Why JFK’s Casket Stayed Closed

“They have to remember Jack alive.“ Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible! *$5 PATRONS! Check out Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for a limited edition item inspired by this video*: ***Films and Images Courtesy of The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza*** Abraham Zapruder Film Orville Nix Film Tina Towner Film Ivan Sharp Collection Towner Collection Bill Winfrey Collection KRLD-TV/KDFW-TV Collection WFAA-TV Collection Dallas Times Herald Collection (photographers Darryl Heikes, Eamon Kennedy, John Mazziotta) Dallas Morning News Collection (donated in the interest of preserving history) ***CAITLIN CONTENT*** Books: MORTAL course: Our podcast on iTunes: Spotify: Google Play: The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, and more: ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*** Instagram: Twitter: ***WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE ORDER OF THE GOOD DEATH*** Donations: Become a member! The Order of the Good Death’s Store: ***PRODUCTION CREDITS*** Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Timothy Meier Thumbnail: Landis Blair (@LandisBlair) This video was greatly informed by the book “The Death of a President“ by the late William Manchester. Since new information has come to light in the past decades, a huge thank you to Stephen Fagin from The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza for your assistance and insight into many of the details in this story. A portion of this video features The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas. Thank you to Megan Bryant and the Museum staff for your thoughtful assistance. Learn more about the Museum at ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING*** Manchester, William The Death of a President Little, Brown and Company; reprint edition 2013 The Loved One (1965 film) directed by Tony Richardson based on the book by Evelyn Waugh The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza “Fond Farewells” “JFK assassiantion – timeline” “Jackie Kennedy’s Secret Service Agent Remembers President Kennedy’s Funeral” “Burial At Sea: The Odyssey of JFK’s Original Casket” “How Jackie Kennedy Orchestrated The Perfect Funeral” “Eyewitness to the Autopsy of JFK” “Funeral Arrangements for John Fitzgerald Kennedy” (Gawler account) “The woman who forced us to look death in the face”