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A story about Prince Philip, who died today at 99. The weekend of the Kennedy assassination, he flew to Washington for the funeral. At the White House on Sunday, Nov. 24, 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy was looking for John Jr. and opened the door to his playroom. There she found (more)
— West Wing Reports (edited by Paul Brandus) (@WestWingReport) April 9, 2021
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the Prince sprawled on the floor, playing and laughing with the murdered president’s son. Days from his 3d birthday, John had said earlier that he “didn’t have anybody to play with” (also: “where’s Daddy?”) and her Majesty’s husband decided that he would entertain the boy. RIP pic.twitter.com/ai42vizQNV— West Wing Reports (edited by Paul Brandus) (@WestWingReport) April 9, 2021
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…in May 1965, the British government gave an acre of land to the United States for a memorial to the murdered president at Runnymede – site, 750 years earlier, of King John signing the Magna Carta. Here, John Jr. holds hands with his Mom and the Prince pic.twitter.com/0dYzzurTcd— West Wing Reports (edited by Paul Brandus) (@WestWingReport) April 9, 2021
Great vignette.