Video: 'CBS News Live Coverage of The State Funeral of President Kennedy' (approximately 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. EST)

(Monday, November 25, 1963, the caisson bearing President Kennedy’s casket leaves the U.S. Capitol for the White House at 10:59 a.m. EST) — The state funeral of U.S. President John F. Kennedy took place today in Washington, D.C., during the three days that followed his assassination on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.

Video: 'State Funeral of President Kennedy. November 25th, 1963. NBC News.'

Kennedy’s body was brought back to Washington after his assassination. Early on Nov. 23, six military pallbearers carried the flag-draped coffin into the East Room of the White House, where he lay in repose for 24 hours.

Then on Nov. 24, his flag-draped coffin was carried on a horse-drawn caisson to the Capitol to lie in state.

Throughout the day and night, hundreds of thousands lined up to view the guarded casket, with a quarter million passing through the rotunda during the 18 hours of lying in state.

Video: 'John F. Kennedy Funeral November 25, 1963'

At 10:50 a.m. today, the caisson left the Capitol. Ten minutes later, the procession began, making its way back to the White House.

Approximately one million people lined the route of the funeral procession, from the Capitol back to the White House, then to St. Matthew’s Cathedral, and finally to Arlington National Cemetery for burial.

Kennedy’s funeral service was held at St. Matthew’s Cathedral. The Requiem Mass was led by Cardinal Richard Cushing. About 1,200 guests, including representatives from over 90 countries, attended.

Video: 'CBS Evening News November 25, 1963'

Moments after the casket was carried down the front steps of the cathedral, Jacqueline Kennedy whispered to her son, after which he saluted his father’s coffin; the image, taken by photographer Stan Stearns, became an iconic representation of the 1960s.

After the service, Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The burial services ended at 3:15 p.m. EST, when the widow lit an eternal flame to burn continuously over his grave.

At 3:34 p.m. EST, the casket containing his remains was lowered into the earth, as “Kennedy slipped out of mortal sight—out of sight but not out of heart and mind.”