her suit was a knock off. she had worn it six times before that fateful day. here she is in 1962 awaiting the prime minister of algeria. that's john jr. in her arms. at this fort worth chamber of commerce breakfast, the president joked about his wife's fashion sense. >> nobody wounders what lyndon and i wear. [ laughter ] >> reporter: later that day, president kennedy would be dead. and the first lady's stunning pink suit stained forever with her husband's blood would begin a long and mysterious journey. when aids suggested she change her clothes after the shooting, she refused. phillip wrote a book about the kennedy assassination. >> her remark and i think she made it more than once is no, i'm going to leave these clothes on. i want them to see what they have done. >> reporter: hours later, mrs. kennedy continued to wear the suit during the emergency