I was in 7th grade homeroom and the news came over the intercom, but I was too busy checking out the cheerleader sitting next to me....
I was in 7th grade music class. For my friends and I it meant a long weekend. We all knew the stories about his peccadillos and we didn’t think much of him anyway. Funny thing is that even with all of the instant information sources we have today, in 1963 we were better informed and more politically savvy than most of the kids today will ever be.
The worst side effect of the assassination was that LBJ took office; the real beginning of the downhill slide for the Republic.