Analysis Of The Assassination Of John F. Kennedy

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After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Lee Harvey Osward on November 22, 1963 Lyndon Johnson took the oath of office aboard Air Force One during the trip that brought Kennedy's body back to Washington, D.C. Jackie Kennedy, her clothes still soaked in her husband's blood, looked on during the ceremony. According to Maga, whether a fifth grader at Holy Cross elementary school in Milwaukee, a leading businessman, or housewife, many Americans found the Kennedy assassination to be a defining moment in their lives. As December 7 (Pearl Harbor) was a day to remember for an older generation or September 11 (terrorist attacks) for a generation to come, November 22 would be a day of reflection for survivors of the 1960s (1.)
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