These ancient sandstone blocks, 800 tons in total, were a gift from Egypt to the United States. Now why does Dan Rather say nefariously? The Presidents wife was in the open limousine along with Governor Connally of Texas and his wife when the shots were fired from an assassins rifle in the apparently the 4th or 5th floor of a building overlooking the motorcade route that was taking the President from Dallas airport to down town Dallas for a speech at noon. [10], Here is a Time Magazine article link about the Temple of Dendur called, And so it was that theU.A.R. What stories do they tell? Just like in that movie Fallen with Denzel Washington. It was decided that the temple would come to The Met 50 years ago. (licks), We have no further information as yet from the hospital along with the condition of Texas Governor John Connally who was riding with President Kennedy and who also was critically wounded. Image courtesy Wikipedia. It wasnefariouslyestimated that between 200 and 300 thousand persons had turned out to greet President Kennedy. He supposedly gave it to the press at a press dinner his first year as President. On April 28, 1967, United States President Lyndon B. Johnson awarded an ancient Egyptian temple built in the first century B.C.a gift from Egypt to the United Statesto The Metropolitan Museum of Art. We do not know where she is now uh destined. Witnesses said they believe 3 or 4 shots were fired. Probably not since the person sitting next to him shot him. During the first year of John F. Kennedy's presidency in. This is Judge Sarah T. Hughes, a woman Federal District Judge. Considerable confusion in the immediate vicinity. Very shortly after it was announced that the President had died a local ambulance pulled up to the hospital andabout the time it did arrive to carry the body of the President away, the President Kennedy away, Presidential Press AssistantMalcolm Kilduffheld a press briefing and made the announcement that the President was officially dead. Former Presidents of the United States uh Truman, Hoover, and Eisenhower, as far as we know, have all been informed. while never compromising their values, Graham said.. bring the Gospel into neighborhoods and homes in every corner of America next year., I think Sodomy has many meanings besides the obvious. He lived always in a whirl of activity. We can continue to only gain in the best potential of and for our collective American selves, from understanding what Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy (known as, at that time), gave to this nation. With the Egyptian government lacking resources to pay for the relocation of the ancient structures, UNESCO launched a fundraising campaign, and the U.S stepped up to the plate. the behavior of the press and its clergy and/or the behavior of the clergy and its press and Jackie Kennedy), IMO Frank Magee is fumbling for words to suppress his hostility and fanaticism andnazily. Then ask an adult to email your picture and story to [email protected]. [2] The south ramp has a relief of Augustus making an offering of a cobra (the cobra of truth) to the god Harnedotes. This blog focuses on making Western art history accessible and interesting to all types of audiences: art historians, students, and anyone else who is curious about art. Alarm Will Sound Artistic Director Alan Pierson looks back on the group's yearlong exploration of the Museum. In this scene on the temple, Augustus is shown worshipping two brothers named Pihor and Pedesi. In another post I include other pictures of Frank Magee with Barbara Walters and realized that they were not the same person. Performing these rituals was one of the ways that the pharaoh kept order (ma'at) in the world. [2] Presbyter Abraham documented the consecration of the building into a Christian church by carving into the walls. Then Frank Magee makes some interesting hand signals: RUBS RIGHT FOREFINGER DOWN THE SIDE OF HIS NOSE ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES, As Frank Magee finds out that and confirms that President Kennedy is dead from Robert McNeil via the White House Press Secretary. Johnsons administration inherited the task of deciding which institution would receive the temple. Augustus (on the right) offers wine to the deities Thoth (center) and Tefnut (left). Interesting coincidence when Robert Kennedy was assassinated a woman was seen and heard wearing a polka dot dress and a funny nose by several people. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. That brief and shining moment in the American political landscape, known as Camelot, is dense with much for current cultural development and study. Wilhelm Hammerschmidt (German (born Prussia), ca. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (licks) Schools were let out across the country. In 1961, PresidentJohn F. Kennedyappointed her to theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. And then later says about her strange writings (memories) that she found one day that she doesnt remember writing, takes them to the THC (Texas Historical something or other at the University of Texas in Austin) that if she kept them as is and didnt add punctuation or change it etc then it was considered history but if she added something to it such as a jot or tittle it would be considered a story. In the United States, several institutions made bids for housing the temple, in a competition that was nicknamed the "Dendur Derby" by the press. According to some sources, it was Jacqueline Kennedy who urged JFK to convince Congress to approve the $10 million contribution to the cause. Then in the telephone conversation with Robert McNeil reporting from Dallas, Frank McGee repeats Macneil on the phone and says that Jackie was sitting between JFK and John Connally. The Washington Press Corps and newsmen in general were, of course, pressing for some kind of word, some kind of detail. Has there been a change in the Time Clock locations. This is the building about a block from Houston and Main in Dallas. It had been arathergrey morning a little bit earlier in the day as a cold front moved across Texas and there had been some rain. (licks)Former President Dwight David Eisenhower also is in uh New York and his statement is this:I share the sense of shock and dismay that all Americans feel at the despicable act that resulted in the death of our nations President. In 1965, the Aswan High Dam was about to submerge thousands of acres of land that held many cultural treasures, including the Temple of Dendur. From this room one can look into the temple past the middle room used for offering ceremonies and into the sanctuary of the goddess Isis. President Kennedy had looked particularly hale and hardy on this Texas trip. Seeing them half by sunset, half by dusk, it matters not that these delicately-wrought bas-reliefs are of the Decadence school. These items were already used for thousands of years by the time that the Temple of Dendur was built, and many pharaohs were shown wearing them. Again. I linked the number 69 to a list of things that occurred in the year 69. His energy was prodigious. Most of my articles are linked on the right sidebar. Yes sir. Then the woman seems to disappear. I dont care if the temple crumbles into sand, but I want it to be built in the center of Washington as a memorial to Jack, Hoving recalls Jackie saying. In addition, the President of Egypt wanted to give a gift to the people of the United States, in order to show appreciation for the help given at Abu Simbel. [4] The vultures on the ceiling of the pronaos repeat the sky motif. For the occasion, the museum has cleaned the temples sandstone facade and unearthed a wealth of archival material. They took time out at the airport to greet an elderly lady who said she had lived 69 years without shaking hands with the President. Lining the temple base are carvings of papyrus and lotus plants that seem to grow from water, symbolized by figures of the Nile god Hapy. The Almighty used words of admonition, nothing more, through Aaron and Moses. When Jackie Kennedy helped to bring the Temple of Dendur to the Met from Egypt, she conveniently ended up with a view of the temple from her Fifth Avenue apartment at 1040 Fifth through the museum's. See more ideas about jackie kennedy, kennedy, jacqueline kennedy. Mrs. Kennedy was leaning over him, holding him. He is looking back at his smiling friend behind him! He put most Senators in his personal debt by one service or another. Jackie spearheaded international efforts to save many monuments, and as a thank you, Egypt gave . Due to his tragic assassination in 1963, Kennedy never got to see the results of his efforts. He had sought the Presidential Nomination that was won by President Kennedy and was probably uh had about as good a chance as any of the runners up when President Kennedy then a Senator from Massachussetts swept the Democratic Convention in Los Angelos in 1960. In the brilliant Egyptian sunlight, shadows cast along the figures' edges would have emphasized their outlines. Egypt gave the Temple of Dendur to the United States as a gift to say thank you for the help the United States gave to the project. Well, I was a radio in my place and they told us. The pieces arrived on Fifth Avenue in August 1968 and the exhibit opened in September 1978. [3], When the temple was relocated, the tomb in the rockface behind it was left in place and covered by rising water.[7]. As part of. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 2000 (2000.599). Man in background looks sort of likeRoss Douthat>. At the moment these pictures were taken it was known that the President was in serious, perhaps critical condition. Hoping to take the focus off Kennedys assassination, she shared a story about Kennedys obsession with the Knights of the Round Table as a little boy, noting, At night, before going to bed . in keeping with thy law and to live as free men. Where ever there was a radio or a television set people gathered to listen. She retired from the active federal bench in 1975, though she continued to work as a judge withsenior statusuntil 1982. Construction of The Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Or Bobbys senatorial duties. The two Kennedy children uh both have birthdays next week. From her apartment windows in New York City she had a splendid view of a glass enclosed wing of theMetropolitan Museum of Artwhich displays theTemple of Dendur. He visited the Temple of Dendur almost 200 years ago, before airplanes were invented. We are all conscience of the fact that we face an issue and some responsibilities as citizens today. The name has been given for him by Dallas Police as Leo H. Oswald. Here is a video of Dan Rather who says he was one of the first to see the Zapruder film, 04:00/10:50 Jackie sticking out her tongue. [2], When Egypt increased the height of the Aswan Low Dam in 1933, the temple's proximity to the Nile was problematic. The gate and temple as seen from across the pool of water in The Sackler Wing. [12] There is also graffiti on the pylon. [2][7] It was more than a templeit was also a home for the gods. a lady who said that she had waited for 69 years to meet a President. The sun disk with the wings of Horus, the sky god, located above the entrance to the temple. These films were taken slightly less than an hour and a half before President Kennedy was shot and killed in a motorcade in down town Dallas. [6] When the local people visited the temple and brought traditional gifts of incense, wine, cold water, clothing, food, and milk, they nurtured their ruler, Augustus, and also ensured their community's prosperity. This is the convertible which the President was riding when he was shot. Probably the worst movie I have ever seen. On the PDF linked above Sarah T. Hughes was appointed through as Federal Judge because of a bill that Robert Kennedy wanted passed. [1] Construction started in 23 BCE and finished in 10 BCE. Moderate. [2][7], In the sixth century, Coptic Christians used the temple as a church. Could be no one else, uh some someone who would do this was must be mentally deranged. Difficult. To the left is a white crown, a symbol of upper Egypt, and a red crown for lower Egypt. It was a song he loved, he loved Camelot. They were on the floor. Look at the outside of the temple. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I take him for a man that goes with the power no matter who or what it is, because it serves his purpose. Reassembled temple before completion of the Sackler wing, 1978. Family Guide: The Temple of DendurLinks to online essays about The Temple of Dendur: Celebrating 50 Years at The MetA Monumental Gift to the MetThe Temple's Cult and DecorationEarly Representations of the TempleCultural Events in the Sackler WingThe Temple of Dendur: Architecture and RitualThe Land of NubiaConserving the Temple: A HistoryOther content related to this templeColor The Temple: Using Projected Light to Restore ColorThe Temple of Dendur: From the Nile to NYC in 360, to experts illuminate this artwork's story. (licks). The President reportedly was alive when he reached the hospital but he died a short time after arriving at the hospital. Weird looking Sean asks the same man before this nutty actor with the bulging eyes. But theU.A.R kept its bargain. One of the people who were mentioned in Onassis ' official death statement was Maurice Tempelsman. (licks) A vast dragnet has gone out throughout the Dallas area for any possible suspects to uh the criminal act in Dallas, today. The latest word on Governor Connally is that he is in serious, but not critical condition. The temple has to do with some Pharaoh chick named. Other biographies have recounted that her mother felt Husteds $17,000 a year (roughly $100,000 today) wasnt enough to support her. (finishes adjusting his glasses) He is really in the prime of life for the responsibilities of the Presidency at a point where a mans experience and his energies meet at a rather high unusual level. . But 69 has also come to mean other things as well in our lifetime that arent proper to say although I might attempt to later on. In 1967, the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities appointed a commission to consider applications from institutions interested in exhibiting the temple. [6][5][3], Augustus used the temple to legitimize and maintain his rule. do you think would do something like this? The Remarkable Tale of Grace Kellys Two Engagement Rings, Veteran Fashion Journalist Hilary Alexander Has Died Aged 77, Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan Bring a Rarely Seen Lorraine Hansberry Gem to BAM, Paris Hilton Shares a First Look at Her Baby Boy. Not even a week after President Kennedy was killed, she invited journalist Theodore H. White, who was writing a piece about the assassination for Life magazine, to her home in Hyannis Port. Perhaps she knew exactly what she was doing, as she went on to date then-Senator John F. Kennedy in her next job as a columnist at the Washington Times-Herald. Jackie Kennedy Riding a Camel in Egypt, March 28, 1974 In gratitude for Jackie Kennedy's role in helping to preserve the Abu Simbel site, the President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel-Nasser, presented Jackie Kennedy with an ivory sculpture of an ancient Egyptian barge. Strange. acquired a stillness that its never known. There are the roses Mrs. Kennedy had been carrying. The temple was brought to New York and gifted to the Metropolitan Museum as a result of their winning proposal. As mentioned earlier not only the building, but a three or four block area was sealed off. He won in Texas by a very silent majority vote of 87 actually, and he became without much doubt the most effective Majority Leader in the history of the Senate. Visitors were impressed and inspired by the beauty of the temple, and often wanted to leave their own mark on it. His political alliances in Texas were with the more conservative uh Texas Democrats who have managed the state for a good many years. But I can see through Erik Severeids MO. [9] Architects Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo of Roche-Dinkeloo in Connecticut designed the new wing for the museum. Somewhere through the movie it restarts again so that you have to watch it over again although you dont realize it till you have watched most of it over again. Frank Magee signals with his hand 6 or 7 times upon hearing the condition of JFK with more details. [2][5] The temple exhibit opened to the public on September 27, 1978. And then somebody handed me a book and said. Have you been thinking about whats happened in the last few hours, sir? [1][4] The subject repeats in raised relief carvings in the first room of the temple, showing Augustus as he prays and makes offerings. We understand that the Presidents sister uh Mrs. Sargent Shriver, wife of the Administrator of the Peace Corps, uh is flying was flying away from Washington too. He went to Congress in 1937 after having served as National Youth Administrator in Dallas under President Roosevelt. [12] In the 19th century, European visitors left graffiti on the temple walls. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 131 Egyptian temples were not simply houses for a cult image but also represented, in their design and decoration, a variety of religious and mythological concepts. We will now pause for ten seconds so that our stations may identify themselves.(licks). who thought she was related to Amen-Ra in some fashion and what was left over of her was her liver. What are they doing? Abu Simbel is the greatest. Look at the outside of the temple. exchange picture 5 -Jackie has her right hand in her hair and JFK hands to man in the glasses the object, exchange picture 7 -Jackie starts to make a signal with her hand while JFK gives the man in glasses the black flat object, exchange picture 8 Jackie makes signal on her collar, as man in background and Lady Bird (I think) are keenly watching, Another oddity about the Presient Kennedys assassination is the speech he is most famous for about the press and secret societies. At least six and possibly as many as one dozen arrests were made in the confusion and frantic searching that followed the shooting. ie manipulation and propping! [5] Six other galleries of Egyptian art are near the entrance of the Temple of Dendur. On the NBC facsimile of this kind of reporting, JFKS ASSASSINATION (CBS-TV COVERAGE)(PART 15), Pope Benedict Says Faith was the TrueEnlightenment, Robert MacNeil, or as Frank says that Bob informs him that, JFKS ASSASSINATION (NBC-TV COVERAGE)(PART 10). Make a picture of a building or monument and write a story about it. The temple walls are covered with images of the pharaoh (king) of Egypt. InDallas, a Dallas Policeman, just a short while ago, was shot and killed while chasing a suspect, a suspected to the assassination in a Dallas theater. Recently other Egyptian relics were stolen while Egypt was ousting their leader Mubarak. 18301869 Berlin), John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 18561925 London). And after all, one doesnt one does realize that the we are striving for peace at the present time and a thing like this, well why its just an utter. . Yes. Hospital sources gave this report of the arrival at the Emergency Entrance to the hospital and I quote from the hospital. Meryl Cates, coordinator of marketing for Met Museum Presents, highlights The Temple of Dendur's relocation from Egypt to the Met, and how the beloved artifact inspired the upcoming opera production, I Was Here I Was I. Exhibition designer Dan Kershaw talks about doors and the unexpected juxtapositions they create in the Museum. The Linked Data Service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the Library of Congress. 2023 Cond Nast. I suspect it was taped and was the speech he planned to give in Dallas at the Trade Mart and having foresight he taped it to be heard if he was killed. 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