50th Anniversary of Assassination of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
The scrapbook I made following the assassination of JFK
I was in 6th grade at Peoria Christian School when my teacher, Mrs. Gussie Downing, received word that President Kennedy had been shot. That was a Friday. On Sunday Bill Neal, who was sitting in his car waiting for his wife and children to come out from church, came into the foyer when the service was completed and said Lee Harvey Oswald had just been shot. Our nation was shrouded with disbelief and grief at losing our leader.
Watching the news coverage all weekend and the funeral procession was very sobering. It is one of those experiences you never forget and share with anyone else old enough to remember.
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