Monday, November 11, 2013

The Assassination of JFK-- Part 1

From the November 2013 AARP Bulletin "Power of 50" by Betsy Towner.

Fifty things you may or may nor have known about the assassination. Of course, Friday Nov. 22nd will mark the 50th anniversary of the event.

1. On November 11, 1963, President John F. Kennedy laid a Veterans Day wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

2. He would be buried at the cemetery exactly two weeks later.

3. Jackie Kennedy rarely traveled with her husband on political trips but decided to fly with him to Texas on Nov. 21.

4. On Nov. 22, the Kennedys were celebrated at a breakfast at Fort Worth.

5. Their presidential open-top limousine had been flown in from D.C. for the trip.

6. A 14-year-old boy reported watching JFK's face go blank at around 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 12.

7. The boy also said he heard Jackie Kennedy shout, "God, oh God, No."

Many More to Come.

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