Reactions to news of President Kennedy's death

Reactions to news of President Kennedy's death. (Footage provided by John F. Kennedy Presidential Library)

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[mapoleo]

“The president of the United States.. is dead”
This quote..

[sophieschonfeld]

That elderly man just silently crying is heartbreaking.

[harbingerd.]

Thing here, is that many suspected at first that the Russians have something to do with it, but it was becoming clear that the Soviet Union were genuinely shocked at the assassination and they sought to help the US in the investigation as a means to simmer down any possible misunderstanding between them.

[NokkOnWood]

It's sad to think that someone, a human being, could die & the other "side" would cheer. We are desensitized to death, & are filled with too much hate nowadays.

[blackhand]

My parents were against on alot of JFK's policies. But when his assasination happened? They both believed that USA was headed downhill from there.

[PotatoPizza]

Not me thinking we would have an interviewer asking everyone what they thought of the tragedy

[funnatopia]

you know he was a good president when the citizens are crying real tears.

[signalfire]

As a person who loves history, this is incredible to watch. I also often wonder how Americans must have felt when Lincoln was assassinated.

[Danymok]

It's chilling to see this. It was an event nobody could have imagined.

[vamphntr]

My grandparents still remember that day like it was yesterday.

[nsny]

My grandmother was 23 at the time and lived in Madeira: a portuguese island in the middle of the Atlantic. She heard the news on the radio as she didn't own a tv. Such was the impact that she made it her mission to visit JFK's memorial 45 years later upon our first visit to the states. Even with an injured knee she couldn't be stopped to pay her respects to the president.

[MicheleKaiser-iodx]

We all remember exactly where we were that day. Rest in peace our dear John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

[AutisticBearLover]

Let’s not forget his wife, who was right by his side and held him while he died. His blood was on her shirt and she refused to change out, wanting to let the world know what happened. I felt so bad for her.

(Edit) First off, damn. Didn’t even notice this comment got lots of likes. Second, y’all arguing in the comments have me laughing

[brianfergus]

I was only two years old - but the overwhelming sadness in my family impressed me - the funeral of JFK is my earliest memory : (

[michaelneel]

My mother worked on JFK campaign & also his brothers, she never got over the deaths of either of them ! RIP MOMMY ...

[irrelevant]

As a gen z this video feels so alien too me it just doesn’t feel like something that could happen in real life, it really highlights the level of desensitisation to tragedies we’ve all received as a result of the internet.

[plethoria]

The fact that the kremlin nearly shat itself, about the possibility that one of their guys did it, was insane, the mere possibility for them to cause a war made them freak. (Which does make sense)

[sabrelou]

I had a teacher that was in middle school when JFK was murdered. When she heard the tragic news, she stayed in her room all day (crying on her bed), and didn't eat for the rest of the day. She told me that she thought that the world was ending. It was such a dark day.

[constantdarkfog]

Even the young children were saddened by the loss of JFK, it shocked America like never before. I'll never forget that day, Nov. 22

[iamthebestofall]

My mother remembers this, she told me it was one of the most vivid memories she has at such a young age. She remembers she walked out of her room because she heard my Grandma crying her eyes out, and then heard the radio announced that the the president of the united states has been shot and killed. Couldn't imagine living in such a time