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JFK in Galway
Just five months before president John F Kennedy was assassinated, he was riding in an open-top limo through the streets of Galway. Neil Oliver tells the story.
Just five months before president John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, he was riding in an open-top limo through the crowded streets of Galway. Neil Oliver meets a photographer who covered JFK's motorcade on one of his first assignments and hears how this junior pressman managed to get up close and personal with the president and talk him into the perfect snap.
Last on
Tue 2 Jan 201812:00
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Neil Oliver |
| Executive Producer | William Lyons |
| Series Producer | Steve Evanson |
Broadcasts
- Tue 6 Mar 201213:00BBC Two except Wales
- Sat 19 May 201212:45BBC Two Scotland
- Fri 3 Aug 201222:00
- Sat 1 Dec 201212:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Thu 18 Apr 201317:55BBC Two Wales
- Wed 11 Sep 201314:15BBC Two except Scotland
- Sun 17 Nov 201319:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Wed 26 Mar 201413:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Tue 29 Dec 201517:55BBC Two Scotland
- Wed 12 Oct 201613:10
- Tue 2 Jan 201812:00
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