45 years ago today in 1963 President Kennedy was shot in Dallas.
One of my earliest memories is of the funeral. I kept expecting the President to come back to life; my father seemed troubled by that childish thought; at the time it seemed sensible but now I can see why it upset him. I remember suggesting they open the coffin to make sure he was really dead.
Since JFK was hit in the head and throat when three shots were fired at his open-topped car opening the coffin was probably not a good idea.
A sad memory; I only hope I see no further Presidents (or Prime Ministers or other leaders) killed in my lifetime. I fear my hope is unlikely to be met.
very sad
ReplyDeleteif he hadn't died we would all have been killed in a war with russia
ReplyDeleteIt was a sad day for a nation and, indeed, the world.
ReplyDeleteYou don't look old enough to even be able to remember that? You must have been a young toddler at the time. I guess it really had an impact on you. Your Dad sounds like an interesting chap.
Your photo is of Robert Kennedy, not John F. Kennedy
ReplyDeleteOops, you are right -- fixed~!
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