Oral+History

= The Assassination of John F. Kennedy = Interviewer: Grandma

__**Who shot John F. Kennedy?**__

They think that Lee Oswald was the killer of John F. Kennedy. But there will always be a question who really killed him since Lee was assasinated a week later by a man named Jack Ruby.

__**What was your reaction to Kennedy's death?**__

She was completly in shock and horrified. It didn't matter who you were everybody was shocked.

__**How did the country react to Kennedy's death?**__

Everybody was shocked. Most of the country was glued to the tv for the weekend to see what the news was about it. The country was at a stand still.

__**Where were you when you heard the news about Kennedy's death.**__

She was in the food market with my great grandma and my mom, when They were checking out at the register they heard everybody talking about how Kennedy had just been shot. When they arrived home they turned on the tv and heard the news that Kennedy had died. They were in shock, they ll all spent the night together because they just needed to be together that night.

__**When did Leydon Johnson become president?**__

Before Leydon Johnson even left the ground in Texas he took the oath of office. Then just a few hours after Kennedy's death Leydon Johnson became the new president of the United States.

__**Who else was in the car with Kennedy when he was assassinated?**__

The governor of Texas John Connelly who was also shot but did not die, his wife, and Mrs. Kennedy.

__**Why was John F. Kennedy in Texas?**__

It was the beginning of a political campaign.

I learned alot about Kennedy's assasination but also what people were feeling at the time. Many pepole around the world were just horrified that someone would do something like this. My grandma loves history,she always tells me stories about when she lived during world war 2 and what sacfifices they had to make, so I had no doubt she that she wouldn't remember Kennedys assasination, sure enough she new everyhing about it. I feel like I learned alot from her and they were stories from it that I won't forget.I think that me interviewong my grandma really helped me understand more about Kennedy's assasination.