passionflower
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I was in 8th grade at school and our principal put the radio on the intercom. Pure chaos. Watched all even Oswald murdered by Jack Ruby that was dying of cancer.I remember watching this live on tv. It's shocking even today.
School was called off that day because of the ongoing funeral ceremonies for JFK. My mom was doing the laundry downstairs, watching a portable tv. She came running upstairs yelling like crazy and we all ran to the closest tv to watch this.
Everyone was glued to their tv from morning to night in the days after the assassination. It was wall to wall coverage most of the time. Looking back, it was a surreal experience. The only thing that came close to it was 9-11.
Regarding the investigation, I think Oswald did it and acted alone. However, there were many red flags and mistakes made that could have prevented it. Part of the secrecy probably resulted from the CIA, FBI, Secret Service, etc. trying to give the least damaging account of the events. Congress, the State Dept and the Pentagon were deeply concerned about national security at the time, too.
I;ve spent years reading and watching everything I can, so many secrets from public and blotched up investigations