Remembering John F. Kennedy, Who Died November 22, 1963

John F. Kennedy was gunned down in cold blood in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. I wasn't even born yet, so my memories of John F. Kennedy are by what people have told me and what I've seen and heard via the media. Yet the death of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 has been a subject that I have found fascinating because of all the conspiracy theories. I've actually visited Dealey Plaza, which you can read more about at this Associated Content article here.

How Remembering John F. Kennedy Helped Me Break the Ice with an Alleged Bully

Even as a kid, I was interested in politics and always found political discussions during class time to be fun. So I was well aware of who John F. Kennedy was and the controversy which raged over his November 22, 1963 killing in Dallas during my childhood of the 1970s and 1980s. Thinking about John F. Kennedy at the right time one afternoon circa 1981 helped me establish rapport with an alleged bully.

You see, I had heard about this particular bully who had the same last name as the 35^th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy. He was supposed to be very mean and you didn't dare cross him, but I had never crossed paths with this older kid before. Well, on that particular afternoon, I was hanging out with my brother and some other people, and this alleged bully's brother was amongst the group. I asked him if his brother was really a mean guy and all, and he told me yes. His brother wanted me and some others to go meet him. So we all left the block where I lived and ventured several blocks to eventually meet this guy with the Kennedy last name.

He was a tall and skinny guy, but he came across as very tough sounding, and I was a bit intimidated by him throughout our approximately 20 minutes of interaction. Knowing that his last name was Kennedy, I just had to ask him if he were related to President John F. Kennedy and how he felt about the assassination on November 22, 1963 - whether he thought it was a conspiracy or not. He told me that was a distant relative to him and that he didn't believe that malarkey about Lee Harvey Oswald acting alone. This big guy talking about it because I asked his opinion seemed to make him come across as less intimidating to me, and we parted ways by shaking hands. Though I recall him telling me he wanted to really give it good to another acquaintance of mine if he had the chance over a girl.

How Many Kids Would've Remembered John F. Kennedy, Who Died November 22, 1963, in the Same Circumstances?

So I'm glad that I remembered John F. Kennedy at that time. How many other kids would've thought of the late President of the United States when in the presence of an alleged bully? Those who don't remember the past, like November 22, 1963 for instance, should expect to be at a loss for words at key times.