1. Mac Kilduff was Kennedy's assistant White House Press Secretary, and the ranking press secretary on Kennedy's November 1963 trip to Dallas, Texas where Kennedy was assassinated.
14 Facts About Malcolm Kilduff
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Malcolm Kilduff grew up in Arlington, Virginia, and went to Washington-Lee High School.
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Malcolm Kilduff served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1947.
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Malcolm Kilduff went to George Washington University and Harvard University.
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Malcolm Kilduff was acting press secretary for the trip because the main White House press secretary, Pierre Salinger, was traveling to Japan with six members of the Cabinet, including Secretary of State Dean Rusk, for a joint meeting with the Japanese Cabinet.
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Malcolm Kilduff asked for Johnson's approval to announce Kennedy's death to the public.
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Malcolm Kilduff died of a gunshot wound to the brain.
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Malcolm Kilduff continued to serve as Assistant Press Secretary for the Johnson administration until 1965, when he resigned to start a public relations agency.
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Malcolm Kilduff later worked as an editor for The Beattyville Enterprise newspaper in Beattyville, Kentucky.
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In Beattyville, Malcolm Kilduff was active in the Kiwanis Club, the Natural Bridge Park Association, and the Buckhorn Scenic Trails Association.
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Malcolm Kilduff was an admitted recovering alcoholic and often spoke to students and civic groups not only about his experience with President Kennedy but of his experiences with alcoholism and his recovery.
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Rosemary Malcolm Kilduff preceded her husband in death and is buried in the Proctor Cemetery in Lee County, Kentucky, across the Kentucky River from Beattyville.
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Malcolm Kilduff died in retirement at a nursing home in Beattyville at age 75 in March 2003.
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Malcolm Kilduff is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.