Archive footage of President Kennedy prior to his assassination on November 22 , 1963 is shown , revealing Mason was among onlookers who watched Kennedy disembark from Air Force One at Love Field . His presence , and Dragovich 's taunt before his death , suggest that Mason may have carried out his initial programming . A hidden message that can be accessed in the game 's main menu reveals that Woods survived the confrontation with Kravchenko and is currently incarcerated in the Hanoi Hilton
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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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