Continuing to follow the dots on my timeline which started with Eisenhower.
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35th POTUS, John F. Kennedy (1961 – 1963) - What do I recall?
The grown folks around me sure thought he was a good POTUS. Didn't know much but saw no reason to disagree with them. Have always believed that this man would have been one of the best presidents. But
we will never know as he was cut down by an assassin's bullet or
bullets. To this day, the identity of his murderer or murderers have
never been confirmed. But the day he was shot is etched in my memory
forever. People – the adults, that is, in my neighborhood were showing a
range of emotions: sorrow, shock, despair, anger, dread. My older
sister made a scrapbook of newspaper clippings – everything she could
find about JFK. Sadly, don't know what happened to it. Wish I had kept
it. Its historical value would have been priceless.
Kennedy's assassination completely changed my understanding of this thing called “politics” in America, and in the world. Politics is dangerous!
Not only dangerous but confusing. To want to get rid of a bad leader –
like a ruthless dictator or a really cruel monarch - that's
understandable. Not saying that's the right thing to do. But to kill a
good leader? That is so clearly and obviously wrong. WHY?? Does this
mean the good really do die young?? (O.o)
Thoughts from a child's heart. ♥
Next two POTUS Dots: Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon
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My original content first published via
Persona Paper, Jan 18, 2016, "POTUS Dots on My Timeline: Kennedy".