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In reply to the discussion: In memoriam: President John F. Kennedy [View all]ProudProgressiveNow
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Abe Lincoln might give JFK a run for his money, at least for working people
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#54
I was in Mrs. Kloster's English class when we heard the news. I'll never forget;
libinnyandia
Nov 2012
#6
I shook his hand in 1960 when he was running for President. It's hard to tell how proud
byeya
Nov 2012
#7
JFK was the first president that I actually remember in my lifetime, so in my eyes, nobody else
We People
Nov 2012
#8
I listened to the AM-format song (short version) over and over that summer. Then
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#63
Friday. I was all dressed up for my senior pictures after school. And a play in the city.
aquart
Nov 2012
#93
Essential reading: "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters,"
Peace Patriot
Nov 2012
#86
I, too, was a freshman in college that day. Buildings full of peole were silent while we watched TV
SharonAnn
Nov 2012
#26
I was in english class--and I remember staring at the pa box in shock--certain that another student
niyad
Nov 2012
#52
We might have seen actual nuclear disarmament following JFK's likely re-election - n/t
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#58
I was in my 7th grade class in St. Petersburg, FL when the announcement was made....
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#59
Thanks for sharing that. Some of my 7th grade class began cheering too. This was in lower SC. nt
raccoon
Nov 2012
#98
This thread has made me realize again how thankful I am for my elders on DU. I was just
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#61
Thanks ailsagirl. JFK's murder became the dividing line in the lives of a generation. I was 15.
Zen Democrat
Nov 2012
#82
Highly recommended: "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters,"
Peace Patriot
Nov 2012
#87