I was 12 years old.....
Here in Australia, people dont talk much about politics, so back then it was talked about even less...I honestly dont recall any memory of Kennedy or even a photo of him before he died, but I do remember, standing out in the front yard with my mum back in November 1963, and she was talking to the lady next door, and the death of Kennedy came up in conversation, and they spoke about how terrible it was....I do think the terrifying thing to them and to me, was that someone had actually shot someone so important.
No satellite TV meant we didnt get footage on the news here until at least 24 hours later. We obviously would not have got the coverage that you got in america, some of which I never got to see until years later in documentaries.
I also remember seeing the footage of Jack Ruby walking towards Oswald and shooting him, and as a gullible 12 year old thought how much Jack Ruby must have loved the president and his overwhelming grief had caused him to kill Oswald. I also remember thinking that I hoped Ruby would not get into trouble for doing what he did, and was astounded when they arrested him....
Over the last 50 years I have been very intrigued about the Kennedy family and enjoyed reading articles about them, and also read the conspiracy theories about the assassination and the scandals and have recently been watching mini series about the family which have educated me even more about them.
