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Three Shots Rang Out: The JFK Assassination 50 Years Later

By: Darren Reynolds
Narrated by: Diane Sawyer
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This edition of Three Shots Rang Out: The JFK Assassination 50 Years Later is an audio-only ABC News special created exclusively for Audible and hosted by ABC World News Anchor Diane Sawyer. Sawyer takes listeners back to Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963, for a “you are there” exploration of the day of U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Key moments include:

  • The very first reports of the assassination of President Kennedy.
  • Eyewitness accounts from that day in history and their reflections 50 years later.
  • Highlights from key newsmakers of the day.
  • Go inside the ABC News Radio newsroom as anchors sift through incoming bulletins on the shooting of President Kennedy.
  • Hear from Gayle Newman, the woman who was nearest to the president’s limousine when he was shot; Aubrey Reich and Dennis McGuire, two young paramedics who found themselves in the middle of history; and Gladys Johnson who rented the room where Lee Harvey Oswald was staying that day he when he left for work at the Texas School Book Depository.
  • Hear expanded interviews with Dr. Ronald Jones, who was bedside for both President Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald; and Pierce Allman, a reporter who happened to run into Oswald as he was asking for instructions to the nearest phone.
  • Plus, expanded coverage of President Kennedy’s funeral, and a look at the controversies surrounding the Kennedy assassination with political historian Larry Sabato.

These real time audio reports, eyewitness recollections from 1963, and new analysis make for a powerful experience of this fateful day in recent history.

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Americas Political Science Politics & Government

Editorial reviews

A vivid recreation of the moments before, during, and after president John F. Kennedy's assassination, based on original audio from ABC interwoven with commentary from Diane Sawyer and fresh interviews with the reporters, secret service agents, and medical personnel who were there. It's harrowing to hear the first breathless reports of the shooting, as well as the somber accounts from Kennedy's funeral, and the little details bring the terrible events back to life. Although the sound quality here is reliably excellent, there's a certain amount of repetition in the material that perhaps makes it best suited to JFK obsessives or those looking for thorough teaching tools.

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To this day so many questions puzzle us about the Assassination. JFK’s legacy has become legendary. A terrible loss and a fascinating look into a time of uncertainty and tragedy. Very good.

Fascinating piece of history.

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It was very interesting listening to the actual reporting of the events back then. I was nearly 3years old at the time and I live in Australia and I still remember how upset my mother was on hearing the news on the radio.

Interesting

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With a change of device, I managed to enjoy listening to this news article on the assassination of John F Kennedy without the volume being stupidly high.

Overall, it was an interesting summary of the events and pulled together a lot of the eyewitness accounts from the time. Listening to the journalists of the time, I can tell standards on how to ask non-leading questions have changed - but recognise how we have changed to an instant response society as well.

Investigative journalism

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