I am not sure why, but I read books and did other research on him. I even remember doing a project on him for a class.
Today, November 22, is the anniversary of JKF's assassination. I have watched many videos about day, November 22, 1963 and the events that happened in Dallas, Texas and around the country that day and the days that followed.
The details can be found in many places across the internet and in books. Lee Harvey Oswald in the Texas School Book Depository Building.
From the videos of the car and the motorcade prior to the assassination, to the famous picture of Jackie Kennedy leaning over JFK's body.
Then you have the video of Walter Cronkite on CBS announcing President Kennedy's death.
Later on, you have such pictures of Lyndon Johnson being sworn in as president while on Air Force One with Jackie standing beside him.
Then, at JFK's funeral, you have the image of JFK Jr. saluting his father's casket.
Such iconic images and videos.
JKF was a controversial president, like so many. That can probably be said for every politician. Some people liked him, others did not.
From the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missle Crisis, to his work with the Civil Rights movement, any many other things, JFK was involved in a lot, both good and bad, especially considering the fact that he did not serve a full term.
Many politicians and influential people have a famous speech, or famous speeches, and specific lines in those speeches, some which become iconic.
For me with JFK it will always be the part of his inaugural address on January 20, 1961 with his line of "My fellow Americans, ask not what the country can do for you, Ask what you can do for the country."
November 22, 1963 goes along with those other days in our country where you know what it is. It goes along with December 7, 1941 and June 6, 1944 and more recently September 11, 2001.
A bad day, but a day that changed this history of the country.
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