The assassination of President John F. Kennedy puzzles and disturbs the American public today as much as it did in 1963 (Zirbel 1). Of the millions of Americans now living who can recall the events that began on November 22, 1963, most remember exactly what they were doing when they heard about the shooting of the President. It was that kind of moment - painful, terrifying and beyond rationality (Kinney 48). With its powerful, energetic, young president gone, the country …showed first 75 words of 1212 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1212 total…a massive heart attack. By the same token, his father died of heart desease several years later, at age 60, and even Johnson had suffered a At age 55, Johnson realized that statistically he only had 5 to 10 years to live. Johnson also had, with good reason, a bitter hatred towards Kennedy. In his opinion, Kennedy had stolen the Presidential nomination from his grasp. Lastly, because he was elected Vice President, he suffered a massive lose in power.