The Largest Televised Funeral in History: JFK’s Arlington Ceremony Witness the solemn and historic moments of President John F. Kennedy’s state funeral at Arlington National Cemetery on November 25, 1963. Just three days after his assassination, JFK, 46, was laid to rest with full military honors in a ceremony watched by millions around the world. From the black horse-drawn caisson and somber procession to Jacqueline Kennedy lighting the Eternal Flame, this Short captures the largest televised s