Echoes of '63: The Trauma of Assassination Revisited

The shooting in Pennsylvania triggers collective memory of JFK's death.

Jul 14, 2024

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The thrill of a presidential appearance, the sunny day, the admiring crowd, the friendly faces, the sound of gunfire, the flinching leader, the spectators diving for cover, the Secret Service agents swarming.

The template for the American assassination attempts was imprinted in the American imagination by Abraham Zapruder’s home movie of the assassinati…

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