jamison is a dear family friend. this is a huge day for st. matthew s and a huge day for him personally. but i ve spent a fair amount of time in that beautiful church. kelly, this is also a cathedral significant to catholics all over this country, as i understand it. there was an iconic photo with which we are all familiar that was snapped on the steps of st. matthew s. reporter: everyone knows the photo, but very few people probably know it happened here. it was november 25, 1963, the third birthday of john f. kennedy jr. and he saluted his father after the funeral mass that was held here the door opened for a brief moment, so forgive me. we are getting ready for what may be movement. every time something moves here, we are jumping. but it is the iconic movement from a small child to his father that happened on the same sidewalk rights behind me, where
you have to report back to us. i would love to give you an honest answer but i ll dediplomatic and say, what would you think? oh, diploma, thank you. good to see you. the cia is pulling back the curtain on some of the most tense moments in our nation roz history. intelligence officials released thousands of pains of classified documents from the kennedy and johnson administration. they re known as the president s daily briefing, highly guarded intel from around the globe. some pages have the stamp for nor president s eyes only immigrant now thanks to an executive order we can all look at the inches. chief intelligence correspondent target rein herridge is live in washington. this top secret briefing from november 25, 1963, three days after president kennedy s assassination, the cia informed president johnson, quote, press seniors to the effect lee harvey
that killed kennedy, end quote. tomorrow it s going to present a special celebration honoring the memory of kennedy. the city has already begun paving over those x s where the president was shot. of the many images from the kennedy assassination, perhaps none touched the hearts of a grieving nation than that photograph, you know the one i m referring to, the little boy saluting the flag-draped coffin of his dad. that little boy was john-john. little john f. kennedy jr. that day, november 25, 1963, if you don t know this, it was his 3rd birthday. he s standing with his mom, jacqueline kennedy, and his sister, caroline and his uncle robert and ed card. dan ferrell the man who took that iconic photograph said it was the saddest thing i ve ever seen in my whole life.