1960's-Death of John F. Kennedy

This photo is part of the primary source material from the day of the assassination of JFK. John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States of America. His death rocked a nation already reeling from the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Battle being waged.

The death of John F. Kennedy was a major blow to not only his supporters but also to a war torn and embattled nation that was being pulled in many different directions. While there are many theories about why Kennedy was assassinated, one thing remains the same is the legacy behind the killing has come to mark the countries collective imagination. The Kennedy administration did not get to accomplish as much as it had wanted to during their famed "1000" days in office. But they were behind the blockade strategy that kept soviet missiles out of Cuba, it was Kennedy and his men that helped to get the civil rights issue to their forefront of the policy decisions and they helped to initiate the NASA program and the race to the moon.