Contributed by Catherine Coughlan
JFK’s
Assassination
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States was
assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963 in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. He
was shot while in the car with his wife Jacqueline and the governor of Texas
John Connally with his wife Neille. They were riding in the presidential
motorcade. They were taking a route that would give the President the most
exposure to the Dallas crowds before his departure. The President was
assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. The biggest controversy is whether Oswald
worked alone or with a group of people.
Oswald used a 6.5 X 52 mm Italian Carcano M91/38 bolt-action
sniper rifle to kill the president. The rifle was purchased the previous March
under the name of “A. Hidell.” The President was sniped in the head. He was
rushed to the emergency room and the staff at Parkland Hospital’s Trauma Room
treated the President. In the hospital, his condition was a “moribund” which
means that he had no chance of survival upon arriving at the hospital. Dr.
George Burkley signed President Kennedy’s death certificate.
The Depressing Day of
President JFK's Assassination
Interview of Joanne
Johnson (my aunt)
Where were you born?
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY
Where did you go to elementary school?
Saint Anselm, Brooklyn, NY
Saint Anselm, Brooklyn, NY
Bishop Carney, Brooklyn, NY
Hunter College Bellevue School of Nursing
6 years old
In school, but they let us out early. I believe I was in the first grade.
I walked home to the apartment with the other kids who lived on our block. The big kids would walk us younger kids home to make sure we got home safely. I walked home with my friend and my cousin.
I remember when I came home that my mother was crying and she made me sit down with my siblings and watch the tv. It was all over the news. We continued to watch program after program.
The teacher dismissed us from school saying for us to go straight home. We were told that the president was killed.
No they only told us the president was dead.
I was shocked but couldn't really grasp my head around the fact.
Where were your siblings when the assassination happened?
My father was at work, and did not leave work earlier and was not home when I left school early. He came home at the same time her normally does. My mother was home with the baby.
What were your parents’ reactions about the death of the
president?
My parents were very upset. I remember my aunt coming over, since they lived the apartment right above us, so my aunt came over and her and my mother just cried while watching the TV. My mother just kept saying “what a tragedy”.
My parents were very upset. I remember my aunt coming over, since they lived the apartment right above us, so my aunt came over and her and my mother just cried while watching the TV. My mother just kept saying “what a tragedy”.
Does one emotion or event stand out this day or the days after?
I remember that everyone was crying and everyone was shocked. It was a sad day.
I remember that everyone was crying and everyone was shocked. It was a sad day.
Did you go to school the day after the assassination?
I believe so. I don't think we had the day off. I know my father
went to work and my mother stayed home the day after the assassination.
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