the Pool of Siloam

And the man did,
and he came back seeing

Right now you are blind

Not because you've sinned,

but because
you've been chosen

So that the works of God
can be revealed in you

It's perfect

We installed it
while you were away

I thought
it'd be a nice surprise

for you and the President

It changes everything

And the Treaty Room?

Hunter green

Exactly as you imagined it

I wish Jack

Who knows
if he would have cared?

I lost track,
somewhere

What was real

What was performance

Well, he was a president

You were right earlier

I'm not going to
march tomorrow

I won't put people in danger
on account of my vanity

I was scared for you
I still am

But I never thought
it was vanity

You know, that's what
Jack called all this

When he saw what we
were spending, he said,

"Your little vanity project

"is going to bankrupt
the federal government"

People need their history

It gives them strength

They need to know that
real men actually lived here

Not ghosts
and storybook legends,

people who faced adversity
and overcame it

What you've done
in this house matters

That's kind of you, Bill

Even I'm starting
to lose him

Pretty soon

he'll just be
another oil portrait

lining these hallways

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday, dear John

I spoke to Johnson

Tomorrow

It's being handled

Everyone will ride

No procession

I'm sorry, Bobby

Do you think
Lincoln's widow knew?

What?

That we'd build a monument
to her husband?

Why is this room
so peaceful?

"Peaceful"? I don't know

Every time I walk
by this room,

I'm reminded that
on January 1st, 1863,

an ordinary man
signed a document

that freed four million people
from slavery

So,

I don't think of it
so much as peaceful

as a place
of profound legacy

And it's too bad that ours
is totally fucking wasted

Bobby!

What?

Bobby, watch your mouth

What did we accomplish, huh?

We're just We're just
the beautiful people?

Right? Isn't that
what we are?

Bobby
Because what did we

What did we truly accomplish?

Maybe Jack will be remembered

for the way he handled
the missile crisis,

or maybe he'll be remembered

for having created a crisis

that he was then
forced to solve

We could have
done so much

Civil rights,
the space program

Vietnam Now, Johnson
gets to handle Vietnam

We teed it up for him

He gets to knock it down

I shouldn't have pushed him
so hard on Castro

You can't
do that, Bobby

What's wrong with you?

What's wrong with me?

History is harsh

There's no time

We're ridiculous
Look at you

I'm sorry

How do you like
your new office?

Mrs Kennedy

Come in

Sorry, I'm just
doing my job, ma'am

Of course you are

I remember
when we won the election

It was so overwhelming

We're doing just fine

Everyone's thoughts
are with you right now

Oh, that's
very kind of you

I've come
to discuss tomorrow

The Attorney General
relayed to me your desire

for a more modest ceremony

I've changed my mind

I'm sorry?

I said I've changed my mind

We will have a procession,

and I will walk
to the Cathedral

with the casket

Well, even if we could resume
the arrangements,

I'm sure you can understand

the Secret Service
still has their concerns

And President Johnson?

President Johnson
would like nothing more

than to fulfill your wishes,

but I have to take
into account his safety

The country couldn't
endure another blow

should anything

It's not the same

If it were up to him,

he'd do anything that
might bring you comfort

Then who is it up to,
Mr Valenti?

Well, as I'm sure
you know,

tomorrow we're expecting
close to 100 Heads of State

One-hundred three

Yes, I'm sure that's right

And I suspect they'll make
all their own decisions

Based on what?

There's a great deal
of classified intelligence

that I just can't get into

We've intercepted a threat
against General de Gaulle

from our assets in Geneva

I'm afraid if he refuses
to march, others may follow

I understand

As I said, Mrs Kennedy,

I wish there were
more we could do

to accommodate
your wishes

I'm terribly sorry

Don't be

You and the Johnsons
have already done so much

Good day, Mrs Kennedy

Um, Mr Valenti

Would you mind
getting a message

to all our funeral guests
when they land?

Of course

Inform them that I will walk
with Jack tomorrow

Alone, if necessary

And tell General de Gaulle

that if he wishes to ride
in an armored car

or in a tank
for that matter,

I won't blame him

And I'm sure
the tens of millions of people

watching won't either

Why are you doing this,
Mrs Kennedy?

Oh, I'm just doing my job

Would you like
to write this down?

Do you think I should?
I

I do

We all live on
far after our deaths

Presidents will
come and go,

and every one of them

will look up to Jack
for guidance,

for inspiration

What do you say to those
who say he didn't deserve it?

The scale of it I mean,
he was a great president,

but he didn't win
the Civil War, for instance

It was a funeral for

the President
of the United States

Your husband drove cars,
he didn't ride horses

Yes, and there should
have been more of them

There should
be more horses,

more soldiers,
more crying, more cameras!

I'm guessing you won't
allow me to write any of that

No,

because I never
said that

Perhaps Jack didn't have time
to defeat Communism,

but I do seem to recall

With all due respect,

you were at the center
of it all, Mrs Kennedy,

and I'd imagine
it's impossible

to have any perspective
from that vantage point

But I can assure you that
it was a spectacle

Nancy said
they wanted to share my grief,

so I let them

But after, I realized
that all the pageantry,

all the demands
I made to honor him,

it wasn't for Jack
or his legacy

It was for me

I wrote him a letter

That night, before we moved
the casket to the Capitol

Do you know what I wrote?

That I wanted to die

I understand
Do you?

I do

Unless you are
asking my permission

No, only crass,

self-indulgent people
kill themselves

No, I was just hoping
that if I walked

down the street
next to Jack's body,

maybe someone would be
kind enough to do it for me

In front of
the whole world?

Famous life, famous death

I never wanted fame

I just became a Kennedy

I told everyone
that I can't remember

It's not true

I can remember

I can remember everything

The first bullet Boom

Then boom

I could have saved him

I should have known
it was a gunshot

I should have shielded him

I tried to stop the bleeding,

but when we got
to the hospital, it was

That night,
and every night since,

I pray to die

Won't God let me be
with my husband?

Can I look?

It's just the
It hasn't

You don't write
very legibly, do you?

You left your mark on this
country, Mrs Kennedy

These past few days,
that's the story

Losing a president is like
It's like losing a father

And you were a mother
to all of us,

and that's
a very good story

The entire country
watched the funeral

from beginning to end

Decades from now,

people will remember
your dignity and the majesty

They'll remember you

It will serve
a definite purpose

My husband has
so many meetings up here,

in this part of the house

All the men who wait to
see him now sit in the hall,

with baby carriages
going by them

So they can sit in here

and have a conference around
this table, waiting for him

Well,
he's going to come in, uh

Mr President

Well, Mrs, uh

Mr Collingwood

Mrs Kennedy
has been showing us

about the White House

and all the changes
that she's made therein

What do you think of
the changes that she's made?

Well, I think
the great effort

that she's made
has been to, uh,

bring us much more
intimately in contact

with all the men
who lived here

Of course,
I think anyone who comes

to the White House
as a President, uh,

desires the best
for his country

But I think he does receive
a stimulus from the knowledge

of living in close proximity
to the people

who are legendary,

but who actually were alive
and were in these rooms

Thank you

Everything will be
held in storage

until you decide
where to settle

There's one last thing

It's more important
than all the rest

You know,
every night before bed,

we had this old Victrola

We'd listen
to a couple records

His favorite was Camelot

The musical?

Oh, I'm so
ashamed of myself

Every quote
out of Jack's mouth

was either Greek or Roman

And that last song,
that last side of Camelot,

is all that keeps running
through my mind

"Don't let it be forgot,

"that for one brief,

"shining moment
there was a Camelot"

Jack loved history

It's what made him
what he was

Just imagine,
he was a little boy

with scarlet fever in bed,

reading history

King Arthur and the Knights
of the Round Table

That's what Camelot is about

Ordinary men banding together
to fight for a better world

Don't misunderstand me

Jack wasn't naive

But he had ideals

Ideals he could rally
others to believe in

Will those ideals
live on?

Sure they will

Of course, there will
be great progress

There will be
other great presidents

The Johnsons have been
so generous to me

But there won't be
another Camelot

Not another Camelot

Why are you really here?

'Cause I needed to talk

You say that you pray
every night to die

That your children
have no use for you

You wish only to be
with your husband

And yet, I'm not
burying you today

There comes a time
in man's search for meaning,

when one realizes

that there are no answers

And when you come
to that horrible,

unavoidable
realization,

you accept it
or you kill yourself

Or you simply stop searching

I have lived
a blessed life

And yet, every night,
when I climb into bed,

turn off the lights,
and stare into the dark,

I wonder

Is this all there is?

You wonder?

Every soul
on this planet does

But then,
when morning comes,

we all wake up
and make a pot of coffee

Why do we bother?

Because we do

You did this morning
You will again tomorrow

But God,
in his infinite wisdom,

has made sure

it is just enough for us

Once more Mrs Kennedy
has expressed her desire

to re-inter the bodies
of the two children they lost

to rest alongside
their father

You got that part, right?

She wants them
to always remember,

for one brief,
shining moment,

there was a

Yeah, Camelot Yeah

I hope you have a good night,
Mrs Kennedy

He wrote down every word

Did it help heal you?

It's been reprinted
all over the world

Maybe that's what they'll
all believe now Camelot

People like to believe
in fairy tales

And you?

Do you believe
you did him justice?

I believe that the characters
we read about on the page

end up being more real than
the men who stand beside us

I should have guessed

it was too much to ask
that we grow old together,

see our children
grow up

The darkness
may never go away,

but it won't always
be this heavy

Come

They're waiting for us
at Arlington

In the name of the Father,

the Son,
and the Holy Spirit

In the name of the Father,

the Son,
and the Holy Spirit

Each evening,
from December to December

Before you drift
to sleep upon your cot

Think back on all the tales
that you remember

Of Camelot

Ask every person
if he's heard the story

And tell it strong

I was just so happy
that he could be proud

Because then
I was having a baby,

and I couldn't campaign,

and then we got
in the White House,

and all of the things
I'd always done,

suddenly they
became wonderful

Because anything
the First Lady does

that is different
everyone seizes on

And I was just
so happy for Jack

that he could be proud of me

Those were our happiest years

Where once it never
rained till after sundown

By 8:00 am,
the morning fog had flown

Don't let it be forgot

That once there was a spot

For one brief,
shining moment

That was known

As Camelot