The JFK Assassination This interview was conducted with my friend’s father on the assassination of JFK, and the impact it had on life in America. Q: How old were you when JFK was assassinated? A: I was only 15 at the time, but I can vividly recall it Q: What was your very first reaction? A: Well, I was shocked I really couldn’t believe it. I mean, you hear about the Lincoln’s assassination but it never seemed real. Now JFK was assassinated and it seemed like it could never happen, it was just like a dream. Q: How did your parents react? A: They seemed more upset than sad. They couldn’t believe that this could happen, they were upset that such a man as JFK could be dead, just like that.
He did so much to change the way people think, act, and feel in this country and he’d never be back. Q: What was the general mood? A: At the time we lived in a very tight neighborhood in Pittsburgh. Around that neighborhood you could see things change. Morale was lower than I could ever remember, everybody was sad. Q: Did they play the video back on TV? A: I don’t ever really remember seeing it replayed over and over on TV, they really didn’t start showing it until the 70’s it was pretty much just word of mouth. Q: Was there any violent reaction to his death? A: I remember reports of minor rioting, but not in Pittsburgh, people really became sad.
People wept openly in public, it was a very dark time. Q: At the time why did you think he was assassinated? A: I really didn’t know, I thought some angry guy just decided to grab this rifle and kill and important person, and that person happened to be the president. Q: Did you ever think that the assassination was part of an elaborate government scheme to conceal the existence of UFO’s? A: No Q: What did you think about Jack Ruby who shot and killed the (Harvey Oswald)? A: I thought he just killed him in revenge. Q: You didn’t think he killed him to silence Oswald? A: I believe those two had nothing to do with one another. I heard stories of Oswald being part of the KGB and had played a part with the Mafia, but I didn’t pay much attention to it. All I needed to know was that he had killed a very important person.
The Essay on Childhood Is the Happiest Time of a Person’s Life
I do agree the idea that the most joyful time for every person without any doubt would be their childhood. Since people are different in many areas, they may have different opinions about the reasons; however, I believe that childhood is the happiest time because first children at that age do not have any special responsibility, and second they are children and their mind and the way they think ...
Q: What do you feel about the “magic bullet”? A: I don’t know about that, I heard so many theories and that is just one of the most eerie. I just cant believe that a bullet can go through 2 people and still remain intact. Q: How did you feel about the Vice President coming to power? A: I really didn’t know anything about him, I knew that he would stand for the same things as JFK, but I had no idea how he would perform. Q: What did JFK mean to you? A: He represented a new time for America, the constitution would finally be fairly upheld, and when he was killed I thought that age may end. Q: Did it? A: Not exactly, not as much as civil rights legislation was pushed, but there wasn’t really much need for it after JFK, he did so much for all citizens of the US.
