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21.11.03
Kennedy
anniversary commemorated with footage from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Library Sales
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Library Sales, a division of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide Limited, has licensed
a wide range of Kennedy-era clips from the CBS News Archive for
use in new documentaries commemorating the 40th anniversary of the
assassination of President John F. Kennedy (November 22, 2003).
The
exceptional footage includes unparalleled coverage of national news
flashes, local reporting, special commissions, human-interest stories,
past speeches and many other aspects of John F. Kennedy's and Robert
F. Kennedy's lives - and deaths.
For
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ THREE's Kennedy Dynasty Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Library Sales has supplied six minutes
of footage, including Jackie Kennedy giving a tour of the White
House, the Nixon/Kennedy TV debate, the search of JFK Junior's plane
wreckage and Walter Cronkite's emotional on-air announcement of
JFK's death.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
News' production - Kennedy: Legend & Leader - will also utilise
footage of Walter Kronkite's announcement, together with a rare
interview conducted by him with JFK. This programme will also air
on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World.
In
the US, documentaries that have used Kennedy material include, "JFK:
Breaking the News," a retrospective produced by KERA-TV for
PBS on how the tragic events of 1963 were reported through Dallas
news affiliates and the national news media; "My Brother and
I," a Kunhardt Production for NBC on JFK from the perspective
of human rights; and "JFK Project" (working title), a
two-hour ABC television special from Peter Jennings Productions.
"JFK:
Breaking the News," is using local Dallas footage, as well
as other clips of media reports. "My Brother and I" has
accessed footage from the Kennedy presidency, including policy speeches,
footage of JFK at the Berlin Wall and RFK'S appointment as Attorney
General. Peter Jennings' "JFK Project" has requested clips
of Jim Garrison and Clay Shaw, the Warren Commission footage, Lyndon
B. Johnson's transition into office and CBS's interview with Oswald's
wife in 1964 among other material.
Award-winning
documentary filmmaker David Grubin, who has licensed related footage
for a PBS "American Experience" segment on RFK scheduled
to air next spring, said, "Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Library Sales was an indispensable
resource. Through the office in New York we were able to locate
and license unique archival footage such as the 1967 appearance
by RFK on 'Face the Nation' which we thought had long since fallen
out of the annals of broadcasting. What's available from the CBS
News Archive, via the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, represents some of the best Kennedy material
available today."
"The
quality and range of footage we are able to offer from across the
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archive and the CBS News Archive is without peer. The CBS News
Archive is considered the definitive resource for coverage and commentary
on everything to do with the Kennedys, from JFK's and RFK's assassinations
to the Kennedy's on the campaign trail, " added Mark Fricker,
Director Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Library Sales.
The
majority of footage draws on the CBS News Archive, the most comprehensive
collection of coverage existing on Kennedy. The wealth of Kennedy
clips in the archive ranges from classic moments in television history,
such as CBS's first news flashes reporting that the president had
been shot and Walter Cronkite's emotional on-air announcement of
his death, to video recordings of prosecutor Jim Garrison and the
Warren Commission little seen since the 1970s. Much of the material
comes from the period during which CBS, in an unprecedented move,
suspended programming for 24 hours to keep the nation updated up
until JFK's funeral. The archive also features hours of reporting
by CBS's affiliate on the ground in Dallas.
Notes
to editors:
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Library Sales, a division of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Worldwide Limited, offers
media professionals in advertising, commercials, television, film,
interactive and corporate video production access to the world's
most comprehensive collection of high-quality motion imagery for
licensing worldwide. With more than 500 million feet of film and
300,000 hours of video, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Library Sales encompasses a wealth of
content covering natural history, wildlife, news, locations, art,
music, celebrities, culture, performing arts and more, including
acclaimed programming produced in conjunction with Discovery and
PBS. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Library Sales is also the exclusive global representative
of the CBS News Archive, one of the world's most-respected news
collections featuring coverage of virtually every historical event
in the last 50 years. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Library Sales operates from offices in
London and regional offices in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Sydney
and Tokyo.
The
CBS News Archive is renowned for its coverage of major news
events both from the American continent and internationally. Through
its international news teams CBS News has covered the events of
the last 50 years and is a comprehensive historic record with at
least 700,000 hours of content. Major historic news events that
have been covered include, more than 400 reels of tape shot in the
four days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy;
the Vietnam War, the anti-war movement in the U.S. and the fall
of Saigon; the civil rights movement of the 1960s; presidential
campaigns and political conventions; the U.S. space program, its
successes and failures, including the first man to land on the moon
and the Challenger explosion; the Oklahoma City bombing; and, more
recently, the events of September 11th. In all, the collection comprises
more than two million videotapes and 66 million feet of film, including
outtakes and other footage never used in on-air reports. The CBS
News Archive is continually updated with the audio and video reporting
of CBS News' award-winning production teams around the world.
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