JFK Commemoration Details

For more than a year the City of Dallas planned to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy with a solemn and dignified event that reflects upon JFK's life, legacy and leadership.

Below is a schedule of events, as released by The 50th Committee:

• Pre-show begins at 11:30 a.m.
• Musicians from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will perform a pre-program ahead of The 50th: Honoring the Memory of President John F. Kennedy event.
• Dallas Police Department Honorary Color Guard will present the flags for The 50th: Honoring the Memory of President John F. Kennedy event.
• Dallas Metro Police Pipes and Drums will perform during The 50th: Honoring the Memory of President John F. Kennedy event.
• Monica Saldivar, a 2012 graduate of Dallas' Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts will sing the National Anthem. Saldivar is currently attending Dallas Baptist University majoring in Music Business & Performance.
• Guests should remain standing for the Invocation by Bishop Kevin J. Farrell of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas.
• Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings will deliver remarks.
• Tolling of the Bells throughout Dallas.
• A Moment of Silence at 12:30 p.m.
• The United States Naval Academy Men's Glee Club, under the direction of Dr. Aaron Smith, will perform "America the Beautiful."
• Remarks delivered by author and historian David McCullough.
• The United States Naval Academy Men's Glee Club will perform "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."
• Closing Prayer, ready by Rev. Zan W.  Holmes, Jr., pastor emeritus of the St. Luke's Community United Methodist Church.
• The United States Naval Academy Men's Glee Club will perform "The Navy Hymn."
• "Missing Man" flyover salute by the Commemorative Air Force, Centex Unit
• Program ends

The city only allowed 5,000 people to attend the event.  If you aren't on the guest list, you can watch the event at one of three public plazas in downtown including  AT&T Plaza at American Airlines Center, Annette Strauss Square and the JFK Memorial at Founders Plaza. Each location will be equipped with a large screen LED display, with closed captioning.  

If you are not able to attend at one of those locations, the event can be watched live online at NBCDFW.com and through our JFK 50 iPhone app.  The program begins at 11:30 a.m., though our live stream will begin broadcasting at about 10 a.m.