‘Kennedy: The Universal Heart’
televised live by WNBC-TV
Part of the programme in soulful remembrance of the late President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, sponsored by Sri Chinmoy and the Meditation Group, is televised live by WNBC-TV across New York.
During the evening, tributes to the late President are given by Ambassador Eamonn Kennedy of Ireland and Ambassador Zenon Rossides of Cyprus, Patricia Reilly (Representative of ACTION), Donald Keys (Planetary Citizens) and Jeff Kamen (WPIX-TV), as well as a performance of several songs about Kennedy, written by Sri Chinmoy.
Statements are also received from Senator Edward Kennedy, Lillian Carter (mother of President Jimmy Carter), Archbishop of New York Cardinal Terence Cooke, and Betty Williams of Ireland (joint recipient of the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize).