Thursday, January 20, 2011

PFF - John F. Kennedy - 50 Years Later



John F. Kennedy was inaugurated 50 years ago on January 20, 1961. I visited Washington D. C. in the spring of 1961, and I still have the postcards I bought then. I will always remember the day that Kennedy was killed because November 22 is my birthday.

I agree with the description of this video where it is stated "It was 50 years ago… But for many of us of a certain age it seems like yesterday. "




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11 comments:

  1. RebeccaJanuary 20, 2011 at 9:14:00 PM CST

    These are probably worth a good amount of money-neat-great history lesson!

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  2. Christine H.January 21, 2011 at 2:34:00 PM CST

    what a great souvenir. I was too young to remember the assassination, but I know that virtually everyone who was old enough to talk remembers where they were when they heard the news.

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  3. TeteJanuary 21, 2011 at 3:05:00 PM CST

    What a wonderful card to have and how tragic that he died on your birthday. My grandmother passed down a white hardback book printed by Time, I think, on JFK. I didn't know she had it until we were going through things after my mom died. I was born in '62, so I don't remember that day, but my parents made sure I knew who he was.
    Happy PFF!
    Hugs- Tete

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  4. MrCachetJanuary 21, 2011 at 4:21:00 PM CST

    Nice post, especially the history lesson!

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  5. JoyJanuary 21, 2011 at 4:41:00 PM CST

    It struck me when I noticed the birth date of 1917 that it seemed impossible for he seems ever young and of the modern era.

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  6. TerryJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:18:00 PM CST

    Howdy
    Happy PFF to you :)
    Great post !
    Some moments in History seem timeless.
    Thank you for sharing with us .
    Until next time
    Happy Trails

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  7. AimeeJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:48:00 PM CST

    What a great card. I didn't realize Jan. 20 was 50 years. We went to the 6th floor museum a couple years ago and I bought postcards from his last days here in Texas.

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  8. Aimee DarsJanuary 21, 2011 at 10:31:00 PM CST

    His untimely death is heartbreaking.

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  9. Oregon Gifts of Comfort and JoyJanuary 22, 2011 at 12:35:00 AM CST

    Hi,

    I really enjoyed your post. Thank you for sharing the nice card and the video. Thank you, too, for stopping by to say hello.

    Take care,

    Kathy

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  10. Thistle Cove FarmJanuary 22, 2011 at 9:45:00 AM CST

    C. S. Lewis, Aldous Huxley and JFK all died on the same day; it was years before I stumbled across that fact.

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  11. CoffeedoffJanuary 23, 2011 at 6:56:00 AM CST

    Great card. I was in the cinema when he was killed. They stopped the picture and put a hand written announcement on the screen.

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