Ike Altgens - Wikipedia
ɡ ən z /; [1] April 28, 1919 – December 12, 1995) was an American photojournalist, photo editor, and field reporter for the Associated Press (AP) based in Dallas, Texas, who became known for his photographic work during the assassination of United States President John F. …
As It Happened: AP Wire Copy of the JFK Assassination
Nov 21, 2013 · On November 22, 1963, after hearing a rumor that the president had been shot, Associated Press Dallas Bureau Chief Bob Johnson sat at his desk, and answered a phone call from AP staffer...
How did Kennedy’s assassination change the world? | CNN
Nov 22, 2013 · The John F. Kennedy who was elected in 1960 was not going to change the world. His major charge against the Eisenhower administration was that it was not prosecuting the Cold War vigorously.
How AP covered the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, …
Nov 8, 2023 · This is the last professional picture made of the president while he was still alive and the first of three taken by AP Dallas Wirephoto operator James W. “Ike” Altgens, who would phone in the news of the assassination he was about to witness.
James W. Altgens holding three photographs that he took of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. AP Photo. President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy in their motorcade approximately one minute before the President is shot. AP Photo by James W. “Ike” Altgens.
39 Rarely Seen Kennedy Assassination Photos That Capture The …
Nov 7, 2021 · These historic photos of President John F. Kennedy's assassination and autopsy reveal the calamity that unfolded in Dallas in November 1963. Rare photos that provide a new perspective on this historic tragedy.
James Altgens, Photographer at Kennedy Assassination, Dies …
Dec 17, 1995 · James W. Altgens, a longtime Associated Press staff member known for his photograph of the anguished Jacqueline Kennedy, seconds after her husband's assassination, clambering onto the back of...
Opinion: The Warren Commission was terribly wrong – and right - CNN
Nov 15, 2013 · Fifty years after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, there are very few down-the-line defenders of the Warren Commission to be found.
The Kennedy assassination as captured by the Associated Press, James …
Among the 24 images submitted for the prestigious award, is the work of James W. Altgens, an Associated Press photographer who was near Dealy Plaza at the time of the assassination. Included is what is believed to be the last professional photograph of Kennedy taken while alive.
5 things you might not know about JFK’s assassination | CNN
Nov 14, 2013 · As Oswald is being transferred from the Dallas city jail to the county jail, nightclub owner Jack Ruby shoots and kills him, an event captured live on TV. Ruby is arrested immediately. A man...