Richard Levitan ‎– The Assassination Of A President

Richard Levitan – The Assassination Of A President

A stark and historically significant spoken-word documentary, The Assassination Of A President by Richard Levitan is a detailed audio account of the events surrounding the death of John F. Kennedy. Built from eyewitness testimony, official statements, and contemporary broadcast material, the album functions as both a historical record and a dramatic reconstruction of one of the most defining moments in modern American history.

Spanning the events in Dallas through to the national aftermath, the release compiles speeches, police reports, public reactions, and key milestones including the swearing-in of Lyndon B. Johnson and the funeral proceedings in Washington. It also includes references to the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, adding further perspective on the chaos and intensity of the days that followed.

This is not an entertainment record in the traditional sense, but rather an archival document - part journalism, part historical narration. Releases like this were often produced in the 1960s as public interest documentaries, before modern long-form television coverage became standard.

For collectors, it sits in a very specific niche: political spoken-word LPs, historical documentary recordings, and Cold War-era media artefacts.

Tracklist:

A1 President Kennedy's Speech at Fort Worth, Texas
A2 First Eyewitness Account of the Assassination
A3 Second Eyewitness Account of the Assassination
A4 Immediate Tributes

B1 Description of the Murder of President Kennedy, Officer Tippit, and the Search for Lee Harvey Oswald
B2 Police Description of the Case Against Oswald
B3 President Lyndon Johnson's Oath of Office
B4 General Public Reaction
B5 President Johnson's First Public Statement
B6 Interview with Writer Stephen Laurent (Predicted Assassination)
B7 The Murder of Lee Oswald by Jack Ruby
B8 Cardinal Cushing's Eulogy
B9 Description of the Funeral of John F. Kennedy