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Fortinbras Armstrong

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1. I was a sophomore in a Catholic high school the day Kennedy was shot

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 01:54 PM

Nov 2013

When the announcement came saying he was dead, I was in history class. We all stood up and prayed for the repose of his soul and for the country. Then my history teacher talked to us about the probable political effects of Kennedy's death and Lyndon Johnson's becoming President. He correctly called Johnson's escalation of the Vietnam war and his shepherding the Civil Rights bill through Congress.

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I was a sophomore in a Catholic high school the day Kennedy was shot Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2013 #1

Interesting slice of history, there... nt MADem Nov 2013 #2