JFK assassination: 10 'where I was' stories

"November 22, 1963" gathers dozens of "where I was" stories from the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

9. Nancy Reagan

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"I was in the car driving to an appointment and heard the news on the radio. I couldn't believe what I heard. I pulled over to the side of the road, stayed for a long while and cried. It seemed unbelievable that something like that could happen in our country."

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