Assassination Attempt
The attempted assassination attempt on Congresswoman Giffords reminded me of the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas.
Dallas Times Herald Vivian Castleberry allowed her seventh-grade daughter, Cathy, to stay home from school to watch the president drive through the city. Cathy had pled with her parents to allow her to skip school. She later noted, that Kennedy was a hero among her peers. They were impressed that Cathy would get to see the president. Cathy helped her mother prepare to meet Jacqueline Kennedy by reading newspaper clips in the car on the way to work.
After a visit to a coffee shop, Cathy went to the library to wait for the motorcade. She did homework until 11 a.m. as people started to line up. She found her spot the curb among the excited crowd. The sun out briefly as the car passed by as people cheered. Years later, she recalled hearing a loud noise as she returned to the library.
She then got on the bus to go to school. On the bus, she overheard a man say, “Have you heard President Kennedy was shot?” She recalled thinking it was a joke. Then a second person repeated the news. A man said that Kennedy “got what he deserved.” Cathy remembered thinking that she wanted to punch the man. Most people looked shocked.
When she got to school, she asked the woman at the front desk, “Does assassinate mean what I think it means?” Cathy remembered thinking that assassinate was a word that belonged to history – not something that would happen in the current day
Assassination Attempt
The attempted assassination attempt on Congresswoman Giffords reminded me of the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas.
Dallas Times Herald Vivian Castleberry allowed her seventh-grade daughter, Cathy, to stay home from school to watch the president drive through the city. Cathy had pled with her parents to allow her to skip school. She later noted, that Kennedy was a hero among her peers. They were impressed that Cathy would get to see the president. Cathy helped her mother prepare to meet Jacqueline Kennedy by reading newspaper clips in the car on the way to work.
After a visit to a coffee shop, Cathy went to the library to wait for the motorcade. She did homework until 11 a.m. as people started to line up. She found her spot the curb among the excited crowd. The sun out briefly as the car passed by as people cheered. Years later, she recalled hearing a loud noise as she returned to the library.
She then got on the bus to go to school. On the bus, she overheard a man say, “Have you heard President Kennedy was shot?” She recalled thinking it was a joke. Then a second person repeated the news. A man said that Kennedy “got what he deserved.” Cathy remembered thinking that she wanted to punch the man. Most people looked shocked.
When she got to school, she asked the woman at the front desk, “Does assassinate mean what I think it means?” Cathy remembered thinking that assassinate was a word that belonged to history – not something that would happen in the current day
