As the military pallbearers faltered carrying President John F. Kennedy's half-ton casket, the first lieutenant in command stepped forward and took hold with his fingers to keep it from crashing ...

And when I said that he hung up the phone." Hill, who would be near Mrs. Kennedy for the next four days, then called a Dallas funeral home to get a casket for Kennedy and later helped load it on Air ...

There is no such doubt about this (at least, not at the time of writing): the 1964 Cadillac Hearse (Lot #1293) that carried JFK's casket to the Dallas airport. There was a touch of controversy ...