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What We Shall Remember

in August, he commented, He looks like
a fine baby-we1l know more later"
One day he Strolled onto the porch
outside his office and found an old
friend admiring the garden. The lawn
was a source Of unreasoning pride and
constant concern to him; the flowers,
while he was uncertain of their names,
pleased him. He indicated the tangle
of petunias and ageratum and said
dryly, This may go down as the real
achievement of this administration"
His public statements were always
temperate, always measured. He derided
his enemies-he leased his friends. He
could be grave, but not for long.
When the ugliness of yesterday has
been forgotten, we shall remember him,
smiling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23

more than guess at the future course of
events, or at the degree Of change which
inevitably will occur under new leader
ship.
But there is good and sufficient
reason for optimism Mr.. Kennedy wisely
and deliberately involved his Vice Pres
ident in the affairs of the administra-
ton. Accordingly, the new Chief Execu-
tive is intimately acquainted with the
domestic and the international prob
lens he has inherited.
For his part, Mr.. Johnson during
the last three years had served as
dedicated and loyal lieutenant, putting
behind him to remarkable degree the
personal ambitions and drives which led
him to seek the presidency in 1860.
Eight years ago, while he was still
a member of the Senate, Mr.. Johnson
was stricken with heart attack. The
period of convaleScence was long. But,
from all that is known, recovery was
complete. Health apparently will be no
barrier to the demands of his new du-
ties.
More than once in the past, PreSi
dent Johnson has had occasion in public
service to demonstrate his courage and
capacities for leadership. We have no
doubt, with Nation united behind him,
that he will do so again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23

The shock of President KennedyS
assassination will be with us for long
time; in a sense, for the rest of our lives.
The moment one received the news
must remain engraved in the men,
DRY, as in the case of Pearl Harbor. No
one could remain aloof from the emo
tional impact of this senseleSs happen
ing. Children, to their credit, seemed
to respond most appropriately - with
prompt, wholesome tears.
The thoughts of Americans, in their
grief, turn particularly to two individ-
uals First, to Jacqueline Kennedy: The
horror of her experience simply wringS
the heart. This gentle lady, who knew
sorrow yet brought such charm and
vivacity to the national scene, was
plunged in the wink of an eye into the
sort of terrible crisis for which nothing
can prepare the strongest man.
She bore herself nobly. Beyond
question, the time will come when Mrs.
Kennedy will draw deep solace from the
fact that she was there, comforting her
husband in his last moments. The SYM
pathy going out today from all the
world, to her and to her children, is
beyond any measure.
The minds eye turns, too, to the
new President, Lyndon Johnson, taking
up his burden. To his own prayer, we
add ours: God grant him wisdom and
strength to know and to do the things
that must be done.
This should, of course, be time of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23

Before President johnson,
the last three Vice Presi-
dents to succeed to the presi-
dency have all gone on to
win the next presidential
election.
The earlier four, however,
didn't make it.
With one exception, the
voters had close to three
years to evaluate the leader
ship of the men who became
President through the death
of the Chief Executive.
The exception was Calvin
Coolidge. who like Lyndon B.
johnson, took office during
the third year of the Presi-
dents term.
The Second Johnson
President johnson is the
second man of that name to
become President and, like
Andrew johnson, the Presi-
dent he succeeded was as
Sassinated.
Here's how the Vice Presi-
dents who succeeded to the
presidency have Jared:
John Tyler. who succeeded
William Henry Harrison, &C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23
THE POLITICAL MILL
A Brave Man Gives His Life
By GOULD LINCOLN

long-range missiles last year,
and his constant pressure on
the Castro government
since, that brought his
death. Fortunately the race
issue in this country is not
involved. Especially as his
assassination took place in
the South. If the country
has begun to feel that we
must not be so seriously on
our guard against the infil-
tration of Communist saba
teurs, that has been changed
in the twinkling of an eye.
The Presidents successor,
Lyndon johnson, while like
President Kennedy, a seeker
of world peace and strongly
opposed to a nuclear war,
is fully aware of the threat
Of world communism. Fur
thermore. he. has had much
to do with the problem of
space development. President
Johnson has supported the
Kennedy programs strongly
as they related to civil rights.
as he has done with regard
to the Kennedy tax. reduc-
ton plans and other major
issues of the day.
johnson Backs Rights
1t was while he was major
ity leader of the Senate that
the first civil rights bill in
80 years was written into
law. And since he took Of
flee as Vice President he
consistently supported Pres
ident Kennedy's civil rights
program. He is a Southerner
and a Texan. He is the
first Southerner to sit in
the White House since an
other johnson, Andrew john
son, a Tennessee Demo-
crat, fell heir to the Presi-
dency when President Lin
colin was assassinated in
1865.
President johnson does not
face the same perilous posi-
ton as did Andrew johnson,
although he faces a widely
divided Congress with many
of the Senators and Rep
re entatives of his own
Democratic Party lining up
against the Kennedy policies
and programs. He was a
strong leader when he was in
the Senate. He viii be a
strong leader in the office of
the Chief Executive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23

Suddenly q shot rang out
and then two more.
The President slumped
backward, mortally wounded.
At that moment Mrs. Mary
Norman snapped the shut
ter on her Polaroid camera
and heard Mrs. Kennedy. 10
feet away, say, MY God, he's
been shot,"
The Presidents car paused
momentarily, then on orders
from q Secret Service agent
spurted ahead.
Mrs. Connally, comforting
her own wounded husband,
recalled no sound coming
from the President.
Minutes later, he was at
the emergency entrance to
Falkland Hospital.
Reporter Robert Clark,
who was first on the scene,
recalls rushing up to the
Presidents car and seeing
him lying on his back in the
back seat, with Mrs. Kenne-
dy grading his head. He was
completely motionless, one
hand across his face.
Wife at Side
The unconscious but still
living Chief Executive was
placed on q stretcher and,
with. Mrs. Kennedy walking
beside, her hand resting on
him, was carried 40 feet to
emergency operating roo m
No. /.
There, DR.. Malcolm Perry,
a 34-year-old, crew-cut ply
sician on the hospital staff
was waiting for him.
81 noted he was in critical
condition from wounds in the
neck and head" DR.. Perry
later recalle d. He worked
feverishly, administering OK
ygen, ordering blood transfu-
sions and taking other emer-
gency steps.
DR.. Kemp Clark, a neuro-
surgeon, joined him and an
electro cardiograph monitor
was attached to record any
heartbeat. that might be pre-
sent.
Last Rites
1T was apparent, said Dr.
Clark, a balding 3S-year-old
with horn-r m m e d glasses,
that the President had sus-
tanned q lethal wound"
Two priests entered and
administered the last rites Of
the Roman Catholic Church
Shortly afterward, the car
diograph registered no heart
beat. I'VE attempted closed
chest resuscitation," DR.
Clark said, but to no avail
At / pm. DR., Clark pro-
nounced the President dead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23

President John F. Kenne-
dy. cut down by an assassin's
bullet, has given his life for
his beliefs and his country
as surely as did Abraham
Lincoln. A brave man he was,
and a brave man he died.
The repercussions from his
sudden and tragic death will
be widespread in the affairs
of this Nation and Of the
world. The country is in deep
mourning and in deep grief.
But the country must carry
on, as it has done in the past
after tragic and unexpected
deaths of other Presidents.
A terrific burden automat-
ically has been transferred
to the shoulders of the for
mer Vice President - now
President-Lyndon B. john
son. Mr.. johnson will, it Is as
certain as the sun rises, sup
port and carry on the pol
icies and the programs OF
the late President. Indeed,
President Kennedy had no
more earnest and loyal sup
porter in the three years he
occupied the White House
than was his understudy,
the Vice President. That he
valued this loyalty and the
advice he received from Mr..
johnson was Yehemently eX-
pressed at a press conference
here a few weeks ago. At
that time, President Kennedy
was asked If Mr.. johnson
would be renominated for
Vice President next year.
The President replied clearly
and Succinctly, asserting that
Mr.. johnson would be on the
Democratic ticket.
The Civil Rights Aspect
When word first came Of
the Presidents assassination
there was fear that he might
have died at the hands OF a
violent opponent Of civil
rights, an issue which has
torn the country, particularly
in the South. These fears
were unjustified. The man
now charged with the deed
is a Marxist-a Communist
and a follower of Fidel Cas-
tro. It was apparently Ken
nedy's firm handling OF the
Cuban crisis, when Commu-
mist Russia was installing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23
By DAVID BRoDER
Star Stoff Writer

his worst trouncing of any
metropolis in the 1860 cam
paign.
The prepared text of Mr..
Kennedy's speech to a civic
luncheon included a strong
attack on right-wing think
ing. Reporters, the White
House staff and, one sus-
poets, Mr.. Kennedy himself
were interested in what the
reaction would be.
He escorted Mrs. Kennedy
to the dark blue Lincoln con-
vertible and they settled
themselves in the back seat,
the President on the right
and Mrs. Kennedy on his
left. Gov. John Connally the
similar location in front Of
the President and Mrs. Con-
nally the similar location in
front of Mrs. Kennedy.
The motorcade moved out
at a slow rate of speed. The
Dallas Morning News had
quoted police as promising
everyone can get a good
view" of the Kennedys and
the pace was deliberately
slow.
Reporters noted that the
signs along the way were
friendly, Murray for J.F.K.,'
one said. Forward JackP
another read.
There were a few Goldwa-
ter banners and closer to
downtown someone had la
boriously Manufactured q
banner reading, Because Of
my high regard for the presi-
dency, I hold you and your
blind socialism in complete
contempt"
Dallas was living up to its
reputation for Weakness, the
occupants of the press bus
noted with relief.
Youngsters Get Handshake
At one corner, a group Of
Catholic school youngsters
shepherded by nuns wit h
great comets had written or
a scroll, please stop and
shake our hands"
The President did so.
It was the noon hour nov
and the throng on the down
town streets were standing
ten deep. Mrs. Connally re
called saying to the Presi'
dent, You sure can't sa,
Dallas isn't friendly to vol
today"
Leaving the business sec.
ton the motorcade reaches
the triple Underpass,"
sweeping circular inter
change leading down from
Main Street to the Stem
mons Freeway. Mr.. Kenne
dy's destination, the Trad
Mart, lay two miles ahead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23
PROSPECTS FOR '64
Johnson Not Without Liabilities

Goldwater Of Arizonk Is ex-
pected to announce in jan
uary.
Goldwater hackers have
declared their man was the
only one who could beat Mr..
Kennedy. a position naturally
disputed by the Rockefeller
camp.
A President enjoys a plat
form and exposure to public
view that no other politician
can hope for. Every word he
says in public is seized upon
and spread around - while
his potential opponents some
times cannot be heard.
But what if the Democrats
should decide to dump Pres
ident Johnson7 This seems
unlikely because parties sell
dom abandon a sitting Pres
ident. And Mr.. Kennedy only
last week emphatically en-
dorsed Mr.. johnson as his
1864 running mate. Still, all
questions must be weighed in
politics. Whom could the
Democrats turn to II Mr..
Johnson should not be nomi-
nated2
Brother a Factor
Because of his close link
with his brother, and be-
cause he has already been
mentioned for 1868 and
later, the name of Robert F.
Kennedy. the Attorney Cen
eral, comes forward.
John F. Kennedy had been
accorded denomination so
generally, however, that
neither Robert Kennedy nor
anyone else had been thought
Of in this connection for
1884.
In 1850. Mr.. Kennedy was
opposed for the nomination
by Mr.. Johnson himself, and
to some degree by such party
stalwarts as Senator Hubert
Humphrey of Minnesota,
Senator Stuart Symington of
Missouri and u. N. Ambassa-
dor Adlai Stevenson, twice
the Democratic nominee.
Friends of these men -
others may be advanced -
stand ready to revive their
candidates. if they see any
hope.
But. as noted, President
Johnson will have a head
start and his advantages for
the nomination tower over
his disadvantages.
If nominated. President
Johnson would be the first
native Of any Southern State
to be offered for the presi-
dency since Woodrow Wilson
in 1912. And Wilson, a native
of Virginia. came on the
national scene because of his
record as Governor Of New
Jersey
Curiously. on the very day
before the Kennedy assaSsi-
nation, and in the city where
it happened. former Vice
President Nixon suggested
that Mr.. johnson was becom-
ing a liability to the Demo-
cratic Party.
Mr.. Nixon told a Dallas
news conference:
Lyndon was chosen In
1860 (for second place. be-
cause he could help the ticket
in the South. Now he Is
, becoming a political liability
in the South, just as he is in
the North"
Up to now. Mr.. Nixon has
been talking Of his 1864 role
as that of a peacemaker ir
the party, who would work
. to bring together all factions
notably the Rockefeller
and Goldwater antagonists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23

The odds are long that
President Lyndon B. john
son viii be the Democratic
presidential nominee next
year. It could mean the Re-
publicans have q better
chance than before yester-
days tragedy.
Those are political facts.
But the assassination Of
President Kennedy also
raises towering political
questions for 1854.
One of the biggest Of these
centers on the person Of Mr..
johnson, who has political
handicaps that his fellow
Democrats will take into
consideration.
First and foremost. Mr..
johnson has a Southern
background that liberals Of
the party have never liked.
although his vigorous
espousal Of the Kennedy pro-
gram on civil rights has
gone a long way toward I'M
dercutting that opposition.
At the time, his civil rights
stand has diminished his
popularity in the South.
Since Mr.. Johnson,
through most Of his political
career, has been somewhat
more conservative than was
Mr.. Kennedy. he might have
a stronger pull among con-
sentative Democrats and the
conservative uncommitted
And If the Republican nomi-
nee is conservative he could
not hope to swing Demo-
cratic liberal voters.
Republicans Helped
As of now, it appears that
Republican presidential
chances are helped by not
having to face a President
who had built a strong per-
sonal popularity as Mr.. Ken
nedy did over a three-year
period.
All evidence, includin
polls, has indicated consist
emily that Mr.. Kennedy
would have been very hard
to beat-a fact freely &C.
knowledged by the Repub-
licans.
Still President johnson
will have nearly a year in Of
flee before the election anC
thus will have time to builC
a record of his own and II
try to gain something of tn
personal popularity enjoyet
by Mr.. Kennedy.
Another imponderable, o
course. is the effect the as
sassination Of Mr.. Kennel,
may have on voters. HOY
many who might hav
abstained from voting O
voted against him may nov
feel moved to support tn
candidate who promises t
carry on the program of tn
slain President?
Obviously, Mr.. Johnson
chances turn heavily on VIII
is the Republican nomineC
The @. o. P. nomination hs
become more attractive, an
certainly yesterdays TRACED
will affect the Republican
timetable and intensity the
appraisal Of potential candi
dates.
Former Vice Presid e n
Richard M. Nixon might /
lured from his semi-retire
ment in politics to run agail
especially since he came {
close to beating Mr.. Kennel
in 1860.
The only announced can
didate so far for the Re
publican nomination is Go
Nelson Rockefeller of Ne
York. But Senator Barr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23
John F. Kennedy's Last Day

DALLAS, Tex. Nov. 23-It
began, as it so often did with
John F. Kennedy, with a
joke.
He had strolled, hatless as
usual, through the drizzle to a
hastily erected platform
across from the Texas Hotel
in Fort Worth to greet some
1000 people gathered at the
untimely hour of 8:45 am.
There are no faint hearts
in Fort Worth" Mr.. Kennedy
said, And I appreciate your
being here this morning"
Then came the inevitable
quip. Mrs. Kennedy is or
ganizing herself. It takes
longer, but, Of course. she
looks better than we do when
she does It,"
Speaks at Breakfast
It was a small thing, but
some soaking citizens, who
might have been unhappy at
Mrs. Kennedy's absence, now
warmed themselves in the
family joke.
The President spoke a few
moments and then went back
inside to endure one of those
endless introductions of all
the head table guests at the
breakfast sponsored by the
Fort Worth Chamber Of
Comm cree. Mr.. Kennedy
bobbed UP and down in sa-
lutte to the local dignitaries,
along with everyone else.
When he was finally called
on to speak, he began, II
know now why everyone in
Texas or Fort Worth is so
thin, having gotten up and
down about nine times.
Two years ago, I intro
duced myself in Paris by
saying that I was the man
who had accompanied Mrs.
Kennedy to Paris. I am get
ting somewhat that same
sensation as I travel around
Texas" he told the laughing
businessmen and their wives.
Gracious Tribute
Nobody wonders what
Lyndon and I wear" he said
with a tinge Of mock envy in
his voice.
He delivered one of those
gracious tributes to the local
Democratic Congressman
that had become so familiar
to the reporters who followed
him around the country. 81
am glad to be here in jim
Wright's city :. he speaks
for Forth Worth and HI
speaks for the country, and
don't know any city that Il
better represented in thu
Congress of the United
States than Forth Worth
The speech over, he left thu
hotel in the usual motorcad'
to Carswell Air Force Base
An eight-minute flight in hi
jet brought him to Low
Field, Dallas, where a boist'
erous airport crowd awaited
him.
Taking Mrs. Kennedy b!
the arm, he escorted her II
the fence and both begal
shaking hands. A group o
young girls standing some q
feet away squealed. Jackie
Jacket! Bring him owe
here" and the President al
lowed himself to be guides
by his wife to the teenagers
Friend Films Scene
Nearby, his old Boston
friend and White House re
ceptionist, Dave Powers
filmed the scene with hi
personal movie camera. Lar
ry O'Brien, his legislativ
aide, passed by and remarke
to no one in particular. 81
looks real good, doesn't it?
Later that day, Mr.. Power
and Mr.. O'Brien were to Yin
load the Presidents caske
from that same jet at An
drews Air Force Base.
Dallas was a high point G
the Texas visit in everyone
mind. 1t was the seat of Am
erican conservatism, the cit
that had given Mr.. Kennel
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