JFK 50 years ago

[cal828]

Originally Posted by bigrun

You can't fix stupid




Remember it all too well..and all the aftermath..





Figured that..

Like you DJ, I remember it all too well. Walter Chronkite practically breaking down sobbing himself as he announced the president's death. LBJ getting sworn in with Jackie in attendance still in her blood stained clothes. Then later, the slow funeral procession with the President's casket on the gun carriage making its way to the Capitol Rotunda and the riderless horse led by the soldier in his dress uniform. And still later, John-Johns little salute to his Dad. Sad stuff, that stays with you forever.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by cal828

Like you DJ, I remember it all too well. Walter Chronkite practically breaking down sobbing himself as he announced the president's death. LBJ getting sworn in with Jackie in attendance still in her blood stained clothes. Then later, the slow funeral procession with the President's casket on the gun carriage making its way to the Capitol Rotunda and the riderless horse led by the soldier in his dress uniform. And still later, John-Johns little salute to his Dad. Sad stuff, that stays with you forever.

Over the years can't count the times i've watched the above you describe..
Figured you and Ocala Mike and maybe couple others might remember..
and Dan Rather made his bones with on the spot reporting...

[Danzig]

the horses name was black jack...funny how that stuff sticks in your head.


taps is always mournful, but i don't know that i've ever heard a more heart-wrenching rendition then the one for jfk.


iirc, arlington has two teams of horses, one set black, and one white, and they use them on alternate days. seems like they were on 'white horse' day, but the family or the white house had requested the black horses be used.

I was in my final semester at Queens College in NYC. I decided to cut my afternoon classes and head for the Big A to play some ponies. I actually heard the news of his death from Fred Cappossella, the track announcer. Jay Hovdey, in a recent DRF article, reported that the final TWO races were cancelled that day, but my recollection as one of the 24,000 in attendance (pre-OTB; people actually went to the track) is that racing was cancelled after about the 3rd or 4th race. Anyway, I headed home, and went to my part-time job at the Boys Club of Queens in Astoria that evening (I was the librarian, believe it or not). I usually didn't allow the tv set to be on except for special occasions or sports events, but that Friday night I sat glued to the tv set with all the kids, witnessing history. I remember it like yesterday (although my wife insists I can't remember yesterday, and she's absolutely right.)

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

I was in my final semester at Queens College in NYC. I decided to cut my afternoon classes and head for the Big A to play some ponies. I actually heard the news of his death from Fred Cappossella, the track announcer. Jay Hovdey, in a recent DRF article, reported that the final TWO races were cancelled that day, but my recollection as one of the 24,000 in attendance (pre-OTB; people actually went to the track) is that racing was cancelled after about the 3rd or 4th race. Anyway, I headed home, and went to my part-time job at the Boys Club of Queens in Astoria that evening (I was the librarian, believe it or not). I usually didn't allow the tv set to be on except for special occasions or sports events, but that Friday night I sat glued to the tv set with all the kids, witnessing history. I remember it like yesterday (although my wife insists I can't remember yesterday, and she's absolutely right.)

I have that problem with names of many people i've know forever..

Do you remember the Cuban missle crisis?..I remember Kennedy on tv talking about the situation and saying 'we are taking these initial steps' and basically telling the Russians to GTFO of Cuba..a very good tv movie about that time in history was The Missiles of October (1974)..William Devane play JFK and Martin Sheen was Bobby...netflix has it...

Oddly enough, I don't recall being terribly alarmed by the Cuban thing in Oct., 1962. I think I was all wound up at that time with having to change my major at college because I was doing suck in organic chemistry. Nobody wanted to flunk out in those days, because you'd lose your draft deferment, so I switched to English Lit., which anybody can pass without "studying," I do recall seeing a lot of Knick and Ranger games at the Garden that winter, and playing a little pond ice hockey myself.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by Danzig

the horses name was black jack...funny how that stuff sticks in your head.


taps is always mournful, but i don't know that i've ever heard a more heart-wrenching rendition then the one for jfk.

On tv, on Vets day,Memorial day, movies, anywhere i hear taps i choke up.