Posts tagged: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

John F. Kennedy: How Many Remember His Death?

John F. Kennedy was shot to death on this day in 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald.  Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as president on Air Force One after the death of John F. Kennedy on 22 November 1963.

JFK Jr. wasn’t called “John-John”

John F. Kennedy, Jr. was never called “John-John” by his family.At least, not according to JFK aide and speechwriter Ted Sorensen. In his 2008 book Counselor, Sorensen recalls sending a draft of his 1965 memoir Kennedy to Jacqueline Kennedy for her review.