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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Harris Wofford Recalls His Sadness At JFK & MLK’s Death

  By Witnify • November 18, 2013 Uncategorized
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Senator Harris Wofford, special assistant to JFK on Civil Rights, recalls his sadness at the loss of his three good friends: JFK, Martin Luther King and RFK. Continue reading

Tagged   Assassination, Assassination of John F. Kennedy, Harris Wofford, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Politics and History
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Joe Lieberman on the Yale Daily News Coverage of JFK’s Death

  By Witnify • November 18, 2013 Uncategorized
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Former senator Joe Lieberman recalls being the editor-in-chief of the Yale Daily News and how the news of President John F. Kennedy's death hit the campus. Continue reading

Tagged   Assassination, Assassination of John F. Kennedy, Politics and History
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John Valenti on His Father Jack Valenti

  By Witnify • November 18, 2013 Uncategorized
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John Valenti discusses how his father, Jack Valenti, was present during LBJ being sworn in as the 35th U.S. President and flying back to Washington from Dallas that day. Continue reading

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Robert MacNeil on Bumping Into the Man Who Killed Kennedy

  By Witnify • November 18, 2013 Uncategorized
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Journalist and author Robert MacNeil discusses hearing shots at Dealey Plaza and bumping into Lee Harvey Oswald. Continue reading

Tagged   Assassination, Assassination of John F. Kennedy, Political Scandals, Politics and History
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Rep. Niki Tsongas on Hearing of JFK's Death While Abroad

  By Witnify • November 18, 2013 Uncategorized
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Congresswoman Niki Tsongas discusses learning of the President’s death as a young girl living in Japan. Continue reading

Tagged   Assassination, Assassination of John F. Kennedy, Politics and History
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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Ruth Altshuler on Hearing JFK Had Been Shot

  By Witnify • November 18, 2013 Uncategorized
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Ruth Altshuler discusses being at the Trade Mart, where President John F. Kennedy's motorcade was heading, and how she heard the news that the president had been shot. Continue reading

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Sam Donaldson on Watching JFK’s Body Return to D.C.

  By Witnify • November 18, 2013 Uncategorized
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Sam Donaldson recalls being a young reporter at Andrews Air Force Base as President John F. Kennedy’s body returned back to Washington, D.C from Dallas. Continue reading

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[Text] The Day of the Assassination

  By Admin • November 18, 2013 Uncategorized
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Judith Inskeep, a member of the Kennedy inspired Peace Corp at the time, recalls hearing the news of JFK's death and how the local Peruvians reacted to the news. Continue reading

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[Text] ‘Oh, THAT Kennedy’

  By Admin • November 18, 2013 Uncategorized
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Jim Morgan recalls hearing about Kennedy's death and confusing the name with New York City Police Commissioner Stephen P. Kennedy. Continue reading

Tagged   1960s, Assassination, Assassination of John F. Kennedy, Political Scandals
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[Text] ‘Only Time Dad Picked Me Up From School’

  By Admin • November 16, 2013 Uncategorized
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Bob Hubbard relates the story of how his father heard about Kennedy's assassination and later told him about the President's death after school. Continue reading

Tagged   Assassination, Assassination of John F. Kennedy, Politics and History
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