John Skehan describes the scene as President Kennedy tries to get from Cork City Hall through the crowds to his car.
John Skehan describes the scene as President Kennedy tries to get from Cork City Hall through the crowds to his car. It is one of the worst situations he has seen the president in.
Eventually the president makes it to his car and walks around inside it, waving to people until he is knocked off his feet after the secret servicemen jump in.
| Title: | President Kennedy Leaves Cork |
| Clip Duration: | 00:02:24 |
| Material Type: | Audio |
| Clip Title: | "Being pushed around in a crowd is not good for him" |
| Series Title: | President Kennedy in Ireland |
| Information: | This clip is taken from the live coverage of President Kennedy’s visit to Ireland. |
| Local Keywords: | President Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, JFK, Cork City Hall, Politics |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | Politics and Economics |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | John Skehan (Reporter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | Radio Éireann |
| Production Year: | 1963 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | AA4460 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
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