On this day, November 11, 1963, President Kennedy observed a moment of silence at Arlington National Cemetery.

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President John F. Kennedy (in group at center left) observes a moment of silence after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Also pictured: Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Philip C. Wehle; Administrator of the Veterans Administration (VA), General John S. Gleason; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr.; Sergeant Allen Eldredge; Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; White House Secret Service agents, Emory Roberts and Jack Ready.

Person(s)
Clifton, Chester V. (Chester Victor), 1913-1991
Eldredge, Allen
Gleason, John S. (John Simon), 1915-1993
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Kilduff, Malcolm M., 1927-2003
McHugh, Godfrey T., 1911-1997
Ready, Jack (John David), 1927-2014
Roberts, Emory P., 1915?-1973
Shepard, Tazewell (Tazewell Taylor), 1921-2013
Shoup, David M. (David Monroe), 1904-1983
Skaggs, Luther, 1923-1976
Thomas, Helen (Helen Amelia), 1920-2013
Wehle, Philip C. (Philip Campbell), 1906-1978

Photographer(s)
Knudsen, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1929-1989

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Source: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHP/1963/Month%2011/Day%2011/JFKWHP-1963-11-11-B

From Veterans Day 1961:

Description
President John F. Kennedy lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as part of Veterans Day remembrances. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

Credit Line
Robert Knudsen. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston

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Source: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHP/1961/Month%2011/Day%2011/JFKWHP-1961-11-11-A

Fri Nov 12, 2021: Eleven days before his murder, JFK at Arlington National Cemetery for Veterans Day 1963:

Eleven days before his murder, JFK at Arlington National Cemetery for Veterans Day, today 1963: #JFKL

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Thu Nov 11, 2021: President Kennedy observes moment of silence, Veterans Day ceremonies, Arlington, November 11, 1963

Fri Nov 11, 2022: President Kennedy observes moment of silence, Veterans Day ceremonies, Arlington, November 11, 1963

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1. Kind of eerie to think of. Thanks for posting this sobering reminder