• Three Shots Rang Out: The JFK Assassination 50 Years Later

  • By: Darren Reynolds
  • Narrated by: Diane Sawyer
  • Length: 2 hrs
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (1,299 ratings)

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Three Shots Rang Out: The JFK Assassination 50 Years Later

By: Darren Reynolds
Narrated by: Diane Sawyer
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A vivid recreation of the moments before, during, and after president John F. Kennedy's assassination, based on original audio from ABC interwoven with commentary from Diane Sawyer and fresh interviews with the reporters, secret service agents, and medical personnel who were there. It's harrowing to hear the first breathless reports of the shooting, as well as the somber accounts from Kennedy's funeral, and the little details bring the terrible events back to life. Although the sound quality here is reliably excellent, there's a certain amount of repetition in the material that perhaps makes it best suited to JFK obsessives or those looking for thorough teaching tools.

Publisher's summary

This edition of Three Shots Rang Out: The JFK Assassination 50 Years Later is an audio-only ABC News special created exclusively for Audible and hosted by ABC World News Anchor Diane Sawyer. Sawyer takes listeners back to Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963, for a “you are there” exploration of the day of U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Key moments include:

  • The very first reports of the assassination of President Kennedy.
  • Eyewitness accounts from that day in history and their reflections 50 years later.
  • Highlights from key newsmakers of the day.
  • Go inside the ABC News Radio newsroom as anchors sift through incoming bulletins on the shooting of President Kennedy.
  • Hear from Gayle Newman, the woman who was nearest to the president’s limousine when he was shot; Aubrey Reich and Dennis McGuire, two young paramedics who found themselves in the middle of history; and Gladys Johnson who rented the room where Lee Harvey Oswald was staying that day he when he left for work at the Texas School Book Depository.
  • Hear expanded interviews with Dr. Ronald Jones, who was bedside for both President Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald; and Pierce Allman, a reporter who happened to run into Oswald as he was asking for instructions to the nearest phone.
  • Plus, expanded coverage of President Kennedy’s funeral, and a look at the controversies surrounding the Kennedy assassination with political historian Larry Sabato.

These real time audio reports, eyewitness recollections from 1963, and new analysis make for a powerful experience of this fateful day in recent history.

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AWESOME

AWESOME IS THE ONLY WORDS I CAN COME UP WITH . VERY INTERESTING! A MUST

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Excellent

I am no history buff but I did thoroughly enjoy this special.

Full of audio clips of the events unfolding and testimony of those who were there.

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Listen to a historical real one

You always wonder what really happened in Dallas. Grab this one and learn about little things

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Great piece

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This was a great collection of interviews and stories. I had not heard of some of them. Darren did a great job connecting the whole story.

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Immediate, Still

I was in eighth grade when JFK was assassinated. 9/11 and the moon walk are the only other times in my life when everyone was glued to the news. The school was sent home, as many were screaming in panic, absolutely sure Russia would attack. I found myself tearing up several times, heart sinking, during this recounting. It’s just as tragic and immediate now as it was then. I don’t think we’ll ever know the entire truth, about Oswald or Ruby.

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A must listen for all Americans

Beautifully arranged story about one of the most tragic events in American history. Archived news breaks, interviews and little known facts and observations.

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Too short

I only wish it would have been a longer read. I have followed every book, documentary, etc. and I still stuff I had never heard beforeLoved it! Thanks Dianne Sawyer

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Remembering

Brought back a lot of memories
Many of the reports had long been forgotten by me. I look forward to 2017 and the CIA papers.

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A great 'time machine' book!

This is a great book, that captures the broadcast of jfk assaination. It show the caos and also hope. It also leaves room for thinking 'do we know all about what happened?'

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Woke up at 6 just to write the review

What did you love best about Free: Three Shots Rang Out - The JFK Assassination 50 Years Later?

It is amazing, just enabled me imagine how the things would have been back in the those day to get a precise news with out the effective technology like we have today.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Free: Three Shots Rang Out - The JFK Assassination 50 Years Later?

I think it did really astonished me through the concept as a whole, I was shocked that in spite of 55 years of assassination of the president the real truth is still hidden.
We have to perhaps wait until 2016 like the author says to get the reports of CIA.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The way even the assassinated cop was take into the consideration was just remarkable.
RIP

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