JFK'S ASSASSINATION From my Journals part II

Pages 149 - 151 (These posts were from what I wrote back then- 50 years ago.  Much has changed, not only the world but many of my ideas)


Saturday, November 23rd 1963.

We went to Publix today to do our grocery shopping and the atmosphere seemed like the end of the world was coming. No one had a smile for anyone else and each person's face looked as though it was a window with the shades pulled down. Each person is as though he were walking deep in thought and I can understand why. The current issue of LOOK magazine has a colored cover of John Jr and President Kennedy. Seeing that made tears come to my eyes because it was such a lovely father and son picture. As hard as it is to believe really it is a blessing that John F Kennedy died because the way the bullet hit he would have been nothing but a vegetable. That, to such a vital man like Kennedy, would be a living hell.

All commercial entertainment has been cancelled at least for twenty four hours. To me this seems both good and bad. Without their usual entertainment people are going to be brought up short and forced to do some thinking. MK was so sorry that we wouldn't be able to watch TV our first evening together and I thought maybe it do us good and the nation too. On the other hand people are probably very tense because of this tragedy and entertainment would help ease the tensions and nerves. We maybe should all be able to watch a light musical comedy movie. Also the doctor's offices may be jammed because of this and the sales of pills will probably skyrocket.

 Mayor Willy Brandt of Germany made a public statement to the world via tel star. To me this seems ironic because here we are in the electronic space age and our President gets assassinated as though we were in medieval times. This makes me think of castles and knights on white horses. Just seems unbelievable.

To be continued