Three Shots Rang Out: The JFK Assassination 50 Years Later

By: Darren Reynolds

Narrated by: Diane Sawyer

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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Absolutely amazing!

I loved this book!! I'm not a huge history buff but this caught my attention and I am extremely glad I did so.

A great look back at a tragedy

With all the sound clips and radio broadcast segments, this brought President Kennedy's assassination into focus in a way that I've never heard it before.

I actually cried a few times while listening to the descriptions of his wife and children saying goodbye.

Very good book!

This is a very good compendium about the assassination of President Kennedy. I liked it because it had a lot of the actual news coverage from the day. I highly recommend this for anyone who has an interest in the events of November 22, 1963.

Interesting to hear the news of the day

The real footage and actual people with firsthand accounts around the JFK assassination was absolutely fascinating. Highly recommended.

Haunting - Must Listen

An excellent synopsis of the Kennedy assasination and its aftermath short-term. I had not heard the ABC News broadcasts of the era (mostly CBS, Walter Cronkite, etc.), but the excerpts from ABC are exceptional.

I was particularly moved near the end as JFK was laid to rest in Arlington - the Cardinal, National Anthem, and 21-gun salute made tears well up in my eyes - 50 years later....

Well done and must listen!

Great audio book love Diane Sawyer

Good from start to finish, and very informative. There were some people I never knew about.

Still gives me cold chills

I was 9 yes old when this happened. I stayed glued to the tv or radio for the next 4 days , in shock , in grief. Even as I child I knew who Pre. Kennedy was. I so remember him winning the presidency ! I was elated. Over 50 yrs and all these feelings come rushing back

Interesting listen

This was a very interesting listen about the assassination of JFK. I enjoyed hearing different perspectives--doctors, witnesses, and reporters on the scene. Fact and opinion-filled, full, and thought-provoking.

My Friend

It remains me of a very hard time. I was eight when he died! I miss him.

Review of the past was good

What made the experience of listening to Free: Three Shots Rang Out - The JFK Assassination 50 Years Later the most enjoyable?

Made me remember

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

The reporting

Which character – as performed by Diane Sawyer – was your favorite?

it was factual mostly

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

JFK review

Any additional comments?

Good to remember how this did damage the country