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My wife and I went to the Minnesota State Fair on Sunday. This year they had a traveling JFK memorial Exhibit. It was mostly personal items that he had or used etc. It was loaded with a lot of things from his days in the Presidential Position. His chair, pens he signed bills with, personal notes he doodled while on his way to dallas that fateful day. This is a shot of the replica of the Limo he was in when he was assinated at peavy Plaza. This is the same limo used in the movies, "Jackie", "Ruby" and one I think was called "Kennedy" Not sure of the last one though. This thing brought a tear to my eyes. They had papers with the headlines from his assination and many other things. What did you think of John Fitzgerald kennedy as the President? have you seen any tours along this line?
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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1. LoudnProud (6260) | 1 year ago | Wow that is awesome GB.You & your wife obvioulsy had a great time. Dont think i can really say anymore,i know JFK was an American president. Thats all,actually i dont have the right to say anymore GB.. Great pic by the way!
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2. Hatley (21091) | 1 year ago | hi Grandpa Bob I havent seen any tours along that line but would love to. President Kennedy was to me a great president'and I felt so badly when he was assinated. I cried and I was then 'a grown woman. I was having my hair cut and styled, and the hairdresser kept stopping to watch the assination on the tv then cry and wipe her eyes, then cut some more. needless to say I had one of the oddest hair cuts and styling I have ever seen People asked me what I called my hairdo and I said its the assination hairdo. seems I am always getting something done to me when we have a national catastrophe like 9/11 I was at my podiatrist having my thick toenails cut. the doctor was watching the Tv at the s ame time and managed to nick the top of one of my toes. The sights on the TV were painful enough with out cutting my toe to boot. lol.
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webeishere (12394) | 1 year ago | Yes he was a great Prsident and a Great Roman Catholic. This exhibit was all from a man from Michigan that met him personally during his election run leading to him becoming President. So this makes it very special for me as well as for the owner. It was a great thing to see even though it teared me up somewhat. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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webeishere (12394) | 1 year ago | He was a Roam Catholic and I was in Catholic School that day. I recall they rolled in TVs for all the students to see this event. I was only 9 years olod but that day sticks in my mind big time. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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ElicBxn (15329) | 1 year ago | I went to visit a friend and we went to a dam that was his last public appearence at a dedication before his death.
Mind you, I tell people that JFK as been ruining my birthday every year since 1963 since my birthday is the 23rd.
The only good thing that happened is that Nov 23, 1963 was the very first episode of Doctor Who.
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webeishere (12394) | 1 year ago | The SciFi channel on satellite shows that still. I love Dr Who. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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webeishere (12394) | 1 year ago | They also run some reruns I think. Maybe it is another channel. But I do know I still see the older episodes. Kewl deal meeting the actors etc. I'll have to read your stuff tonight. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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ElicBxn (15329) | 1 year ago | BBC America is showing older epis of the new show and you probably can still find the old shows on PBS, I do know they are starting to release the new show to PBS.
The PBS snobs here won't show it tho.
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webeishere (12394) | 1 year ago | PBS that's the station. I should have known this as I am a member of our local PBS station(s). Hahahaha! HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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ElicBxn (15329) | 1 year ago | See, I know all this junk - and if I don't know, I'll just ask dark4eyes for the info, she'll know.
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4. tyc415 (4492) | 1 year ago | I bet that was an amazing exhibit to see. I have been past Dealy Plaza many many times and have been to a museum there before. When we went to the museum the lines were so long and we were all give out that we didn't wait to purchase tickets. We did see many things in the "lobby" part though. I was no into politics back then since I was young like you but I do remember the day it was announced over the speakers in school and this was in elementary school and it was amazing how we all were so quiet and stunned even at that age. I also remember being at a friends house when Ruby shot and killed Oswald. But the picture I will never get out of my head is the one of Jackie in her blood stained jacket holding the roses or the picture of her trying to grab the "parts" off of the trunk. I do think that was a very very sad day for us.
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tyc415 (4492) | 1 year ago | Wouldn't you love to have papers like that? I know I would. When we went to Dallas that day and went to Dealy Plaza that is now where we were headed is why that was not our first stop of the day. Maybe another time I am up there visiting with her we can go back. Thank you for posting a picture of the newspapers.
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webeishere (12394) | 1 year ago | Ive some 21 year old papers from when Minnesota Twins won their first World Series in Baseball. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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5. bfarrier1 (1455) | 1 year ago | No cant say I have seen anything quite so special.I hope you and your wife had a great time.I can barely remember him as a president but I have learned along the way that he was a amazing president and wish he would have lived along enough to show that.You have a great evening.
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6. dragon54u (9618) | 1 year ago | I don't remember much about it except we got let out of school and everyone left work and the teacher cried and so did both my parents. We kids didn't feel much like playing with all the sadness around. We knew the president died but of course, we didn't know him and hadn't really heard much about him while he was in office and we couldn't understand why everyone was so unhappy about someone they didn't know. Even the stores closed that day, the whole town was in mourning.
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7. walijo2008 (3716) | 1 year ago | Well I would have to say that I wasn't even thought of yet when he was president, but I've read about him in my history classes and on tv. I imagine he was a good president. I've never been on any tours like that either, I haven't done a whole lot, but I plan to someday. Have a good day
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8. Opal26 (9928) | 1 year ago | Hey Grandpa Bob, Brings back some very sad memories. I was just a little girl when JFK was assinated. I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing. I was in grade school and we were watching a science program on our black and white tv like we did sometimes and a new bulletin broke in with the sad news about JFK being shot and we were all in shock and the principal made an announcement for us to leave school and go home. I got my little brother and took him home. Then I started crying. I think I was 9 years old. I still remember the details very clearly. I loved JFK even though I was so young. I knew that people thought he was a great President and that he shouldn't have been killed. Wow, after just seeing the car I can see that awful footage playing over in my mind. One of the worst tragedy's I've had to see in my lifetime and then there would be more...
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webeishere (12394) | 1 year ago | My mom in the 60's was a State Girl Scout Leader from Michigan and was invited to the funeral. She had a lot of memorablia from then as well. One of my relatives has it now since moms death. I was in a Catholic School at the time and they brought TVs to the rooms to watch it live after he was shot etc. Him being a Roman Catholic it was big news for us to know about and see I guess according to Mother Superior. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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9. tamarafireheart (12544) | 1 year ago | Hi GRANDPA BOB,
Thanks for the picture of JFK and the limo, i don't blame you for shedding a little tears, i have still got the neswpaper when his younger brother Bobby was assinated. I hope you had a nice time anyway.
Tamara
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10. Polly1 (8473) | 1 year ago | I was too young to actually remember him as a president. I have read about him lots. His death was tragic for his family and for our country. Can you imagine where we would be if he wasn't killed or his brother. Its important that we not forget. It does sound like an interesting day. Last year I was out in Cal. we visited the Reagans Library. The place is loaded with his things and ome of Nancy's too. I got to go on his Air Force One and tour it. You couldn't take pictures inside. I do have a picture of us waving (like the president does before boarding the plane) just before we got on board. We happened to be there on Sept 11, they had a special freedom walk that day. I am going to have to put some of my pics on my computer so I can share some.
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