People reacting to the news of JFK's assasination, in France as well as the United States. 1963.
(The title is from a powerful song in Stephen Sondheim's musical Assassins.)
A New Yorker's expression of shock at the news. Source
New Yorkers read about the assassination in the paper. Source
New Yorkers listen to the news on the radio. Source
Subway commuters read the news. Source
Frenchmen read the news. Source
American students in Paris hear the news of the assassination. Source
A young American stands stricken outside the US Embassy in Paris. Source
2 comments:
I remember when this happened--even though I was only in third grade at the time. Our teacher came in the room crying and told us what happened. It was sad even to us kids as he was a very popular man in the (then) strongly Democratic South. We didn't have the instant news updates then, of course, and it took weeks for all the news to get out.
Thank you for sharing. It is before my time so seeing the pictures and hearing the stories is very striking. It's hard to imagine, and yet, with the context of 9/11, not. Sobering how so much can change in a moment, isn't it.
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