Where were you when Kennedy was shot?

Question

Everyone who was alive in that time seems to know EXACTLY where they were. I'm just wondering-where were you?

Thanks. If you weren't alive-where do you think would be the "coolest" place to have been would have been?

Answer 1

I wasn't born... but I think the coolest place would have been somewhere behind the person that did it and be in a position to stop him....

Answer 2

It was a Thursday afternoon. I was sitting in Mr. Aydinian's 7th grade English / Social Studies class when the word came over the PA system. (H. Frank Carey High School, Franklin Square, Long Island, NY) I remember that it was dark, cloudy day. The classroom was on the 3rd floor on the north side of the building. We had closed circuit TV in each room so we were able to watch the news live. I remember that my desk was in about the 4 th row from the door and the second desk in the row, almost in front of the teacher's desk.

I also vividly remember the following Sunday when Lee H. Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby in the Dallas Police station. We had just gotten home from church (a bright sunny day). We had the news on the TV. Just before we sat down for dinner we saw the shooting happen live.

Like you said - you never forget the details of events like that

Answer 3

I was in Kindergarten. I don't think I'll ever forget that day, though I didn't know what it meant. The school principal came over the PA and said "President Kennedy has been shot. All students prepare to go home." My teacher, a young woman, began to cry, and no matter how hard she tried to stop, she couldn't. The school was so silent......

Answer 4

I wasn't alive but I think the coolest place would have been in the car that he was shot in.

Answer 5

I was born in '66 but by the fact that I am a product of my father's loins I was actually at the assassination. My mother and father were both at the assassination. They were on top of one of the neighboring buildings watching the whole thing play out. My father wrote a short paper about it if interested. They were on the cover of the old "Look" magazine in a wide angle shot of the area.

He did say that immediately afterwards the entire area was locked down by police, feds, etc but he was able to get out of the area somehow.

Answer 6

I was in 5th grade watching a film about trains. The principal came in and said something to the teacher. Then they were both crying. We were told the President was assassinated. We asked what that meant and we were told to look in up in the dictionary.

Answer 7

I was in first grade class in Texas. We were allowed to go home . At that age I didn't understand why everyone was so upset.But I lived in south Texas where George Parr was the "boss", and he was backing Lyndon Johnson, so there were alot of corrupt politicians happy that "their boy" was promoted to president

Answer 8

You think you have a good alibi.....I was in New Orleans getting married.....I was 22 at the time. Will you forgive me for not thinking much about Kennedy that night......I never forgot my wedding anniversary either.

Answer 9

"coolest" place? It was a horrible chapter in our history. Our nation grieved-almost everyone was consumed with grief. There was no cool place to be-

Answer 10

was on the 2nd floor of the Wayne County Courthouse in the Recorders Office.