what were you doing today in 1963?

I was leaving kindergarden wondering why all the teachers and parents were crying,
not understanding that President Kennedy had been killed.

I was at work didn't hear about it till after I got off work.

A few years ago, wife & I toured the 6th floor museum where Oswald took his shots at President Kennedy. Sobering moment.

I was just a kid back then & remember it being discussed on the national TV news channels. It seemed like many of the 1960’s evening news pivoted around President Kennedy’s assasination & Vietnam(Saigon, Cambodia, etc).

Joe, at least you were close. I was in my high school algebra class when we got the news. Very sobering moment. He was the last Democratic president that really loved this country.

In high school but on an open noon, was in the small downtown cafe.

I was watching the funeral and learned how to fold the American flag properly. I was five.

Was talking with another GE employee when announced over the address system. Thanks Joe for calling this to our attention. Yes, Hubert, JFK and Harry Truman were among the best. 1939Dodge, first time that I noticed boots reversed in the stirrups. Herb(GA)

Seems like in a time of National Crisis.... EVERYONE came together.

President Kennedy was held in the highest regard by Canadians and his passing was a shock to our farming community and my family.  I was in Grade 3 at our Township Public School when the school got the news.  The school stood for a minute of silence in our classrooms after our teachers gave us a brief overview of what had taken place.  Everyone seemed to realize this was something we would never forget.  The teachers were all upset and there was a lot of tears.

I was in first grade (Mooresville, Indiana).  They announced it over the PA system, I remember hearing some screams/shouting and some teachers crying.  Will never forget.


Edited by NDBirdman - 25 Nov 2020 at 7:16pm

On this subject, I watched a series of the assanation of JfK, and they narrowed it down to one of his secret service guys fired one shot from an ak 47- as he was tumbled backward in his car and accidently blew the back of his head open and something --- Oswalds bullets did not exploede on impact- but the one that blew JFK,S head did,, so how does that happen, why was this such a cover up ? THE MAN WAS ASSINATED IN CLEAR PUBLIC,, 

Edited by DougG - 25 Nov 2020 at 7:31pm

I was in first grade also, teacher was called out of the room and came back in crying.  I didn't really understand what had happened until on the bus headed home.  Directly after that the entire grade school was taught flag protocol.  First lesson was how to raise the flag to half mast as we all gathered around the flagpole.

I was finishing a grade 11 history exam. We toured the 6th floor museum and saw the window where the shot was fired this past February. As we left we drove over the X on the road. Makes it very real even after all these years.

I was driving back to work (AC dealer) after lunch. Had received my draft notice a few days before. Think that didn't put a lump in my throat.             MACK