News sites are reporting that Caroline Kennedy has put Jackie's Martha's Vineyard estate up for sale, and they are including some historical photos.
Probably most of you were born after Nov. 22, 1963, and don't have the same emotional reaction I did when I saw this photo. But it brought me back to a time when the country felt united and optimistic, and you could turn on the TV without being deluged with partisan politics. Things weren't perfect, there were issues with racial and gender equality, and all that Cold War stuff, and yes there were divisions and politics. And while youthful and inspiring, the President was still a white male. But damn, I had forgotten what Lee Harvey Oswald took away from us, and how things have changed in 50+ years. I've also come across my dad's home movies from the 50's and 60's, and those really were more optimistic and unified times (although I notice nobody is on their phone). People like my dad and uncle had come back from the war and were just raising their families, having backyard barbecues and birthday parties for the kids. No Fox News or MSNBC, and when the President went on national TV, everyone watched because it was something important for the whole country. Unfortunately that could be the Cuban Missile Crisis. Or an assassination in Dallas. Maybe a nice July 4 parade and some fireworks will cheer me up.
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