Kennedy Letter

Dear Grandpa Jess,
We've been studying the Kennedy Assassination in History and I'm still curious about a couple things. I know that about two thirds of the population after his murder believed that there had to be more to it than just one killer. I really don't know because I didn't live through it - it seems like everybody just needs a good excuse to not feel as much pain. Its easier to believe that there has to be some big conspiracy to have such a leader killed so simply. I almost think that it was only Lee Harvey Oswald. I think he did it because he was lonely and felt alienated by the world. He must have just wanted to be recognized - and he was. I am curious about where you were when Kennedy as assassinated and what specific memories you associate with it? What do you think about the Lone Gunman conspiracy? I'm not sure how a presidential murder would be much different today, other than the fact that it could be viewed as a racial attack. Humans will still grieve in the same way over a lost leader. What do you think about that?

Christine