{"id":44792,"date":"2013-11-22T14:06:55","date_gmt":"2013-11-22T12:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=44792"},"modified":"2024-02-16T21:24:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T18:24:18","slug":"jfk-assassination-anniversarypresident-kennedy-man-change-us-system-video-biography-news-44792","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/jfk-assassination-anniversarypresident-kennedy-man-change-us-system-video-biography-news-44792\/","title":{"rendered":"JFK Assassination Anniversary:President Kennedy the man who wants to change the US system, Video Biography \/ US News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States is marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of charismatic President John F Kennedy He is dreamed of America more\u00a0equitable.<\/p>\n<p>In cities and towns across the country, people will reflect upon the words of the charismatic president whose rhetoric continues to inspire.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country,&#8221; Mr Kennedy urged Americans in his thick Boston accent at his inaugural address on January 20, 1961.<\/p>\n<p>Shot dead in his first term at the age of 46 as he was driven through Dallas, Texas, in an open-top limousine on November 22, 1963, Mr Kennedy&#8217;s unfulfilled promise has become a symbol of the lost nobility of politics.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities in Dallas will stage an &#8220;observance to celebrate the remarkable life, legacy and leadership&#8221; of JFK\u00a0in the plaza where he was shot.<\/p>\n<p>It is the first formal event the city has staged to mark its association with one of history&#8217;s most shocking moments.<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/JFK-US-President-John-Kennedy-Assassination-Anniversary.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44800\" title=\"JFK-US-President-John-Kennedy-Assassination-Anniversary.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/JFK-US-President-John-Kennedy-Assassination-Anniversary.jpg\" alt=\"JFK-US-President-John-Kennedy-Assassination-Anniversary.\" width=\"610\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/JFK-US-President-John-Kennedy-Assassination-Anniversary.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/JFK-US-President-John-Kennedy-Assassination-Anniversary-280x156.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tina Towner Pender was 13 at the time. She was in Dealey Plaza with her parents, filming on her 8mm camera as the motorcade passed by.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8220;I saw Jackie Kennedy in her pink suit, looking right at me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She had just stopped filming when the shots rang out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People have written that America lost its innocence that day and I think America did change that day; the whole world changed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44801\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/November-22-1963-President-Kennedy-Assassiantion-Dallas-Texas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44801\" title=\"November 22, 1993 will mark the 30th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. ..\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/November-22-1963-President-Kennedy-Assassiantion-Dallas-Texas.jpg\" alt=\"November 22, 1993 will mark the 30th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. ..\" width=\"610\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/November-22-1963-President-Kennedy-Assassiantion-Dallas-Texas.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/November-22-1963-President-Kennedy-Assassiantion-Dallas-Texas-280x156.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">November 22, 1993 will mark the 30th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. ..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lamar Spainhouer visited Dealey Plaza for the first time this week. He was born on November 22, 1963, three hours after Kennedy died.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;My mother said it was the happiest day of her life and everyone who was working on her in the delivery room was crying. They couldn&#8217;t believe the president had been shot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President Barack Obama hailed Mr Kennedy&#8217;s legacy at a ceremony for recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which the late Democrat established months before his death.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44802\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44802\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Lee-Harvey-Oswald.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44802\" title=\"Lee Harvey Oswald In Custody\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Lee-Harvey-Oswald.jpg\" alt=\"Lee Harvey Oswald In Custody\" width=\"610\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Lee-Harvey-Oswald.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Lee-Harvey-Oswald-280x156.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lee Harvey Oswald In Custody<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;He stays with us in our imagination, not because he left us so soon, but because he embodied the character of the people that he led,&#8221; Mr Obama said.<\/p>\n<p>The anniversary has sparked a prolonged period of national and media reflection on the unfinished legacy of the nation&#8217;s 35th president, his tragedy-crossed family and the evocative period in the early 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>Organisers of the Dallas event said: &#8220;Kennedy&#8217;s death left an immeasurable impact on anyone old enough to remember the tragic events of November 22, 1963. However, this will also teach younger Americans about the president&#8217;s legacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prominent ceremonies marking his passing will also be held in his birthplace of Massachusetts and in Washington.<\/p>\n<h2>Watch President John F Kennedy Video Biography<\/h2>\n[media id=986 width=610 height=340]\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #f00;\">Error, group does not exist! Check your syntax! 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