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In reply to the discussion: John Fitzgerald Kennedy 11-22-1963 Where Were You? [View all]YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)156. Austin TX 2nd grade at Highland Park Elementary.
I was living in Austin TX in 2nd grade at Highland Park elementary school. In fact we were going to be let out of school early because President Kennedy and wife were coming to Austin directly from Dallas for a fund raiser that very day. There was going to be a big parade for the motorcade etc.. We could tell something was up when our teachers began acting strange. I remember our teacher took us outside and we sat under a big oak tree and she read us a book. She then told us the bad news and they released us to go home. I came home and everyone at the house was very upset including my grandmother and aunt who had come to visit for Thanksgiving. Later on we took a trip to Dallas and visited Dealy Plaza. Lots of flowers everywhere.
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