I couldnt believe of it. Have you been thinking about whats happened in the last few hours, sir? Look at the outside of the temple. Today, the Temple of Dendur, which was awarded to The Met by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 after Egypt gifted it to the United States, is one of the most familiar works of art at The Met. Engineers knew that the dams resulting reservoir (which is called Lake Nasser today) would submerge this temple under water. 19th Century graffiti, including Droveti, 1816. The shot apparently was fired from about one block away from what is believed to have been a 30-caliber weapon. Display cases for special event. [9], To accommodate the temple, the Met added a new wing. completed by 10 B.C. Abu Simbel, Egypt. Hospital sources gave this report of the arrival at the Emergency Entrance to the hospital and I quote from the hospital. One important symbolic aspect was based on the understanding of the temple as an image of the natural world as the Egyptians knew it. He is being grilled now. This king was actually Caesar Augustus of Rome, who, as ruler of Egypt, had himself depicted in the traditional regalia of the pharaoh. Amelia B. Edwards, A Thousand Miles up the Nile (New York, 1877), 548. 9 Likes | 1K Downloads | 3K Views. I understand that someone, had telephoned to theAttorney Generaland had gotten a copy of the oath. As a matter of fact, CBS News and JFK (Well, I Was a RaDIO) Parts 14-15, Pope Benedict XVI and His Power ofSuggestion, Part 2 of NBC coverage of the assassination of JFK, CBS News and JFK (The Exchange) Parts 31-32, Evangelist Billy Graham defends Chick-fil-A. Aware of the museums ongoing efforts to raise emergency funds for UNESCO to salvage Nubian monuments that would otherwise be destroyed by the Aswan Dam, the first lady persuaded the president to get the United States to generously support the cause. The king is identified by his regalia and by his names, which appear close to his head in elongated oval shapes called cartouches; many of the cartouches simply read "pharaoh." And the word from all sources is that Mr. Johnson is his whereabouts are being kept secret for security reasons. As such, it soon became a splashy setting for lavish high-society parties during the conspicuous consumption of the 1980s. The temple has three rooms; an entrance hall, offering hall, and sanctuary, and the. . Image courtesy Wikipedia via Jean-Christophe BENOIST. That kind of synergy continues today. Very easy. [2] Part of his strategy was connecting his name and image with Isis, the primary deity in Dendur, and the local cult of Pedesi and Pihor. [3] The Egyptians believed that the pharaoh or Augustus could live forever by giving incense to the gods. A simple view to scale of the famous exhibit at the Met in NYC. stampshis conclusionto that day andthe assassination of President John F. Kennedy! . (So far in this monologue Erik Severeid has not licked! His fame in Washington itself became very great during those Eisenhower years when he led the opposition majority in the Senate. I find it interesting that this story of this woman waiting 69 years to shake hands with the President right before the President is assassinated a bit disconcerting and odd not to mention right after some kind of exchange and the hand signals by his wife!!! 5 Best Public Art Installations In NYC March 2023, The Missing 1930s RKO Roxy Theater at Rockefeller Center, How a Dancer and Singer Helped Save Radio City from Demolition, Next: #2 Museums Competed in the 'Dendur Derby', Explore Powerful Contemporary Art at NYCs Heller Museum. At uh Independence, Kansas Mrs. uh Truman said that President Truman was too shaken up to make any comment at the moment. Performing these rituals was one of the ways that the pharaoh kept order (ma'at) in the world. Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Some of the gods that Augustus is shown worshipping on the walls of the temple are traditional gods of Egypt and Nubia, such as Isis, the goddess to whom the temple was primarily dedicated. [6], On April 20, 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson awarded the temple to The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met). This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. The Temple of Dendur is originally located along the Nile River in Lower Nubia. In order to control flooding from the Nile River, the Aswan High Dam was built in 1960, leading to the creation of Lake Nasser in 1970. She is wearing a polka dot dress.On the right she looks horrified as if hearing the news for the first time! But theU.A.R kept its bargain. Dan Rather has that story in Dallas, Texas:3:34/11:00. F: Barefoot didnt dictate it to someone. Frank Magee signals with his hand 6 or 7 times upon hearing the condition of JFK with more details. How about you, sir, what, what was your first reaction? It was from this kind of window that the assassins bullet is believed to have been fired. [1]The temple was commissioned by EmperorAugustusof Rome and has been exhibited in theMetropolitan Museum of ArtinNew Yorksince 1978.. 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. Where ever there was a radio or a television set people gathered to listen. Uh they left uh they left Dallas just a short while ago. I thought that Dallas Time was Central Standard Time. The drug's active ingredient, oxycodone, is among the most common painkillers . Thats all. Immediately behind them Governor and Mrs. John Connally of Texas and then in the rear seat the President and Mrs. Kennedy. Some of those picked up were simply people officers thought might have some information on the shooting, not people who the police thought actually did the shooting. A report that a Secret Service man was killed has not been clarified either. Were also in direct contact with Dallas Police and the FBI. Required fields are marked *, You may use these HTML tags and attributes: . [3][4], In 1963, as part of the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, UNESCO helped rescue and relocate the temple from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments. These included the famous Temple of Dendur, now currently located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. In 1965, the Egyptian government gifted the Temple of Dendurto the United States government. Speaks in a southern accent and he also looks like an actor, though I cannot recall his name. 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. . That statement from former President Eisenhower. How can buildings reflect the relationship between people and the environment? Above the gate and temple entrances are images of the sun disk with the wings of Horus, a sky god who often takes the shape of a bird known as a falcon. . David Roberts, Egypt & Nubia, vol. The motorcade, of course, was very small: the ambulance, three cars, and some police motorcycle escorts. As part of this project, the temple was taken apartblock by block. Aeolian sandstone, Dimensions: Jacqueline Kennedy hoped that the Temple of Dendur would be housed in Washington, DC, in order to remind people that feelings of the spirit are what prevent wars.2The Smithsonian in DC even proposed to house the temple on the Potomac River, but this proved problematic for preservation. Secret Agents, Police, Undercover Police, Secret Service or just some men holding this man by the arms as if arresting him. Most people dont shake hands with the President and why would she wait for 69 years to do so? [6] Lila Acheson Wallace financially supported the relocation and rehousing of the Egyptian temple to the museum. Did you know that buildings can tell stories? 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. A close friend of Lyndon Johnson and his family, Hughes participated in his inauguration in 1965. took part in the book-signing ofLady Bird Johnsons White House memoirs. Five years after his mother's death, John Jr. died in a plane accident. Dendur is the translation of "Temple of Dendur" into German. .Now I didnt know this until later. He is a lawyer by education, a politician by instinct and by great success. Some empty cartridges have been found in that building. Until 1994, though the exhibit was officially open, museumgoers could only look at Dendur from afar. The Temple is dedicated to Isis and Osiris, as well as two deified sons of a local Nubian chieftain. [1] Construction started in 23 BCE and finished in 10 BCE. Before Jackie dated JFK, she became engaged to Wall Street businessman John Husted in 1952. 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. Robert MacNeil, or as Frank says that Bob informs him thathe was in the motorcade. Perhaps trying to make someone notice, who knows. There are some of the aides and one or two doctors I believe rushing into the hospital. (woman with black hair smiling) has her hands on the flat black object which is in President Kennedys hand. It was also commissioned by the first Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus, around 15 BCE. The brothers were probably given the status of gods after they died. At the airport in Ft. Worth before taking off for Dallas the Kennedys as they have been prone to do all along on this Texas trip went to the fence railing to shake hands withwell wishersand allow some pictures to be taken. and seems to pass around a sort of possession in the background. It is not mir coincidence, in my opinion! Plea. Has there been a change in the Time Clock locations. The latest word on Governor Connally is that he is in serious, but not critical condition. Egyptian culture and New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Temple of Dendur, as it's called, is completely open to the public, which means visitors can walk through its doors and hallways, experiencing the temple as it was originally used. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I have been trying to put down a few notes about the life and the nature of Lyndon Baines Johnson the man that our thoughts will be upon very soon. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The latter show Pihor and Pedesi as young gods worshiping Isis and Osiris, respectively. The glass on the ceiling and north wall of the Sackler is stippled in order to diffuse the light and mimic the lighting in Nubia., 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. [6] However, the commission rejected these suggestions because the temple's sandstone would suffer from an outdoor environment. Reassembled temple before completion of the Sackler wing, 1978. 20002023 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It stands out above the river surrounded by a wall of enclosureThe whole thing is like an exquisite toy, so covered with sculptures, so smooth, so new-looking, so admirably built. Frederick Arthur Bridgman (18471928). Man in background looks sort of likeRoss Douthat>. The temple of Dendur is a typical design of the Ptolemaic, or Roman, period including a stone pylon, or gate. Many people carved their names onto the walls of the temple to say, "I was here!" I have searched for it to see him make the speech, but cannot find it anywhere. Practically anyone in the area who even gave a hint of looking suspicious was picked up. In 1936 she was elected to the same post. [1] Now lost, the wall once controlled access to the temple complex. What are they doing? So was Senator Ted Kennedy, his youngest brother. The Temple of Dendur was selected as agift. (licks) Schools were let out across the country. [2] On the left side, there is a depiction of Isis standing and wearing a close-fitting sheath, a headpiece horn from a cow, and a winged disk representing the sun god. [7] Like the other temples in the region, it was designed by local Egyptian architects and constructed of Nubian sandstone blocks with a pink hue. There are the roses Mrs. Kennedy had been carrying. Theyre due back in Da in Washington at approximately 5:30, we are told, at which time uh President Johnson will have to take into his hands the reins of the most powerful nation in the world. Throughout her husband John F. Kennedy's (JFK) short time in office from 1961 to 1963, Jackie O became an American icon.Known for her elegance and beauty, as well as her advocacy for the arts, millions of women saw Jackie O as an inspiration and trend-setter (via The New York Times).Few of America's first ladies have reached the same level of celebrity, or garner the same levels of public . She has other television and radio stations in Texas. Shots taken just before the shooting occurred. 5 Best Public Art Installations In NYC March 2023, The Missing 1930s RKO Roxy Theater at Rockefeller Center, How a Dancer and Singer Helped Save Radio City from Demolition, Explore Powerful Contemporary Art at NYCs Heller Museum. Eventually, a compromise was made allowing visitors to enter insmaller groups under the watchful eyes of museum guards. Uh, he took the oath aboard the Presidential plane at Love Field just prior to take off to return to Washington. I distrust his motives and his behavior. Are you certain that it is um right wing radicals or or people who oppose the President, Defense Intelligence Organization for Ra?). If you punctuate that sentence it could be she meant, You cant say that, Dallas doesnt love you.. The crowd outside the hospital got larger about the time the Presidential party and the body of President Kennedy left Dallass Parkland Hospital. But on the Zapruder film, Jackie was sitting next to JFK and behind the Connallys. She seemed to like them. Yes sir. [2], The scene on the inner south wall of the pronaos depicts the pharaoh and the two brothers Pihor and Pedesi with gifts of incense and water. Even though the images on Egyptian temples show the pharaoh performing the rituals himself, in reality it was usually the local priests who did the ceremonies in the temple. Roman Period, Reign: Franz Christian Gau, "Dendur, interior view of the porch," in Antiquits de la Nubie (Stuttgart, 1822), plate 25b. 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. We saw him Monday in Florida and a number of the White House Reporters remarked that he was looking more physically fit than he had at anytime over the past year and a half or two years. In 1965, Egypt presented the temple to the United States in recognition of the United States' contribution of $16 million toward saving various other monuments threatened by the dam's construction. The Washington Press Corps and newsmen in general were, of course, pressing for some kind of word, some kind of detail. Witnesses said they believe 3 or 4 shots were fired. As a result, the rising waters would have flooded the Temple of Dendur and many other important sites. Installation view of The Temple of Dendur. (licks), Fuselade of shots was a description in the testimony given by Secret Service Agent Roy Kellerman. MediaLab Volunteer Brian Hughes discusses his project, /Metcraft, which is the first step in developing the Minecraft gaming platform as a teaching and outreach tool. Then the Presidential couple entered the open Lincoln Convertible in which they rode with Governor and Mrs. John Connally. It also marked the beginning of a flashy new era for the ancient building, which was finally installed in the Mets Sackler Wing in September 1978. Due to his tragic assassination in 1963, Kennedy never got to see the results of his efforts. From one of those open windows perhaps came the shot that killed President Kennedy. But in several scenes the pharaoh is also shown worshipping two figures that are not known as gods in other areas of Egypt. However I wouldnt say that Sarah T. Hughes has a funny nose, but she is wearing a polka dot dress. In return, Egypt offered the U.S. the Temple of Dendur. I know he wrote music but I cant remember what he wrote. The temples stood in danger of erosion and collapse brought on by flooding from a new dam being constructed. Of course, he is only 40 something years old. 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. The Presidential couple went again to the fence railing in Dallas to greet thewell wishersdeparting from the course marked out for them by Secret Service people, but, of course, President Kennedy had made something of a reputation as a man who liked to break a way and shake hands withwell wishersand the crowds who came to see him. Police immediately arraigned this building. but thought you the reader might want to check it out yourself. Unfortunately, JFK did not see the completion of the relocation of the Abu Simbel temples. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 2000 (2000.599). Isabel Stnkel, Associate Curator, Department of Egyptian Art, Dieter Arnold, Curator Emeritus, Department of Egyptian Art; and Adela Oppenheim, Curator, Department of Egyptian Art, Diana Craig Patch, Lila Acheson Wallace Curator in Charge, Department of Egyptian Art, Anna Serotta, Assistant Conservator, Department of Objects Conservation. Onassis passed on May 19, 1994, and she was buried four days later next to her late husband, President John F. Kennedy, at Arlington National Cemetery. Easy. Things began to get crowded despite police efforts there at the rear of the hospital, the Emergency room. And the first thought was that she perhaps was going to Texas to be uh with her brother before she learned of his death. The Temple of Dendur was built just after the Romans conquered Egypt. Aeolian sandstone, Temple proper: H. 6.40 m (21 ft.); L. 12.50 m (41 ft.); Gate: H. 8.08 m (26.5 ft.); W. 3.66 m (12 ft.); D. 3.35 m (11 ft.). Here is a PDF of an interview of Sarah T. Hughes from the, LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON LIBRARY ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION, (Hughes talking about the oath of office given to LBJ. This artwork is meant to be viewed from right to left. What details can you find that remind you of things in nature? The Met's collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 26,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from the Paleolithic to the Roman period. (The opposite of Walter Cronkite.). Mrs. Eisenhower and I also join with all other citizens in expressing our personal grief and prayerful concern to Mrs. Kennedy and all other members of the family. 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. [4] Hieroglyphs associated with the carvings refer to Augustus as Caesar, Pharaoh, and Autotrator. The 36th President of the United States Lyndon Baines Johnson, 54 year old native of Texas, a former Senator, a former member of Congress, formeradministrator of the National Youth Administration under President Rooseveltin Texas, has taken the Oath of Office aboard an airplane at Love Field in Dallas and is on route back to Washington. 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. The Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan in New York -- it's a very somber place. Here is an excerpt of conversation between reporters Chet Huntley, Bill Ryan, and Frank McGee (Magee) of NBC News. Transportation of the Temple of Rameses II colossal statues.

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