Max Schindler on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy

News director Max Schindler describes covering the arrival of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base from Dallas on November 22, 1963. He highlights the moment the reality of the day hit him:

"I remember when they were taking the coffin off that lift and putting it in there, for the first time you saw concrete evidence that our president was dead. I remember saying to the crew, 'Geez, that’s the President of the United States in that coffin.' And I remember it hit us all at the same time when you saw the coffin."

Watch Max Schindler's full interview for stories from his years as news director at NBC News.

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