The LuLac Edition #98, Nov 22, 2006

PHOTO INDEX: JFK SPARRING WITH THE PRESS AT ONE OF HIS TELEVISED NEWS CONFERENCES, THE ARRIVAL ON AIR FORCE ONE TO DALLAS ON NOVEMBER 22nd, 1963, AND SIGNING AN ANTI CRIME/INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL AT THE BEHEST OF HIS BROTHER ROBERT, THEN ATTORNEY GENERAL. THIS BILL GREATLY CONSTRAINED THE ACTIVITIES OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE UNITED STATES. CONSPIRACY THEORISTS OPINE THAT THE SIGNING OF THIS BILL LED TO THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE MOB IN THE KENNEDY KILLING. ONLY A THEORY, BUT THOUGHT THE MENTION OF IT WAS WORTHY SINCE I DUG THIS PHOTO UP.


JOHN F. KENNEDY

43 YEARS GONE

Forty three years ago today, President John F. Kennedy was killed in Dallas, Texas while riding in a motorcade. Kennedy was said to be the first iconic historical figure of telelvision. When he was killed on that Friday, everything came to a halt and all media began non stop coverage of his death, public services and subsequent burial at Arlington National Cemetaery. While people younger than I have seen this from the history books, as someone who lived through it as a young person, I can say that the memory of that stark day becomes clearer in every anniversary that passes.

KENNEDY FAST FACTS

Don't know much about the 35th President, here are some fast facts to dazzle and impress your friends.

Kennedy was the first President to hold a press conference on television.

He was the first president to also be a Boy Scout.

John F. Kennedy was the first president to use the desk that was a present from Queen Victoria.

Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic president.

He was the youngest man elected president, but not our youngest president, Teddy Roosevelt was younger at the time of his inauguration.

John F. Kennedy is one of two presidents that is buried in Arlington National Cemetary.

One of his favorite poems was "I Have a Rendezvous With Death" by Alan Seeger.

His father said "I will not pay for a landslide." during his campaign.


Kennedy was the first president born in the 20th century.

He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book "Profiles in Courage."

Kennedy was the only president to appoint their brother to a cabinet post.

Kennedy commissioned Pierre Salinger to buy and stockpile 1,500 Havana cigars on the eve of signing the Cuban trade embargo.

C.S. Lewis, a famous writer, died on the same day that Kennedy was shot.

Kennedy was a very fast random reader with upwards of 350 words per minute.

His right leg was 3/4 of an inch longer than his left, so he wore corrective shoes to make up for it.

Kennedy canceled all White House subscriptions to the New York Herald Tribune. When a copy of the Tribune was used to line a box for newborn puppies in the White House, JFK reportedly commented “It’s finally found its proper use.”

John F. Kennedy had a sister, Rosemary, who was mentally challenged.

Kennedy was the first president who had served in the U.S. Navy.

Kennedy was called Jack by his friends.

He was named after his grandfather, John F. Fitzgerald.

John F. Kennedy(May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963)

Life Facts
Personal:• First Lady: Jacqueline L. Bouvier Kennedy, Wife
• Number of Children: 2
• Education Level: College• School Attended: Harvard University
• Religion: Roman Catholic• Profession: Military, Journalist, Writer
• Military Service: Lieutenant
Public Service:
• Dates of Presidency: 1/20/1961 - 11/22/1963
• Presidency Number: 35
• Number of Terms: 1
• Why Presidency Ended: Assassination
• Party: Democratic
• His Vice President(s): Lyndon B. Johnson
• Senator: Massachusetts (1953-1960)
• House of Representatives: Massachusetts (1947-1953.)
Presidential PlacesBirthplace: John F. Kennedy National Historical Site
Gravesite: Arlington National Cemetery
Library: John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
Other Sites: John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza