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Lady Bird marked JFK's death with audio diary entry [audio 3min]

This week marks the 43rd anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. It's an event typically remembered by the iconic video recording. But there's another perspective of the killing that's equally powerful: an entry from an audio diary of Lady Bird Johnson. The recording is included in the exhibit Eyewitness: American Originals at the National Archives.
Read entire article at NPR "All Things Considered"