tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post4681363049466381512..comments2024-02-06T10:23:35.321-08:00Comments on Sharon M. Himsl - Shells, Tales and Sails: "The President Has Been Shot" by James L. Swanson: Book ReviewSharon Himslhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-31853044486038488062013-10-02T11:48:52.780-07:002013-10-02T11:48:52.780-07:00Thanks for visiting, Kenda. For me, it felt like t...Thanks for visiting, Kenda. For me, it felt like the 911 tragedy. When we first heard the news, none of us knew what events might follow. Was our governement being attacked? Would someone else die? Some events stay with us for a lifetime!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-17229209750770696752013-10-02T11:42:02.603-07:002013-10-02T11:42:02.603-07:00Oh that is so true, being bred for the limelight. ...Oh that is so true, being bred for the limelight. It's what so many of us find interesting.But their families suffered so much over the years. They sacrificed a lot. Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-79989829856996003202013-09-30T17:18:32.903-07:002013-09-30T17:18:32.903-07:00I, too, was in class--8th grade history class. And...I, too, was in class--8th grade history class. And remember where I was sitting and the stunned silence when the principal made the announcement over the intercom. Those moments don't leave us, do they? Thanks for the review of Swanson's book. Sounds like a worthwhile read... Kenda Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972218446945404475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-23146133520815576432013-09-30T10:18:02.183-07:002013-09-30T10:18:02.183-07:00Such a tragedy. Can you imagine being a president&...Such a tragedy. Can you imagine being a president's wife (at any age) but especially at 31? Jackie must've been incredibly mature, to have handled it all with such intelligence, grace and courage. But then, they're an entirely different class of people than my background. They were bred for life in the limelight. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900383840255608898noreply@blogger.com