Copies of the complete film are available on the Internet. The Zapruder film frames that were used by the Warren Commission were published in black and white as Commission Exhibit 885 in volume XVIII of the Hearings and Exhibits. Zapruder was one of at least 32 people in Dealey Plaza known to have made film or still photographs at or around the time of the shooting. Kennedy Memorial Edition", and in issues dated Octo(a special article on the film and the Warren Commission report), November 25, 1966, and November 24, 1967. Frames were also published in color in the Decemspecial "John F. The Novemissue of Life published about 30 frames of the Zapruder film in black and white. After having a nightmare in which he saw a sign in Times Square, New York City, with the phrase "See the President's head explode!", Zapruder insisted that frame 313 be excluded from publication.
įrame 313 of the film captures the fatal shot to the President's head. In a 2015 interview on Opie with Jim Norton, Rather stated that the story was a myth. According to Hewitt, he realized his mistake after ending their telephone conversation and immediately called Rather back to countermand the order, disappointing the reporter. In his 2001 book Tell Me A Story, CBS producer Don Hewitt said that he told Rather to go to Zapruder's home to "sock him in the jaw", take the film, copy it, then return it and let the network's lawyers deal with the consequences. CBS News correspondent Dan Rather was the first to report on the footage on national television after seeing it, although the inaccuracies in his description would contribute to many conspiracy theories about the assassination.
On the morning of November 23, CBS lost the bidding for the footage to Life magazine's $150,000 offer ($1,330,000 in 2022). The original film was retained by Zapruder, in addition to one of the copies. Zapruder gave two of the copies to Sorrels and they were sent to Washington. As television station WFAA's equipment was incompatible with the format, Eastman Kodak's Dallas film processing facility developed the film and Jamieson Film Company produced three copies. In 1994, the footage was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".įrame 371 showing Jacqueline Kennedy reaching out across the back of the presidential limousine as Secret Service agent Clint Hill climbs aboard.Īfter Secret Service agent Forrest Sorrels promised Zapruder that the film would only be used for an official investigation, the two men sought to develop the footage as soon as possible.
It was an important part of the Warren Commission hearings and all subsequent investigations of the assassination and is one of the most studied pieces of film in history. Unexpectedly, it ended up capturing the President's assassination.Īlthough it is not the only film of the shooting, the Zapruder film has been described as being the most complete, giving a relatively clear view from a somewhat elevated position on the side from which the president's fatal head wound is visible. Kennedy's motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. The Zapruder film is a silent 8mm color motion picture sequence shot by Abraham Zapruder with a Bell & Howell home-movie camera, as United States President John F. Kennedy's limousine has just turned onto Elm Street, moments before the first shot, and the President is apparently waving.
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