Abbie Rowe

Mourners fill the fields at Arlington National Cemetery to witness the burial of President John F. Kennedy.

His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, arrives in Washington for the funeral services for President John F. Kennedy. Prince Philip represented his wife, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.

Jacqueline Kennedy (center left) and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (center right), followed by Ted Kennedy (second from right) approach the grave of President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery as servicemen prepare to fold the flag covering the president's casket.

President Lyndon B. Johnson (right) and Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson (left) disembark Presidential helicopter Marine One after a night flight during the weekend of the funeral of President John F. Kennedy.

Crowds gather across the street from the White House for the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy.

President Lyndon B. Johnson (second from right) and unidentified companions depart an Army helicopter during the weekend of President John F. Kennedy's funeral.

Window openings provide bursts of light into the cavernous interior of the White House, supported only by a web of temporary steel supports. The exterior walls rest on new concrete underpinnings, which allow earth-moving equipment to dig a new basement.

Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher speaks with members of the press in a news conference during the weekend of the funeral of President John F. Kennedy. All others are unidentified.

Unidentified dignitaries enter the White House on the day of President John F. Kennedy's funeral.

Servicemen keep watch over the flag-draped casket of President John F. Kennedy as the president lay in repose in the East Room of the White House.