Explore New Orleans’ connection to the JFK assassination and the people, places, and questions surrounding the case.
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May 12, 1961
JFK met with the National Security Council to discuss the situation in Laos, reflecting the administration's concerns over communist expansion in Southeast Asia and the complexities of Cold War geopolitics.
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May 11, 1961
JFK authorized the deployment of 400 Special Forces troops and 100 military advisors to South Vietnam. This marked a significant escalation in U.S. involvement, setting the stage for a deeper entanglement in Southeast.
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Dining Room seating now! Limited, so please give us a call to make your reservation - 202-333-7370 Plus patio seating, Takeout & Delivery. Cuddle up in a booth and enjoy a cool Cucumber Collins! #georgetown #diningroom #jfkhistory #softshellcrabs
I had the immense pleasure of interviewing Mary when I interned @dallasnews. She was such a gem! #JFKhistory
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Standing in the middle of the road of the first shot! #JFKHistory
This T-shirt features a Collection image of President and Mrs. Kennedy arriving @DallasLoveField. ow.ly/i/7Ni3A #JFKHistory
Ralph Morse, Iconic Photojournalist, Dies at 97 - via @VanityFair vnty.fr/1Ac5Het @LIFE #JFKHistory #photography
Our Souvenir Book includes a timeline of events of the assassination and 284 Collection images. ow.ly/i/7Nfvz #JFKHistory #sschat
During the capture of Lee Harvey Oswald, who was the officer that first approached Oswald @TexasTheatre? #JFKHistory #sschat
The presidential limousine at the moment of the assassination. bit.ly/1xcFagN #25Things #JFKhistory #sschat
President Kennedy greets bystanders @DallasLoveField - ow.ly/i/7s4Tl Dorothy and Carter Murphy Collection #JFKHistory
You can find souvenirs from @SixthFlrMuseum at @fairpark store at Love Field Airport #JFKHistory ✈️#DAL
Did you know? There were a total of 10 @LIFE covers devoted to the #JFK assassination, from 1963-1968. #JFKHistory #legacy #sschat
Op-ed from the @washingtonpost: "Meet the respectable JFK conspiracy theorists" - wapo.st/1paZCbZ. #JFKHistory
Today is International @PeaceDay, a day dedicated to the absence of war and violence. #WorldPeace #JFKHistory #sschat
"Kennedy, L.B.J. and a Disputed Deer Hunt" - via @nytimes @BeschlossDC nyti.ms/1oPkVi3 #JFKhistory #deerhunt #LBJ
Shelton believes Jack Ruby’s decision to shoot Lee Harvey Oswald was a last minute, spur of the moment decision. #JFKHistory
A while after the Kennedy assassination, Shelton interviewed Governor Connally after his last visit to Parkland Hospital. #JFKHistory