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News and Updates 09-11-09
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Greetings!
For many people there are days where you remember exactly what you were doing, exactly where you were, and exactly how you felt. One of those days is November 22, 1963, when President Kennedy's death was announced. Younger folks remember September 11, 2001, when terrorists hijacked three airplanes and killed thousands. Let us pray that another day of tragedy is far, far away and our children and grandchildren will have no special day of horror to remember. --the folks at JFK Lancer  Star Telegram GalleryIgnoring the rain and dreary skies, tearful families carrying photos of
lost loved ones have gathered at a plaza near Ground Zero today to
observe the eighth anniversary of the World Trade Center attack. A man, center, carries a photograph of a woman as he joins other
mourners around a reflecting pool during a memorial ceremony at the
World Trade Center construction site, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 in New
York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says, "While there is pain in remembering the loss, there is sweetness in remembering their lives." Moment of silence marks key moments of 9/11USA Today Ceremonies Mark 8th Anniversary of September 11 Terrorist Attacks
Voice of America "With solemn observances, the United States is
marking the eighth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist
attacks. Ceremonies were held in many places, as well as at the sites
in New York, Washington and in the eastern state of Pennsylvania where
nearly 3,000 perished in the attacks." Remembering the Horror of a Bright Blue Morning
By A. G. Sulzberger New York/New Jersey Collaborate in Tribute to 9/11 iReport.com
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President Kennedy In The News
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JFK statue to be placed in Fort Worth square
NBCDFW
Downtown stakeholders have a grand vision to honor slain U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Fort Worth.
To
honor the past president, an 8-foot-tall cast-bronze sculpture of
Kennedy will be added to the General Worth Square in downtown Fort
Worth.
 Irving Purchases House Where Oswald Stored Rifle
NBCDFW
The city believes it has historical value, but
doesn't have definitive plans on what to do with it just yet.
The home belonged to Ruth Paine,
a woman who had taken in Oswald's estranged, pregnant wife Marina, at
the time of the event in 1963. Oswald reportedly stored a rifle in the
home's garage, which was missing on the day of the assassination,
leading to the belief that he picked it up when he came to visit the
day before.
 Senator Edward Kennedy Memoir
AP
He said he always has accepted the conclusion that a lone assassin
killed his brother John and that Kennedy family members had worried
about the emotional health of his brother Robert following John's death
in Dallas in 1963. He said it "veered close to being a tragedy within a
tragedy." He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery near the graves of his brothers, Robert Kennedy and John F. Kennedy.
 A Clash Of CamelotsCover Story Vanity Fair MagazineWithin months of J.F.K.'s
death, the president's widow asked William Manchester to write the
authorized account of the assassination. He felt he couldn't refuse
her. Two years later, nearly broken by the task, Manchester found
himself fighting a bitter, headline-making battle with Jackie and Bobby
Kennedy over the finished book. The author chronicles the toll
Manchester's 1967 best-seller, The Death of a President, exacted-physically, emotionally, and financially-before it all but disappeared.
October 2009
I thought that it would be bound in black and
put away on dark library shelves. -Jacqueline Kennedy Certain revelations in the four installments took the public by
surprise: Manchester questioned why two middle-aged Secret Service
agents with "slowing reflexes" were assigned to President Kennedy, and
wondered why they were not routinely tested; the driver of the
limousine was 54, and the agent sitting beside the driver was 48. "They
were in a position," Manchester wrote, "to take evasive action after
the first shot, but for five terrible seconds they were immobilized."
Readers also learned how Mrs. Kennedy "struggled with a nurse who tried
to bar her from the operating room." And how the president, after being
in a crowd the night before their arrival in Dallas, had said to her,
"Suppose a man had a pistol in a briefcase."
The taped interviews Jacqueline had made with Manchester were delivered
to the Kennedy Library and are kept under seal, not to be made public
until 2067-l00 years after publication of The Death of a President.
By 1970, royalties for Manchester's book had reached $1,057,347.64, all
donated to the library. Manchester later complained that he was one of
the library's biggest single donors, but his book and research
materials were kept away from the public and unavailable to scholars. (Note: and were not, evidently, covered by the JFK Act.)
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Senate may name Caucus Room after Kennedys
United Press International
Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., suggested Thursday that the Caucus
Room in the Russell Senate Office Building be renamed to honor Kennedy,
as well has his brothers, former President John Kennedy and former U.S.
Sen. Robert Kennedy, D-N.Y. Both John and Robert Kennedy announced
their presidential candidacies in the Caucus Room.
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November In Dallas 2009 Conference
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JFK
Lancer presents our Annual International Conference on the assassination
of President John F. Kennedy Friday, November 20 -
Sunday, November. 22, 2009Adolphus Hotel, Dallas
JFK Lancer works with the
largest and most active group of JFK historical researchers. At
the past conferences we have had many of the most respected of
researchers from around the world speak on the assassination and
on President Kennedy's policies. Each conference offers the Mary Ferrell-JFK Lancer Awards Banquet, the annual
observance and walking tour in Dealey Plaza and a comprehensive bus tour of assassination
related sights by Ken
Holmes Jr. of Southwestern Historical Tours
JOIN
US -- REGISTER TODAY!
46th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony in Dealey Plaza, 12:00
Sunday
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Please take advantage of our catalog of research materials -- and come join us in Dallas this November. Books, document collections or presentations -- we strive to bring you the latest information!
Sincerely,
Debra Conway
JFK Lancer Productions & Publications
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BACK IN PRINT!!
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Get your copy today.
Beyond The Fence Line
Beyond the Fence Line: The EyeWitness Account of Ed Hoffman and the Murder of President Kennedy
By Casey J. Quinlan & Brian K. Edwards
Foreword by Jim Marrs
234 pages,105 photos
ISBN 9780977465743
Size 8" x 10" Soft Cover Trade
$29.95
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