Fifty years ago the news of the president’s assassination was delivered to Americans by a few trusted newsmen on even fewer TV and radio stations. The arrival of the November 29th issue of Life magazine filled in the gaps in the story.
Click the cover image to browse the entire issue (advertisements and all.) Read “The President’s Empty Chair” editorial. Photos of the shooting, LBJ being sworn in as president and the killing of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Ask older friends and relatives where they were when John F. Kennedy was shot. I was in French class.
If your grandparents have the original 25¢ magazine, its average value is $800.
