It was replaced by a wooden, African mahogany casket. READ MORE. ... This remained closed, despite advice from officials that it ought to be open so the public could see JFK was dead.

When 3-year-old JFK Jr. saluted the casket of his father, President John F. Kennedy, it cemented the moment in history. The new book ‘JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography’ exclusively reveals ...

A young John Jr. saluted his father in "the most poignant picture of the century" the same day as his third birthday Anne Marie Fox; AP/REX/Shutterstock JFK Jr. (left) and at age 3 when he saluted his ...

President John F. Kennedy’s state funeral took place in Washington, DC on November 25, 1963. As the casket left St Matthew’s Cathedral, three-year-old John F Kennedy Jr raised his tiny hand in ...

A young John Jr. saluted his father in "the most poignant picture of the century" the same day as his third birthday JFK Jr. (left) and at age 3 when he saluted his father's casket in 1963. When ...