BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. My trip back to Ohio from Arizona, and the start of my New England swing! Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:Birthplaces"Andrew Johnson and Raleigh""Calvin Coolidge and Plymouth Notch""Lyndon Johnson and Stonewall"Homes"Franklin Pierce and Concord""Abraham Lincoln and Springfield""Benjamin Harrison and Indianapolis""Calvin Coolidge and Northampton" for the Coolidge Homestead"Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs" for Campobello Island "Lyndon Johnson and the LBJ Ranch"Gravesites"Millard Fillmore's Tomb""Franklin Pierce's Tomb" "Abraham Lincoln's Tomb""Benjamin Harrison's Tomb" "Calvin Coolidge's Tomb""Lyndon Johnson's Tomb" Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
“No, you certainly can’t,” the last words spoken by John F Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, responding to Texas First Lady Nellie Connolly saying “You certainly can’t say that Dallas doesn’t love you,” before three shots rang out and changed history forever. Learn about the end of Kennedy’s term and life, his brutal death, burial, and legacy!
John F Kennedy’s gravesite with his birthday wreath and flowers The gravesite Marker for daughter, ArabellaThe gravesite and roses Towards the Lee Mansion
From My June 2022 Visit!
At John F Kennedy’s gravesiteThe gravesite with Lee MansionClose-up of the marker
From My June 2023 Visit!
At the Kennedy gravesite The gravesite plaza with DC in the background Leading to the gravesite A stunning site The gravesite
From My July 2024 Visit!
The Kennedy gravesite New angle With Lee MansionMarker close-upWith the eternal flame
The Kennedy Brothers
Attorney General Robert KennedySenator Edward KennedyLieutenant Joe Kennedy, Jr.
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealy Plaza
The Texas Book Depository from the street Where Lee Harvey Oswald shot at John F KennedyModel of the assassinationX marks the spotWhere Abraham Zapruder was filming
Statues of John F Kennedy
In Rapid CityRapid City with John Jr. Tampa!At the Massachusetts State HouseMassachusetts State HouseAt the JFK Hyannis MuseumHyannis MemorialAt the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
One of his last moments
In the East Room
Lying in state in the Capitol RotundaLying in state, from above
The initial burial site
Construction of the permanent burial site (foreground) with temporary site (where crowd is gathered)
Postcard of the Kennedy burial sitePostcard of burial site from above
The Kennedy Memorial in Dallas
John F Kennedy Gravesite: Arlington National Cemetery, 1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington, Virginia.
Recommended Reading for John F Kennedy
Thurston Clarke, JFK’s Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President.
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., A Thousand Days: John F Kennedy in the White House.
Robert Dallek, An Unfinished Life: John F Kennedy, 1917-1963.
Mark Updegrove, Incomparable Grace: JFK In the Presidency.
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