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probably the most quinnox Nov 2012 #1
Yes ailsagirl Nov 2012 #2
Abe Lincoln might give JFK a run for his money, at least for working people coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #54
Not quite, but certainly very talented indeed Hekate Nov 2012 #80
Very much so. n/t loudsue Nov 2012 #84
I remember...that dreadful day that changed America. Historic NY Nov 2012 #3
A tragic day, H2O Man Nov 2012 #4
That was the day when America changed forever ailsagirl Nov 2012 #5
I was in Mrs. Kloster's English class when we heard the news. I'll never forget; libinnyandia Nov 2012 #6
I was also in class... ailsagirl Nov 2012 #9
I was in the middle of a Spanish test in High School... George II Nov 2012 #19
Biology class here. WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2012 #36
6th grade social studies ashling Nov 2012 #70
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
You're welcome ailsagirl Nov 2012 #12
I was at a birthday party for a classmate at the time. sheshe2 Nov 2012 #17
Same here.. first President I remember.. nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #48
Me, too. Fifth grader at the time. narnian60 Nov 2012 #101
Thank you for the reminder of the date. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #10
Your alternate interpretation of "American Pie" is shared by me coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #55
McLean made it opaque enough dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #62
I listened to the AM-format song (short version) over and over that summer. Then coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #63
Vincent Always Makes Me Silently Weep. NT WiffenPoof Nov 2012 #79
For those of us old enough to remember Freddie Nov 2012 #11
What this country might have been... ailsagirl Nov 2012 #13
My sister was working at the Dallas Morning News dinger130 Nov 2012 #14
Thank you for posting this. I still feel the grief over what "they" did, truth2power Nov 2012 #15
Next year will be overwhelming - and Nov. 22 falls on a Friday. Faygo Kid Nov 2012 #16
Friday. I was all dressed up for my senior pictures after school. And a play in the city. aquart Nov 2012 #93
President Kennedy was a man of peace. Octafish Nov 2012 #18
I reject this premise YoungDemCA Nov 2012 #57
Essential reading: "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters," Peace Patriot Nov 2012 #86
Well Then, Let's Get Right To It! triplepoint Nov 2012 #97
Another good one... WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2012 #100
Got a link? Octafish Nov 2012 #92
I got to see President Kennedy with ... bayareaboy Nov 2012 #20
Walter Cronkite announces the news to the nation that JFK has died... pinboy3niner Nov 2012 #21
Still Hard to Look at this Portrait/What a Loss kairos12 Nov 2012 #22
I was a freshman in college. That day, I was MineralMan Nov 2012 #23
I, too, was a freshman in college that day. Buildings full of peole were silent while we watched TV SharonAnn Nov 2012 #26
Good observation about the 50s being over on that day. MineralMan Nov 2012 #41
I once decided to test that. aquart Nov 2012 #96
I came across a website called "The Political Graveyard" ailsagirl Dec 2012 #102
I don't think so. aquart Dec 2012 #103
I was laos a freshman in college druidqueen Nov 2012 #99
I remember this day well..... 49jim Nov 2012 #24
I saw him at the opening of Dulles Airport outside Washington DFW Nov 2012 #25
Holy shit. Those are some memories! aquart Nov 2012 #95
I'll never forget that day. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2012 #27
I was finally able to see the creepy place where they killed him. lonestarnot Nov 2012 #28
I've seen it, too ailsagirl Oct 2013 #104
R.I.P. President Kennedy. Lugnut Nov 2012 #29
I'd just turned fifteen, yet the painful memory remains 49 years later. ancianita Nov 2012 #30
Exactly one week before my sweet 16th birthday mountain grammy Nov 2012 #31
This was 15 months before my birth... Ochsfan Nov 2012 #32
Ignorance is everywhere & people have their way... triplepoint Nov 2012 #89
Thank you for sharing. ThatsMyBarack Nov 2012 #33
K&R. n/t bobthedrummer Nov 2012 #34
he's definitely missed here onethatcares Nov 2012 #35
RIP Mr. President Trailrider1951 Nov 2012 #37
RIP President Kennedy 47of74 Nov 2012 #38
I will never forget that awful day. Lilma Nov 2012 #39
I was in high school Loki Nov 2012 #40
Sigh. ananda Nov 2012 #42
I was a High School Freshman. polmaven Nov 2012 #43
I was born in '65 and named after him n/t ejbr Nov 2012 #44
I was in kindergarten. The teachers were so somber. AmBlue Nov 2012 #45
As a child I reached out and touched him nevergiveup Nov 2012 #46
I was six. I remember this day and the days after ... Auggie Nov 2012 #47
I saw that too Tumbulu Nov 2012 #74
49 years ago today... alterfurz Nov 2012 #49
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #50
My earliest memories are of the funeral liberal N proud Nov 2012 #51
I was in english class--and I remember staring at the pa box in shock--certain that another student niyad Nov 2012 #52
WHO CAN SAY WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN? chuckstevens Nov 2012 #53
We might have seen actual nuclear disarmament following JFK's likely re-election - n/t coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #58
Perhaps the Republicans would not have regained power Freddie Nov 2012 #65
I remember that day slackmaster Nov 2012 #56
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
I was at a Roman Catholic School in Tacoma, WA first grade gopiscrap Nov 2012 #60
This thread has made me realize again how thankful I am for my elders on DU. I was just coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #61
I recall that Jacqueline Kennedy refused to change out of her bloody suit ailsagirl Nov 2012 #64
JFK's assassination was a defining moment of my life Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #66
Me too ailsagirl Nov 2012 #67
K & R Change has come Nov 2012 #68
I was in 8th grade typing class PlanetBev Nov 2012 #69
I was 7 years old in Catholic school.......... mrmpa Nov 2012 #71
RIP JFK. Third Doctor Nov 2012 #72
Cut down in his prime Canuckistanian Nov 2012 #73
Good night, sir... Aristus Nov 2012 #75
I'm still coming to grips with what we lost when JFK died LongTomH Nov 2012 #76
Junior year in Latin class eridani Nov 2012 #77
To which I would add this rejoinder: coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #78
And he got killed for that as well. n/t eridani Nov 2012 #90
I was getting my blood test for my marriage license. juajen Nov 2012 #81
Thanks ailsagirl. JFK's murder became the dividing line in the lives of a generation. I was 15. Zen Democrat Nov 2012 #82
I brushed this off when I first read it pscot Nov 2012 #83
reading through these comments defacto7 Nov 2012 #85
Highly recommended: "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters," Peace Patriot Nov 2012 #87
I remember exactly where I was burrowowl Nov 2012 #88
K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #91
I think it's clear that... ailsagirl Nov 2012 #94
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