On the morning of November 22, 1963, The Washington Post printed an article on the upcoming state visit of West Germany’s Chancellor, Ludwig Erhard. Hours later Kennedy was killed in Dallas, and the visit never happened.
On the day President Kennedy was assassinated, a prayer was printed in The Washington Post asking for patience and light in the midst of sorrow. Read this powerful story and its foreshadowing of the tragedy to come.
Everyone’s talking about JFK’s 50th anniversary of assassination, but have you heard the stories of the regular, average things that happened that day? Get a look at the front pages of the Washington Post on November 22nd and 23rd, 1963.
Four miles northwest of Middleburg, at the base of Rattlesnake Mountain, sits the only home John and Jacqueline Kennedy ever built together. Named Wexford after the Irish county the Kennedys came from, it hosted JFK for about five weekends before Dallas.
Explore the streets of Georgetown, DC and uncover the homes of three notable United States Senators all named John – JFK, Kerry and Edwards – who all ran for president. Learn about their homes and their impact on the nation.
Uncovering a piece of history: see the letter John F. Kennedy sent on Inauguration Day 1961 nominating his cabinet and watch his amazing inauguration address.
Dorchester House at 2480 16th St NW opened in 1941 as one of DC’s grandest apartments. JFK moved in three months later. Here’s what happened next.
This is great old film footage of John F Kennedy in the Oval Office. The narration is in German (I believe – correct me if I’m wrong).
On November 27th, 1962, 361 days before Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, the Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, had an official state visit to the White House. We were able to dig up this obscure film footage on YouTube (the Internet is amazing), which features the visit and ceremony on the South Lawn.
Below is the gift that the Prime Minister gave to the President on behalf of his country.
Shermarke would also fall victim to an assassination in 1969, shot by one of his own bodyguards.
