Remembering John F. Kennedy
On the 50th anniversary of his assassination, take a look at how people around the world are remembering President John F. Kennedy’s life.
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- Flags are lowered to half staff to honor the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, who was killed fifty years ago today, on November 22, 2013, in Washington, DC. President Obama ordered flags to be flown at half staff on the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination during his visit to Dallas, Texas, in 1963. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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- Members of the armed forces color guard perform a walk-through ahead of a wreath-laying ceremony at the gravesite of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery November 22, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. Remembrance ceremonies will be held across the United States today, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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- Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, sister of slain U.S. President John F. Kennedy, leaves a rose at her brother’s grave during a wreath-laying ceremony at the at Arlington National Cemetery November 22, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. Remembrance ceremonies will be held across the United States today, marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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- Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of former US President John F Kennedy attends a memorial service in Runnymede, Surrey on November 22, 2013, to mark the 50th anniversary of his assassination. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of former US President John F Kennedy lays a wreath during a memorial service in Runnymede, Surrey on November 22, 2013, to mark the 50th anniversary of his assassination. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- US ambassador Matthew Barzun lays a wreath during a memorial service for former US President John F Kennedy in Runnymede, Surrey on November 22, 2013, to mark the 50th anniversary of his assassination. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- An attendee holds an order of service at a memorial for former US President John F Kennedy in Runnymede, Surrey on November 22, 2013, to mark the 50th anniversary of his assassination. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- An organiser removes orders of service from a bag displaying an image of former US President John F Kennedy ahead of a memorial service for in Runnymede, Surrey on November 22, 2013, to mark the 50th anniversary of his assassination. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A memorial stone for former US President John F Kennedy is seen following a service in Runnymede, Surrey on November 22, 2013, to mark the 50th anniversary of his assassination. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Attorney General Eric Holder(R), arrives to pay his respects at the grave of John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery on November 22, 2013, on the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s death. Holder has been visiting the grave since his youth, and would visit there with his mother before she passed away. (Jacquelyn Martin/AFP/GEtty Images
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- Members of the Kennedy family gather at the gravesite of former US President John F. Kennedy during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on November 22, 2013, the 50th anniversary of his assassination. (Nicholas Kammni/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Michelle Tedesco, of Los Angeles, takes a photograph of the customized 1961 Lincoln Continental four-door convertible, Nov. 14, 2013, at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich. This is the vehicle President John F. Kennedy was riding in when he was assassinated in 1963. (Jessica J. Trevino/MCT/Detroit Free Press)
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- Members of the U.S. Army’s green beret special forces pay their respects at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy at his gravesite in Arlington November 22, 2013. (Larry Downing/REUTERS)
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- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder pays his respects at the grave of U.S. President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, November 22, 2013. Friday marks the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. (Jacquelyn Martin/REUTERS)
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- Members of the Kennedy family walk over to Robert and Edward Kennedy’s gravesite to pay their respects at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy at his gravesite in Arlington, November 22, 2013. (Larry Downing/REUTERS)
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- A woman visits the JFK Tribute on November 22, 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas. People visited the JFK Tribute on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy when he was shot as he rode in a Presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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- A view of the JFK Tribute on November 22, 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas. People visited the JFK Tribute on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy when he was shot as he rode in a Presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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- Former U.S. Secret Service Agent Clint Hill, who was assigned to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and was in the presidential motorcade during the assassination of U.S. President Kennedy, places a wreath at the JFK Tribute on November 22, 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas. People visited the JFK Tribute on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy when he was shot as he rode in a Presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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- Former U.S. Secret Service Agent Clint Hill, who was assigned to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and was in the presidential motorcade during the assassination of U.S. President Kennedy, Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, and U.S. Congressman Roger Williams place a wreath at the JFK Tribute on November 22, 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas. People visited the JFK Tribute on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy when he was shot as he rode in a Presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder pays his respects at the grave of U.S. President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, November 22, 2013. Friday marks the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. (Jacquelyn Martin/REUTERS)
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- People visit the gravesite of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery November 22, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. Remembrance ceremonies will be held across the United States today, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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- People visit the gravesite of former US President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on November 22, 2013, the 50th anniversary of his assassination. With flags fluttering at half-staff, the United States paused Friday to mourn President John F. Kennedy and a generation’s broken dreams, cut down 50 years ago by an assassin’s bullet. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A silhouette of John F. Kennedy Jr. saluting his father’s casket at President John F. Kennedy’s state funeral is seen at the JFK Memorial Plaza in Dallas, Texas November 22, 2013. Friday marks the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. (Mike Stone/REUTERS)
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- Participants from the NGO City Year line up to sign memory books at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts November 22, 2013, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy November 22, 1963. (Brian Snyder/REUTERS)
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- A visitor to the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum wipes away a tear while watching a video of the state funeral for President Kennedy at the museum in Boston, Massachusetts November 22, 2013, as part of a special exhibit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy November 22, 1963. (Brian Snyder/REUTERS
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- A visitor signs a memory book at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts November 22, 2013, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy November 22, 1963. (Brian Snyder /REUTERS)
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- Flowers are seen at the burial site of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Kennedy in Arlington, November 22, 2013. (Larry Downing/REUTERS)Flowers are seen at the burial site of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Kennedy in Arlington, November 22, 2013. (Larry Downing/REUTERS)
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- The John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, closed for the day of the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination, is pictured in Dallas, Texas November 22, 2013. (Mike Stone/REUTERS)
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- A silhouette of John F. Kennedy Jr. saluting his father’s casket at President John F. Kennedy’s state funeral is seen at the JFK Memorial Plaza in Dallas, Texas November 22, 2013. Friday marks the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. (Mike Stone/REUTERS)
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- Visitors take pictures while they pay their respects at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy at his gravesite in Arlington, November 22, 2013. (Larry Downing/REUTERS)
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- A Dallas police officer (R) turns visitors away from John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, closed for the day of the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination in Dallas, Texas November 22, 2013. (Mike Stone/REUTERS)
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- Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit’s name is shown carved into the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial November 22, 2013 in Washington, DC. Tippit was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald when the police officer stopped to question Oswald following the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy 50 years ago today. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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- A wreath honoring Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit is placed at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial November 22, 2013 in Washington, DC. Tippit was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald when the police officer stopped to question Oswald following the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy 50 years ago today.
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- An event volunteer and a spectator look down from atop Dealey Plaza’s “grassy knoll” on the site where President John F. Kennedy was shot as crowds gather for commemorative ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination in Dallas, Texas November 22, 2013. (Jim Bourg/REUTERS)
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- A banner of President John F. Kennedy is pulled into place as crowds gather in Dealey Plaza for commemorative ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination in Dallas, Texas November 22, 2013. (Jim Bourg/REUTERS)
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- A banner of President John F. Kennedy is pulled into place as crowds gather in Dealey Plaza for commemorative ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination in Dallas, Texas November 22, 2013. (Jim Bourg/REUTERS)
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- A banner of President John F. Kennedy is pulled into place as crowds gather in Dealey Plaza for commemorative ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination in Dallas, Texas November 22, 2013. (Jim Bourg/REUTERS)
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- People visit the John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza on November 22, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. Visitors streamed through the memorial on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy as he rode in a Presidential motorcade in Dealey Plaza. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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- A lone protester stands outside the John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza on November 22, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. Visitors streamed through the memorial on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy as he rode in a Presidential motorcade in Dealey Plaza. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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- Musician James Taylor and the U.S. Naval Academy Women’s Glee Club perform during a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts November 22, 2013. (Brian Snyder/REUTERS)
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- The Dallas Police Department Honorary Color Guard and the U.S. Naval Academy Men’s Glee Club pose in front of a giant JFK banner after the conclusion of ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas November 22, 2013. (Jim Bourg/REUTERS)
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- The Dallas Metro Police Pipes and Drums corps march up Elm Street where President John F. Kennedy was shot, at the conclusion of ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas November 22, 2013. (Jim Bourg/REUTERS)
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- Poet Richard Blanco recites a portion of U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s “If Art Is to Nourish” speech during a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the his assassination, at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts November 22, 2013. (Brian Snyder/REUTERS)
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katie
Jan 30, 2014 @ 14:55:52
On November 22, there were pictures taken in Dallas remembering president Kennedy, my husband was is Police Honor gaurd for the ceremony that morning and also took pictures the navy, my question is how n who to contact to purchased a copy those picture? Thank you for your help
sally Edelstein
Nov 22, 2013 @ 09:57:46
As an 8-year-old, I was blissfully ignorant of the shadows of society and was happy to bask in the sunny Kodacolor optimism of John Kennedy’s New Frontier.
But after that long weekend in November 1963 the fragility of life became crystal clear…if President Kennedy, brimming with vigor, erupting with energy, had been silenced and stilled….no one was safe. The first cracks in my mid century American Dream began to appear. http://wp.me/p2qifI-1QS