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spanone

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21. yes.

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Thu Nov 21, 2013, 10:22 PM

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Did You Watch Oswald Get Shot By Jack Ruby On Live TV ??? [View all] WillyT Nov 2013 OP

Yes, I saw it all. ananda Nov 2013 #1

I was four years old. All I remember is watching the funeral procession on live TV... Tx4obama Nov 2013 #2

Five, and two memories: Benton D Struckcheon Nov 2013 #54

I'm your age treestar Nov 2013 #102

It was 7 years before my birth. However, my father worked for the Milwaukee Journal... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #3

Yes, we saw it live on spartan61 Nov 2013 #4

Yes. nt oldhippie Nov 2013 #5

yes. nt grasswire Nov 2013 #6

Yes-my parents were glued, too, and we didn't babylonsister Nov 2013 #7

Yes, I saw it on live TV. I was 14 years old. scarletwoman Nov 2013 #8

That's exactly what my dad said, too. ancianita Nov 2013 #63

My dad said the same thing. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #65

Yep... Exactly... WillyT Nov 2013 #70

I'm by no means a conspiracy theorist but that Ruby hit still gnaws at me. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2013 #73

Yes. Cleita Nov 2013 #9

Yes. (n/t) spin Nov 2013 #10

Sure did. 2naSalit Nov 2013 #11

Yes frogmarch Nov 2013 #12

Yes, my mother and I saw it…we were stunned. Tikki Nov 2013 #13

No. I was at a memorial service for JFK at my school's chapel in Dallas. El Supremo Nov 2013 #14

Yes, saw it live. I was 14. aristocles Nov 2013 #15

Three days staring at TV in shock, even my Archie Bunker dad. Hoyt Nov 2013 #16

Yes, I saw it all. I was 24 at the time of the JFK's death. RebelOne Nov 2013 #17

Yup. Indelibly imprinted. Warren Stupidity Nov 2013 #18

Yes Hangingon Nov 2013 #19

Yes. moondust Nov 2013 #20

yes. spanone Nov 2013 #21

Yup. My father said that since I liked history so much, I better be watching all the coverage. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2013 #22

I don't remember Gman Nov 2013 #23

Yes TuxedoKat Nov 2013 #24

Yes, Sunday morning. Watched it live. CurtEastPoint Nov 2013 #25

Yes. I was 5 and I remember it clearly. ..nt TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #26

Yes, not believing what I was seeing. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2013 #27

Too young for Kennedy... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #44

Yes I saw it MichiganVote Nov 2013 #28

yep - 14 at the time rurallib Nov 2013 #29

Sure did while watching with my dad...... Capt.Rocky300 Nov 2013 #30

yup. postulater Nov 2013 #31

Yes. cliffordu Nov 2013 #32

I did. nt Kahuna Nov 2013 #33

yes n/t stuckinodi Nov 2013 #34

Yes Trailrider1951 Nov 2013 #35

will never forget it. quaker bill Nov 2013 #36

Yes. stage left Nov 2013 #37

Yep. I couldn't believe my 16 yr. old eyes. nt snappyturtle Nov 2013 #38

You bet. I was almost nine years old and watched the murder with my parents. duffyduff Nov 2013 #39

Yes. It was a shock to see such a thing on live TV. nt Nay Nov 2013 #40

Yes... CherokeeDem Nov 2013 #41

yup, saw it. i remember the caisson and john-john, too. eom ellenfl Nov 2013 #42

Yes.. Historic NY Nov 2013 #43

Yes, I was watching The Blue Flower Nov 2013 #45

I was 15. The minute I saw it I felt something was hinkey. Scuba Nov 2013 #46

Yes. I was five. That weekend was my first memory in life. RagAss Nov 2013 #47

Yes. truebluegreen Nov 2013 #48

I missed it... I was -1 at the time. XRubicon Nov 2013 #49

4 months old, I had already figured the whole thing out too. BootinUp Nov 2013 #50

We sure were. JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #51

yes mulsh Nov 2013 #52

We were at church when Oswald was shot Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #53

Yes. I was at a friend's house. I was the only one in the room at that time. When he got alfredo Nov 2013 #55

Yep! I saw it. mercymechap Nov 2013 #56

Yep. texanwitch Nov 2013 #57

Yes. We held 'vigil' by the TV for the entire 4 days. Lifelong Protester Nov 2013 #58

Yes SteveG Nov 2013 #59

Yes. I remember it well. I was 13. Lint Head Nov 2013 #60

Yes. n/t Ms. Toad Nov 2013 #61

Yes. Same. Glued. Brain cells got rearranged about everything. ancianita Nov 2013 #62

Yes. 99Forever Nov 2013 #64

Yes G_j Nov 2013 #66

Yup. redwitch Nov 2013 #67

No - the TV in my dormitory living room had died starroute Nov 2013 #68

No - was in college and didn't have a TV FarCenter Nov 2013 #69

yes, and the whole family saw it. kwassa Nov 2013 #71

Nope, and as weird as this might seem legcramp Nov 2013 #72

I saw it live. lpbk2713 Nov 2013 #74

No, because it was Sunday, my father was a Lutheran pastor, and Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2013 #75

Nope. I had plans, so I asked Mr. Bush down the street if he'd tape it for me. JVS Nov 2013 #76

Yep. I was parked in front of the tv. Beausoir Nov 2013 #77

Yes! Horrible memory! raging moderate Nov 2013 #78

Every day! Glued to TV in total shock! raging moderate Nov 2013 #79

Yes, saw the whole horrible thing on TV that Sunday morning. virgdem Nov 2013 #80

Yes. I was 9 years old at the time. I remember watching that with my mom. stopbush Nov 2013 #81

Damn. I don't remember if I saw it live or saw a replay. Kablooie Nov 2013 #82

Yes, 15 years old, watching with my mom. mountain grammy Nov 2013 #83

No, my daughter was 3 days old and I was visiting her & her mother in the hospital tularetom Nov 2013 #84

Yes I saw it and it traumatized me Tumbulu Nov 2013 #85

Yes, and I'll never forget it ... Trajan Nov 2013 #86

Yes. hedda_foil Nov 2013 #87

No, but my dad saw it. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2013 #88

I was glued to the tv -- I think I did. But like all images played 1,000 times, it's hard to know Hekate Nov 2013 #89

I didn't. Lugnut Nov 2013 #90

Yes I did, and it has haunted me ever since. n/t Raksha Nov 2013 #91

Yes. montana_hazeleyes Nov 2013 #92

No. I was in Europe and we did not have a television. MADem Nov 2013 #93

Nope CFLDem Nov 2013 #94

Yes. WinkyDink Nov 2013 #95

I was not alive OwnedByCats Nov 2013 #96

Yes. In the lounge of my dorm. MineralMan Nov 2013 #97

Yes, on an old Zenith black and white TV. Elwood P Dowd Nov 2013 #98

i think so but i was only 10 and it might have been a repeat dembotoz Nov 2013 #99

Yes. I remember those days. Vividly. Autumn Nov 2013 #100

Ditto, I remember them all too vividly...I was 15 DonViejo Nov 2013 #103

Yes, and I remember thinking that he shot him to shut him up.... kentuck Nov 2013 #101

Yes. nt tsuki Nov 2013 #104

yes. nt DesertFlower Nov 2013 #105

Yes Neutrino_603 Nov 2013 #106

i don't remember watching it live. madrchsod Nov 2013 #107

yes Carolina Nov 2013 #108