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Some of the presidents speeches are going to be read. and there is going to be a new jfk monument thats going to be unveiled. its actually located on the grassy knoll on street side there. the inscription on it is actually the final part of the speech that will jfk was on his way to deliver at the dallas trade mart on that day. >> kennedy was the nations 35th president. this week has given us all an opportunity really to revisit history to revisit the legacy of john f. kennedy. what would the u....

Knoll. >> a new poll shows jfk is the most popular president of the last century. when you break down the numbers, the approval rating is even higher among americans who were alive during his presidency. >> those who have memories of the time. kennedy was very popular during his time in office. his average approval rating, according to gallup, was 70%. thats actually the highest in gallups polling history. now, earlier this morning, the late presidents younger sister laid a wreath at her brother...

He had landed a shot flight from fort worth. about an hour fll now is when the tragedy happened here in dealey plaza. the city hopes this is part of the turning of the page, a new monument as michael mentioned at the top will be unveiled. at the foot of the monument, a paragraph from the speech the president was supposed to deliver that day. he was on his way to a luncheon at the dallas trade marred when oswald shot him from the school depository. the city hopes to mark the anniversary in a somb...

Of dealey plaza in dallas where he was gunned down. the city is holding its first official ceremony to mark the tragedy. >> it seems extraordinary, doesnt it. it starts at the bottom of the hour, about 15 minutes or so from now. of course, it is set to coincide with the time of day that jfks motorcade passed through downtown dallas. crowds had filled the streets, of course, to see the president. today crowds are there to honor his legacy. >> its interesting to see the historical footage and then...

Welcome back. live images there and also very historic i thinks as you eon the bomb right-hand side of your screen there of john f. kennedy 50 years ago today on his fateful visit to dallas. there you see on the left, the arlington national cemetery eternal flame and also there in the upper half of your screen, dallas today commemorating the legacy of jfk. >> a city for 50 years has tried to shake off the of reputation, if you like, of the city where jfk died, where he was killed and now for the...

The tragedy. >> the citys going to hold a moment of silence at the exact time of the assassination. todays event the first time dallas zillions officially commemorating jfks death. the first time in 50 years. of course, the eternal flame continues to burn at his grave at the arlington national cemetery. i was the 5th president and one of its most beloved leaders. >> and one of its most popular. earlier his sister jean kennedy smith helped lay a wreath at her brothers grave, she is the last survi...

This is arlington national cemetery. in just a few minutes, president obama will be here to honor the memory of president john f. kennedy laying a wreath at his grave. the first lady will be there, as well. the former president, bill clinton, will be there, as well. stay with cnn. you will see all of that live coverage coming up in a few minutes. lets continue our conversation though as we approach the 50th anniversary of jfks assassination. john king, eleanor clift, maureen orthare still with m...

There he is with the current president 50 years later getting this medal from the president today. gerald posner and then im going to bringing in douglas brinkley. give us your thoughts when you see these two presidents today about to remember jfk. >> you know, wolf, youre so right. that picture of bill clinton at 16 in the rose garden its an iconic photo that becomes a clear moment that clinton always remembers. next to him, barack obama today giving him his award, barack obamas really the firs...

Fitzgerald kennedy. president obama will lay a wreath at jfks gravesite. its been 50 years since his assassinati assassination. one thing we all saw in that historic film footage was charles collingwood, making that prediction that became absolutely the truth. he said these words "all over the world, people are going to remember -- going to remember all their lives what they were doing when they first heard that president kennedy had been killed." of course, all of us who lived through that era ...