JFK’s Final Moments: Colorized Documentary Reveals Untold Stories

Stories of Resilience: Rodrigues also said that one of the most startling things that she found during the filmmaking process was quite how popular the First Lady was at the time.

Another of those featured in the film was reporter Peggy Simpson, 84, the only female Associated Press journalist working in Dallas at the time.

Simpson said that she was charged with finding someone who would take her as his date to the dinner event that Kennedy was due to attend with Governor John Connally on the night of the shooting.

Simpson said that after getting her hair done for the dinner, she had a few hours to kill and was sent down to view JFK’s motorcade. After seeing it, she returned to her office where she was told about the tragedy.

Step into history with “JFK: One Day in America.” This groundbreaking colorized documentary, streaming on Disney Plus, brings the past to life through firsthand accounts. Explore the meticulous 12-week colorization process and witness the resilience of ordinary individuals caught in the tragic events of November 22, 1963.

November 9, 2023 | 6:20 pm