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JohnA: JFK Slaying Ended Innocence

JohnA: It’s hard to believe it has actually been 48 years since I was sitting at my desk at the old Sunnyside Elementary (now part of the Dave Smith empire) when my teacher announced the shooting of the President. I don’t remember grieving the next few days, but our nation certainly did. Unknown to us that day was what would follow: the Civil Rights movement and Vietnam, and in due time the murders of Martin and Bobby, and the shame of Watergate. Although I didn’t know it that day, the age of innocence was gone.

Question: Would JFK had gone down in history as a good/average/bad president if he’d lived?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog