50th Anniversary of the deaths of John F. Kennedy and C.S. Lewis.

magic452 · 11-23-13, 02:22 AM

I was 21 at the time and just starting to take a real interest in politics.
I was working graveyard at Lockheed and was able to watch all the coverage.
I saw the very first reports, was just in total shock from that point on. Never thought I would see something such as this. I still remember it vividly.

TV news up to that point was mostly just a half hour evening broadcast.
The coverage of JFK was something new for the most part, they were making it up as events unfolded and in my opinion they did a fantastic job, real news reporters they were not the talking heads we have now.
They conveyed a real sense of the gravity and emotion of the situation.

I don't think even 9/11 had as much impact because JFK was something so completely different than anything I had ever seen before.

As to who killed JFK I'm pretty sure Oswald did but if someone presented some solid proof that something else happened I wouldn't be all that surprised, just too many strange things happened. So far I've not seen or heard anything even remotely solid to change my mind.

Magic

11-23-13, 02:22 AM	#11
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I was 21 at the time and just starting to take a real interest in politics. I was working graveyard at Lockheed and was able to watch all the coverage. I saw the very first reports, was just in total shock from that point on. Never thought I would see something such as this. I still remember it vividly. TV news up to that point was mostly just a half hour evening broadcast. The coverage of JFK was something new for the most part, they were making it up as events unfolded and in my opinion they did a fantastic job, real news reporters they were not the talking heads we have now. They conveyed a real sense of the gravity and emotion of the situation. I don't think even 9/11 had as much impact because JFK was something so completely different than anything I had ever seen before. As to who killed JFK I'm pretty sure Oswald did but if someone presented some solid proof that something else happened I wouldn't be all that surprised, just too many strange things happened. So far I've not seen or heard anything even remotely solid to change my mind. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l