'It’s Hard To Imagine Any Event Having The Same Impact Today'
"In an instant, optimism turned to despair," says reader who recalls feeling "strong, unusual, and sophisticated emotions" as a child when JFK was killed
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[This is part of a continuing series of recollections of Nov. 22, 1963. Submit your JFK story in the comments sections here: “Where Were You When?”]
Steffen Saifer
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