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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSpecial section: JFK, 50 years later
We look back on John F. Kennedy, his slaying and his legacy, a half-century later.
http://dataomaha.com/media/jfk/index.html#special-section-jfk-50-years-later
JFK: Why he still fascinates us
Fifty years after his death, the memory of John F. Kennedy still captivates and evokes emotion. His shocking assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, has stood for generations as a where were you when" moment. The early Baby Boomers were especially magnetized by the president's youthful idealism. What was Kennedys true imprint on history and the presidency? Why does he still hold such a lofty place in our collective memory? We look back on JFK, his slaying and his legacy, a half-century later.
FULL feature story and photos at link.
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Special section: JFK, 50 years later (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Nov 2013
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gopiscrap
(24,593 posts)1. thank you!
frogmarch
(12,250 posts)2. Thank you for the link.
It looks like a wonderful source of information.
I was 19 when JFK was assassinated. What an awful time it was!
Omaha Steve
(108,684 posts)3. In case you missed this from this AM
