American History

» pink101 - J.F.K.

In response to "today's judicial activism" posted by BrianTubbs:
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I think John F. Kennedy has to be ranked close to the top as the president having the most impact on American history.
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I remember--vividly--the day he was assassinated.
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I remember how blasted my plans were. I had been having lunch in a little out of the way place. And I turned on the radio in my car as I pulled away from the restaurant. Immediately the news hit me like a hammer along side the head. I drove toward my scheduled appointment on the other side of town when I suddenly turned into a drive way, backed up and returned to my office where the manager was directing three office clerks in doing some filing. I was amazed the office hadn't been closed.
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I went home. The entire nation left work except for those who had to continue for some emergency reasons--fire fighters, police officers, health care workers and a handfull of others.
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American Changed Overnight and we lost our innocence then and there on the streets of Dallas, Texas.
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I wonder has any other president had such an impact on our society?
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The ensuing events have irrevocably changed the course of my life. Our entire society seems filled to the brim with people that can say the same thing. We will never go back to those previous times again. Things have changed drastically for the entire world.
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-- posted by pink101