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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Robert MacNeil on Kennedy’s Funeral

  By Witnify • November 18, 2013 Uncategorized
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Robert MacNeil discusses tearing up at the Grassy Knoll while listening to the Kennedy funeral. Continue reading

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Sam Wyly on Being At Dealey Plaza During the Assassination

  By Witnify • November 18, 2013 Uncategorized
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Sam Wyly recalls his experience at Dealey Plaza on the day of John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963.
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Jefferson Morley on the Assassinations That Followed JFK’s

  By Witnify • November 18, 2013 Uncategorized
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Jefferson Morley discusses the climate of assassination that seemed to saturate the era following the Kennedy assassination. Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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