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When John F. Kennedy was assassinated, I was an eighth grade student in a 4-room junior high in a small town in Pennsylvania. The head teacher/principal was Mrs. Rinehart, a very serious and formal woman. During spelling class, the phone in the hall outside her room rang and Mrs. Rinehart answered it, had a short short conversation (with her husband if I remember correctly) and returned to our classroom. With tears in her eyes but with a very serious demeanor, she said, "The president, John Kennedy has been shot in Texas. He is dead." We were absolutely stunned and silent. I don't remember any "smart" remarks, questions, or discussion. We were near the end of the school day and classes were cancelled for the days that followed. I can still feel the horror, the emptiness, the shock that such a thing could have happened to a very popular president. Televisions were only black and white. We were all glued to the television. Walter Cronkite was a great deal younger then and was the anchor for most of the events that were televised. I can remember the Pittsburgh, PA anchor on KDKA TV crying as he announced President Kennedy's death. I also can remember seeing Jack Ruby shoot Lee Harvey Oswald on a live feed from Dallas. You have probably seen much of the footage of those days. For those of us who were your age when President Kennedy was assassinated, we don't have to see the archival film. The images are etched in our minds and hearts forever. If you want to ask me for more memories, you can write back to me. I live in Colorado now.