Never-before-seen footage showing chaotic moments after JFK's assassination up for sale

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Rare, previously unseen 8 mm home film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade, captured shortly after he was fatally wounded, will go under the hammer at RR Auction on 28 September.

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00:00This film is historically important, visually, but as an artifact, it's extremely collectible.

00:21It is the first original reel of film you could really buy from November 22nd, 1963,

00:29since the Zubruder film.

00:31You have this moment on this film, and I couldn't wait to see it, where limo one is speeding

00:3780 miles an hour down the Stemmons freeway, heading to the hospital, and agent Clint Hill

00:43is still on the car, holding on, and as the car passes by, you can clearly see Mrs. Kennedy

00:51in the back seat, and Clint heroically still holding her down, and they're on their way

00:56to attempt to save the President's life.

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