  the john f. kennedy eternal flame is a presidential memorial at the gravesite of u.s. president john f. kennedy, in arlington national cemetery. the permanent site replaced a temporary grave and eternal flame used during president kennedy's funeral on november 25, 1963. the site was designed by architect john carl warnecke, a long-time friend of president kennedy's.brown, "john carl warnecke dies at 91, designed kennedy gravesite," washington post, april 23, 2010.grimes, "john carl warnecke, architect to kennedy, dies at 91," new york times, april 22, 2010. the permanent john f. kennedy eternal flame grave site was consecrated and opened to the public on march 15, 1967. ==original gravesite== thumb|left|300px|mrs. kennedy and ag robert f. kennedy walk away from president kennedy's casket after lighting the eternal flame. the evergreen boughs which cover the base of the temporary eternal flame can be seen behind them. the presidential honor guard is in front of and to the left of mrs. kennedy. note the presence of the green beret. president john f. kennedy was assassinated on friday, november 22, 1963. initial press reports indicated that president kennedy would be buried at holyhood cemetery in brookline, massachusetts, where his son patrick bouvier kennedy (who had died on august 9, 1963, two days after his premature birth) was buried.raymond, "president's body will lie in state," new york times, november 23, 1963. but the site for the president's grave was quickly changed to the hillside just below arlington house. the site was chosen because the president and his friend, architect john carl warnecke, happened to visit the site in march 1963 and the president had admired the peaceful atmosphere of the location.hamblin, "mrs. kennedy's decisions shaped all the solemn pageantry," life, december 6, 1963.robertson, "thousands e
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