I Remember John F. Kennedy - November 22nd 1963

John F. Kennedy
May 29th, 1917 – November 22nd, 1963
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November 22nd 1963...
My brother, sister and I are all at home this day with the mumps
and under the care of our Grandmother.
As my Mother is in the hospital waiting to give birth to our youngest brother.
It was around 11:30 AM Calgary time and we were watching a kids show called Romper Room.
Miss Doobee (the main character), was just about to use her Magic Mirror
and as was the custom, went to a commercial break.
For this mirrors back would drop away after the commercial break
and then Miss Doobee’s face would magically re-appear.
She would then mention all the kids names,
who were having their birthdays that day.

As they cut back from commercial, Miss Doobee did re-appear
on our RCA black and white TV set.
But minus the Magic Mirror and with a very strange look on her face?
Miss Doobee then began crying and blurted out “I’m sorry children as the President has shot!”
What the heck is this??

Now the picture went to the Indian Head test pattern screen that my brother
and I watched patiently every morning, for the TV broadcast to start that day.
My brother and I, at this time just sorta looked at each other????
As this was truly strange for an adult to do but especially for Miss Doobee, who seemed so friendly
and stoic, not at all like our mother for the last 9 months.
CBC news then came on and they in turn, switched to CBS and some guy named Walter Cronkite?
Both the man and the TV network we did not know,
as Canada only had 2 TV networks, CBC & CTV at that time.

I was riveted for the next 4 days and when my Dad came home that night from his work.
I noticed that he was a little dejected, as if some relative had passed away?
My brother and I watched it all, on through to the funeral that Monday.
We were so impressed with the formalities, that we found a large toy to use as
a make shift coffin and then do our own re-enactment of JFK's funeral, drums and all.
This of course only horrified our very Anglican Grandmother,
who in turn threatened us with a spanking,
if we did not stop our dis-respectful funeral march game!!!

President John F. Kennedy's assassination has stayed in my memory all my life.
I almost got close enough to visit his grave site,
when I was on my first Team H.O.P.E. training in Alexandria VA.
For on one night on my own time, I took a bus tour from my hotel to see Washington DC
and it was when we visited the Iwo Jima flag monument.
I could see JFK's grave site eternal flame flickering not that far way in Arlington.
So close yet so far, as the bus was about to leave and at the same time,
Arlington was being locked down as the Iraq War was to happened the next day.
So close yet, so far and the muffled drums for JFK, I can still hear, to this day...

Written by Sir Richard...
http://bayo-hunter.blogspot.ca/*********************************************
Quotes from John F. Kennedy

From John F. Kennedy he spoke to the Irish Parliament in June 1963.
He took these lines from Bernard Shaws, “Back to Methuselah”
“You see things; and you say ‘Why?’
But I dream things that never were and I say, Why not?”
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Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.
-John F. Kennedy
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Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet.
We all breathe the same air.
We all cherish our children's future
and we are all mortal.

-John F. Kennedy
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The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate,
contrived and dishonest but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.
-John F. Kennedy
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The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics
whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities.
We need men who can dream of things that never were.

-John F. Kennedy
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The world is very different now.
For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty,
and all forms of human life.
-John F. Kennedy
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War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys
the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.
-John F. Kennedy

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When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations.
When power narrows the area of man's concern,
poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence.
When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
-John F. Kennedy

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And so, my fellow Americans:
ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.
My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you,
but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
-John F. Kennedy
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"Now For Some Strange Facts About Abraham Lincoln's
& John F. Kennedy's Assassinations"
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.

John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

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Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.

John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

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Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.

Both wives lost a child while living in the WhiteHouse.

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Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.

Both Presidents were shot in the head.

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Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.

Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.

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Both were assassinated by Southerners.

Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

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Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808

Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908

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Both assassins were known by their three names.
John Wilkes Booth
Lee Harvey Oswald

Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

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Lincoln was shot at the theater named "Ford."

Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln" made by "Ford."

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Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

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Lincoln was shot in a theater and the assassin ran to a warehouse.

Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and the assassin ran to a theater.