Today I am working on a chapter of my book about Dallas women’s page editor Vivian Castleberry. I am writing about her coverage of the assassination of President Kennedy. Vivian is included in the above book.

I am working on the material I collected when I went through her papers two years ago. Vivian was covering the “women’s angle” of the president’s visit to Dallas. This is from Vivian’s recollection of that day at the Trade Mart, where the president and first day were to have lunch:

“In time of peak tragedy, there are so many small human interest stories that get lost among the bigger things. One of the stories I never saw published was about the room set up at the Trade Mart as an office-home away from Washington for the President. It had a replica of the rocking chair he liked. It had the red telephone for instant communication back to Washington. Following the confusion at the luncheon, that office replica was absolutely silent, absolutely void of people. Two colorfully wrapped, gaily ribboned packages marked for Caroline and John-John sat, undisturbed on a table.”

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Today I am working on a chapter of my book about Dallas women’s page editor Vivian Castleberry. I am writing about her coverage of the assassination of President Kennedy. Vivian is included in the above book.

I am working on the material I collected when I went through her papers two years ago. Vivian was covering the “women’s angle” of the president’s visit to Dallas. This is from Vivian’s recollection of that day at the Trade Mart, where the president and first day were to have lunch:

“In time of peak tragedy, there are so many small human interest stories that get lost among the bigger things. One of the stories I never saw published was about the room set up at the Trade Mart as an office-home away from Washington for the President. It had a replica of the rocking chair he liked. It had the red telephone for instant communication back to Washington. Following the confusion at the luncheon, that office replica was absolutely silent, absolutely void of people. Two colorfully wrapped, gaily ribboned packages marked for Caroline and John-John sat, undisturbed on a table.”

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