- A colorized image of JFK’s killer has emerged on the anniversary of his assassination in 1963
- That image and more are featured in author Michael D. Carroll’s new book ‘Retrographic: History in colour’
- Kennedy became the 35th President of the United States on January 20, 1961, and served for nearly three years before being shot dead in Dallas by gunman Lee Harvey Oswald
An astounding colorized image of Lee Harvey Oswald, the killer of former U.S. President John F Kennedy, has reemerged today, on the anniversary of his assassination.
Oswald, whose colorized picture features in author Michael D. Carroll’s new book ‘Retrographic: History in colour’ was later killed himself, shot by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while being escorted from jail on November 24.
Kennedy was killed before he even got to complete a single term in office, and Martin Luther King Jr, the famous Civil Rights protester, perhaps summed up the mood of the nation best in the aftermath of his death.
‘We were all involved in the death of John Kennedy. We tolerated hate; we tolerated the sick stimulation of violence in all walks of life; and we tolerated the differential application of law, which said that a man’s life was sacred only if we agreed with his views,’ he said.
‘This may explain the cascading grief that flooded the country in late November. We mourned a man who had become the pride of the nation, but we grieved as well for ourselves because we knew we were sick.’
Astounding color photographs show former U.S. President John F Kennedy’s inauguration speech in 1961 has reemerged, seen above
Kennedy became the 35th President of the United States on January 20, 1961, and served for nearly three years before being shot dead in Dallas by gunman Lee Harvey Oswald
Video shows the 43-year-old Kennedy, who beat Richard Nixon in the 1960 Presidential election to be named President, taking to the stage in front of thousands of people to give his inaugural speech as President.
The speech featured famous quotes such as ‘Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country,’ and ‘Let the word go forth, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans.’
Kennedy became the 35th President of the United States on January 20, 1961, and served for nearly three years before being shot dead in Dallas by gunman Lee Harvey Oswald.
During his short time in office, Kennedy dealt with several major incidents including the Cuban missile crisis, the Bay of Pigs invasion and the first large-scale Civil Rights march on Washington.
Michael D. Carroll’s new photo-book Retrographic is available to buy from Amazon.
Kennedy became the 35th President of the United States on January 20, 1961, and served for nearly three years before being shot dead in Dallas by gunman Lee Harvey Oswald
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy and John F. Kennedy at their wedding on September 12, 1953, in Newport, Rhode Island
Civil rights leaders meet with President Kennedy in the oval office of the White House after the March on Washington, D.C.
President John F. Kennedy and Mayor Willy Brandt of Berlin at the White House in 1961
Oswald (right), whose colorized picture features in author Michael D. Carroll’s new book ‘Retrographic: History in colour’ was later killed himself, shot by nightclub owner Jack Ruby while being escorted from jail on November 24
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with Jackie Kennedy and her children John Jr. and Caroline during the inauguration of Britain’s Kennedy memorial in 1965