Media coverage of Huxley's death, along with that of fellow British author C. S. Lewis, was overshadowed by the assassination of John F. Kennedy on the same day, less than seven hours before Huxley's death.
mˈiːdiːə kˈʌvɚɹɪdʒ ʌv hˈʌksliz dˈɛθ, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ðæt ʌv fˈɛloʊ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɔːθɚ sˈiː. ˈɛs. lˈuːɪs, wʌz ˌoʊvɚʃˈædoʊd baɪ ðɪ ɐsˌæsᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv dʒˈɑːn ˈɛf. kˈɛnədi ɔnðə sˈeɪm dˈeɪ, lˈɛs ðɐn sˈɛvən ˈaʊɚz bᵻfˌoːɹ hˈʌksliz dˈɛθ.