The Day John Died Quotes

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― Christopher Andersen, The Day John Died: 25th Anniversary Edition

“We dared to think . . . this John Kennedy would live to comb gray hair, with his beloved Carolyn by his side. But like his father,” Ted said, his voice catching, “he had every gift but length of years.”
― Christopher Andersen, The Day John Died: 25th Anniversary Edition

“I hate this country. I despise America and I don’t want my children to live here anymore. If they are killing Kennedys, my kids are the number one targets. I have the two main targets. I want to get out of this country! —-Jackie after the assassination of Bobby Kennedy”
― Christopher Andersen, The Day John Died: 25th Anniversary Edition

“There will never be another Camelot,” she told White wistfully. “There will be great presidents again—and the Johnsons are wonderful, they’ve been wonderful to me—but there’ll never be another Camelot again.”
― Christopher Andersen, The Day John Died: 25th Anniversary Edition

“In the latter years of her life, Jackie had a recurring premonition that John would be killed piloting his own plane. She pleaded with Maurice to do whatever it took to keep John from becoming a pilot.”
― Christopher Andersen, The Day John Died: 25th Anniversary Edition