I had been looking for a way into the Kennedy Administration for sometime. Artists maybe to believe, but one of the most seminal days of my life was november 22nd, 1963, one as an eight year old i learned of the assassination of president kennedy. It isnt unusual for someone like me or any of my generation to remember where here she was, but it did seem to me like to change something. It develop for me a fascination. As i grew up, my friends were interested in captain cook and the final frontier. And i was interest in jfk and the new frontier. Through my career as a journalist, as a student before that, i had been looking as a washington correspondent for away as well for way into the kennedy. Story of course colin there, were a monumental biographies. There were heavy memoirs, there were academic studies, there were scarcely a part of jfks legacy that had not been dissected and inspected and examined. But i wanted to see if theres an i wasnt sure if there is nothing new to say. When i
For many of us who have gone overseas and fought for this country, fought for mississippi, fought for alabama, fought for north carolina, fought for illinois, and fought for every state in this union. We are going to stay here and see that the things the mayor has said become reality. 15 minutes after midnight, he got out of his car. About 40 yards away a sniper fired a single shot. The bullet hit him in the back, crashed through his body and through him out a window in the house. He died an hour later at a jackson hospital. You are in the former home of medgar evers. He was born and raised in decatur, mississippi. He knew the differences between the races. He had friends, he talked about having white playmates. They would hunt and fish together. At about the age of 16, they went separate ways. He talked about seeing his friend. He was going downtown. He saw his friend standing on the corner with other whites. He said they called him nigger. He noticed his friend dropped his head when
Of civil rights leader, medgar evers, in jackson, mississippi. We toured his house to learn more about the tragic events of 1963. For many of us who have gone overseas and fought for this country, fought for mississippi, fought for alabama, fought for north carolina, fought for illinois, and fought for every state in this union. We are going to stay here and see that the things the mayor has said become reality. 15 minutes after midnight, he got out of his car. About 40 yards away a sniper fired a single shot. Back,llet hit him in the crashed through his body and through him out a window in the house. He died an hour later at a jackson hospital. You are in the former home of medgar evers. He was born and raised in decatur, mississippi. He knew the differences between the races. He had friends, he talked about having white playmates. They would hunt and fish together. At about the age of 16, they went separate ways. He talked about seeing his friends. He was going downtown. He saw his f
North carolina, fought for illinois, and fought for every state in this union. We are going to stay here and see that the things the mayor has saidality become reality. 15 minutes after midnight, he got out of his car. A sniper fired a single shot. It crashed through his body and through a window in the house. He died an hour later at a jackson hospital. You are in the former home of medgar evers. In jackson and he was born and raised in decatur, mississippi. He had friends he talked about , having white playmates. They would hunt and fish together. At about the age of 16, they went separate ways. He talked about seeing his friends. He was going downtown. He saw his friends standing on the corner with other whites. He said they called him nigger. He noticed his friend dropped his head when he said it. That is what kind of situation he grew up in. He talked about, he said i knew the difference that was made between the races. He could never understand why it was that way. He talked to h
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Im pleased and honored to welcome dan rather back to the program. The former anchor for the cbs evening news is concerned about the future of this country. Hes written a series of essay that is will inspire you. The book is called what unites us. Im honored to have him back on this program, my friend, dan rather. How are you . Great. How is your bride . Is she still painting . She is. Thanks for asking. She would delighted you asked. Give her my regards. Let me start with this quote. I love how you put this quote at the beginning of the book. The quote is the greatness of america lies not in being more enlightened by any nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults. Do we still have that ability . You bet we have it. We have it as a depth very few have it. We are in a dark time now. We are in a perless time because we tend to forget it. So many people preaching division, trying to exploit divisions for